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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

Category Winner[10] Organisation/Award to
Journalist of the Year Jamal Osman ITN for Channel 4
Radio Assignment - Haiti Cholera Epidemic BBC World Service
Television Sri Lanka's Killing Fields ITN for Channel 4
Documentary Sri Lanka's Killing Fields ITN for Channel 4
New Media Our Africa SOS Children's Villages UK
News Nato units left 61 migrants to die of hunger and thirst The Guardian
Drama Otelo Burning Otelo Burning Films
Children's Rights Africa Investigates: Spell of the Albino InsightNewsTV for Al Jazeera English
Press The Rape of Men The Observer
Popular Features Toughest Place to be a Binman BBC Two
Sustainable Development There Once Was An Island On the Level Productions
Student Bagong Silang Zena Merton, Giselle Santos and Stefan Werc, London College of Communication
Special Stolen Childhood Adanech Admassu and Gem TV, Ethiopia

2013 Awards edit

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

Category Winner[11] Organisation/Award to
International Journalist of the Year Sue Lloyd-Roberts BBC Newsnight
Radio Assignment/ Crossing Continents: Uzbekistan BBC World
Television Unreported World: The Master Chef of Mogadishu Channel 4
Documentary In The Shadow Of The Sun/ Storyville: The Albino Witchcraft Murders Inroad Films and Century Films for BBC Storyville
New Voice Tahir Qadiry BBC Persian
News Somali Justice Channel 4 News
Press Death Metal Guardian Weekend Magazine
Student Almost Famous Vincent Du, Goldsmiths
Special Objective TV, Azerbaijan


Staff, trustees and patrons edit

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 edit

  1. ^ "Charity Commission One World Media Trust".
  2. ^ "One World Media Fellowship 2022". 28 February 2022.
  3. ^ "GSDF 2019, British Council".
  4. ^ "Journalists must be free to tell stories that change the world, Middle East Eye".
  5. ^ "Awards". One World Media. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  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. ^ "One World Media 2022 Awards".
  8. ^ "TOLOnews".
  9. ^ Quinn, Ben (2012-05-09). "Press awards for Guardian and Observer journalists". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  10. ^ oneworldmedia.org.uk, Winners
  11. ^ a b "2013 Winners". One World Media. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  12. ^ "About". One World Media. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  13. ^ "About". One World Media. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

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