Nick Robertson (center) joined by Ken Shiffman of CNN
and Sara Ryan of Vodafone.
CNN scoops three
Foreign Press Association Media Awards
Last
night, the combined efforts of CNN Digital and CNN International saw the
network triumph at the Foreign Press Association Media Awards, winning three
categories: ‘Print & Web Feature’, ‘Arts & Culture’ and ‘Story of the
Year by a Full Member of the FPA awards.’
The
CNN documentary World’s Untold Stories: Secrets of the Belfast Project
won News Story of the Year by a full FPA member. The judges described the
documentary as “absolute dynamite, a terrific story and a fine piece of
journalism".
The
Arts & Culture award was given to Leonardo – The Lost Painting, a
documentary that explored the story behind the recent discovery of a Leonardo
da Vinci painting. Judges praised the “love and lingering interest” that had
gone into the piece, describing it as “a very well done cultural story.”
The
Print & Web Feature award was clinched by Mauritania: Slavery’s Last
Stand – a CNN Digital feature that revealed the shocking extent of slavery
in modern Mauritania.
The judges remarked that the piece was “in some ways the most convincing and
best edited of all the categories.”
Tony
Maddox,
Executive Vice President of CNN International, said: "It is a significant
honor for us at CNN to have our journalism recognized so comprehensively by the
FPA. I couldn't be more proud of this testament to the expert story telling of
our reporters."
Peter
Bale,
VP & General Manager, CNN Digital, said: “Mauritania: Slavery’s Last Stand”
was part of CNN’s commitment to the Freedom Project, in which the network has
been prepared to be an advocate, not just a reporter. It’s led to thousands
being freed from slavery and raised awareness that this is very much a modern
problem.”
CNN
was also nominated in the TV News category for its Syria: Inside Aleppo
feature, and in the Digital Innovation category, for Open Story.
The
global FPA Media Awards recognize excellence in print, web, radio and
television journalism.
Full
details of CNN’s winning entries:
Story
of the Year by a Full Member of the FPA
World’s
Untold Stories: Secrets of the Belfast Project
Nic
Robertson, Ken Shiffman, and Samantha Weihl
Print & Web Feature
Mauritania: Slavery’s Last
Stand
John
Sutter, Edythe McNamee
Arts
& Culture
Leonardo
– The Lost Painting
Nick
Glass, Tom Bouchier Hayes & Team
Nominations:
TV News
Syria: Inside Aleppo
Nick
Paton Walsh, Ricardo Garcia Vilanova, Joe Duran, Natasha Maguder
Digital
Innovation
Open
Story
CNN
Digital Staff
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