The Commonwealth Broadcasting Association announced the winners of its annual awards in June. The winning entries came from South Africa, Australia, the UK, Ghana, Mozambique and Kenya.
The Amnesty International Award for a television or radio programme on human rights went to the BBC World Service for Guinea on the Brink. The judges called the programme “radio documentary at its best”. They added that it makes an important contribution to the fight for human rights because it brings the issue to the attention of the millions around the world who listen to the BBC World Service.
Samuel Agyeman, a reporter and anchorman with Metro TV Ghana, was named journalist of the year. The judges, who were looking for an individual who demonstrated integrity, balance and fairness, were “hugely impressed by Samuel’s determination to get to the heart of the story – in difficult and challenging circumstances”.
Australian broadcaster SBS picked up the UNESCO Award for Science Reporting with Honeybee Blues, an exploration of the world’s disappearing honeybees. The One World Media Award for the best programme produced in a developing country went to Kenya’s Radio Kisima FM for Maternal Mortality.
