John Allan Namu’s heart was full after ‘Africa Uncensored’ bagged a nomination at the One World Media Awards.
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John Allan Namu’s company nominated for international award
BBC, Al Jazeera and CNN were among other nominees.
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‘Africa Uncensored’ was nominated in the Special Award category alongside Rwanda’ Radio Inzamba, Rapller from the Philippines and the Salam Afghanistan Media Organization.
“Very grateful that @AfUncensored has made it to the long list of nominees for this year's Special Award! Congratulations to all the other independent media houses that have made it from across the world! This made our day,” Namu Tweeted.
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List of Nominees
Other companies that have been nominated in other categories of the award show include BBC World News, Africa Eye for their documentary ‘Sweet Sweet Codeine’, Channel 4 for Myanmar’s Killing Fields, CNN for ‘Made in America: Shrapnel in Yemen ties US Bombs to Civilian Deaths’ and ‘Witness – Back to Kinshasa’ by Al Jazeera English.
Check out a list of some of the nominees below:
International Journalist of the Year Award
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Anas Aremeyaw Anas – Freelance
Bel Trew – The Independent
Guillermo Galdos – Channel 4 News
Inna Lazareva – Freelance
John Ray – ITV News
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Mary Ann Jolley – Al Jazeera English
Mehdi Hasan – Al Jazeera English
Nima Elbagir – CNN
Orla Guerin – BBC News
Rina Chandran – Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Thaslima Begum – Freelance
Feature Documentary Award
Freedom Fields – Huna Productions
Hebron: A Weapon of Life – BBC Arabic
Insha’Allah Democracy – 64th Street Media, LLC
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In The Name Of Your Daughter – Defying Destiny Films
The Judge – Idle Wild Films, Inc.
Our Man in Tehran – PBS FRONTLINE
Soyalism – Elliot Films
A Thousand Girls Like Me – Afghanistan DocHouse
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Under the Wire – Arrow Media
Unsettling – Iris Zaki
Children in Conflict Reporting Award (Sponsored by Save the Children)
Afghanistan Civilian Casualties – Vice News
Auto Repair Shop Jump-Starts Ugandan Child Soldiers into New Lives – The Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Central African Republic Child Brides – Vice News
Cubs of the Caliphate – Sky News
In Limbo: ‘Isis Children’ in Prison – Mail & Guardian
IS Fighter Orphans in Libya – BBC News
Lost Generation – Vice News
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A Man Made War Paid for by Women and Children – The GroundTruth Project
The Palestinian Kids Fighting Israel’s Occupation – AJ+
South Sudan’s Child Soldiers – Sky News
The Vulnerability Contest – News Deeply
Yemen Air-Strikes: Made in America – CNN
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Special Award
Africa Uncensored – Kenya
Bihus.Info – Ukraine
Bulatlat – Philippines
Medyascope TV – Turkey
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Nawaat – Tunisia
Radio Fresh – Syria
Radio Inzamba – Rwanda
Rappler – Philippines
Salam Afghanistan Media Organization – Afghanistan
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Tiempo Argentino – Argentina
Television Documentary Award (Sponsored by European Bank for Reconstruction and Development)
After the Fall – VICE
Crossing the Line: Colombia’s Rebels – TRT World
Democracy Now! Special: Four Days in Occupied Western Sahara—A Rare Look Inside Africa’s Last Colony – Democracy Now!
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Hotspots: On The Frontline- In The DRC, Ukraine and Libya – Sky
Journey in the Danger Zone: Iraq – BBC
Myanmar’s Killing Fields – Channel 4
Nigeria’s Stolen Daughters – BBC Two
Sweet Sweet Codeine – BBC World News, Africa Eye
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The UN Sex Abuse Scandal – Channel 4
Where Childhood Died – RT
Who Cares About Israel’s Thai Workers? – BBC News
Witness – Back to Kinshasa – Al Jazeera English
Refugee Reporting Award (Sponsored by British Red Cross)
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Another News Story – Wislocki Films Ltd
Britain’s Refugee Children – Channel 4
Dangerous Exit: Who Controls How Syrians in Lebanon Go Home – Refugees Deeply
Destination Europe – IRIN
Escaping Europe – BBC News
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Faultlines – No Shelter: Family Separation at the Border – Al Jazeera English
Fleeing Hate: LQBTQ+ Migrants on the Caravan – NowThis Media
From Refugee to Commodity – The Weather Channel
From the Killing Fields to Exile Without Hope – The National
Rohingya One Year – VICE News
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Tanzania Granted the Largest-Ever Mass Citizenship to Refugees. Then What? – The Christian Science Monitor
Unreported World: Venezuela’s Lost Children – Channel 4
Venezuela’s Refugee Crisis – The Financial Times
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