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One World Media

One World Media

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One World Media is a non-profit organisation, registered in the UK as a charitable trust. It is based in London. The charities mission is to support strong vibrant and independent media that empowers citizens, promotes justice and contributes to international development.[1]

The charities activities include: The One World Media Awards, OWM Fellowship,[2] Global Short Docs Forum[3] and OWM Global Reporting Summit.[4]

One World Media Awards

The One World Media Awards[5] are for journalists and filmmakers who work on underreported stories from the global south. They recognise excellence in media coverage of the global south and its social and cultural life. They are presented annually in a ceremony in London. These prizes were described by news presenter Jon Snow as "the awards that people in the industry really want to win".[6]

2022 Awards

The 2022 winners were recognised with an online nominees party and live event at BAFTA in London on 16 June 2022. Nominees from Bosnia, Nepal, India, Poland, France travelled to attend in person.[7]

The Special Award was presented to TOLOnews.[8]

2012 Awards

The One World Media Awards 2012 (24th year) took place on the evening of 8 May at Kings Place, London.[9]

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2013 Awards

The 25th annual One World Media Awards took place on Tuesday 7 May at Kings Place in London.[11]

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Staff, trustees and patrons

The current director is Gemma Bradshaw.[12]

The Trustees of One World Media are: [13]

  • Samir Shah, Chief Executive and Creative Director of Juniper TV. (Chair)
  • Charlotte Alfred, Investigative journalist and editor.
  • Victoria Bridges, Documentary Producer & Director.
  • Godfrey Cromwell, Member of the House of Lords.
  • Juan Flames, Managing Director, Barclays
  • Monica Garnsey, Executive Producer in TV Current Affairs
  • Joel Kibazo, Founding Partner, JK Associates
  • Muriel Lamin, Head of Business Development, BBC World Service
  • Liliane Landor, Head of Foreign News, Channel 4
  • Carol Nahra, Professor, Journalist and Producer

Current patrons of One World Media include Jon Snow. Previous patrons Zeinab Badawi, Michael Buerk and Jonathan Dimbleby.

References

  1. [1]
    "Charity Commission One World Media Trust".
  2. [2]
    "One World Media Fellowship 2022". 28 February 2022.
  3. [3]
    "GSDF 2019, British Council".
  4. [4]
    "Journalists must be free to tell stories that change the world, Middle East Eye".
  5. [5]
    "Awards". One World Media. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  6. [6]
    Davies, Serena (2009-06-19). "Fergal Keane: Trying to change the world, one TV screen at a time". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  7. [7]
    "One World Media 2022 Awards".
  8. [8]
    "TOLOnews".
  9. [9]
    Quinn, Ben (2012-05-09). "Press awards for Guardian and Observer journalists". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  10. [10]
    oneworldmedia.org.uk, Winners
  11. [11]
    "2013 Winners". One World Media. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  12. [12]
    "About". One World Media. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  13. [13]
    "About". One World Media. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
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