The Next Century Foundation

The International Media Awards 2013 Winners Announced

This year's International Media Awards were an outstanding success, with some very inspiring winners:  

Peace Through Media Award

PAT LANCASTER, editor of Middle East Magazine.

IGAL SARNA, columnist for Yediot Ahronot.

WAEL DAHDOUH, Al Jazeera correspondent in Gaza.

Photography and Visual Media Award

DON MCCULLIN, photojournalist and author.

Lifetime Achievement

 BENJAMIN POGRUND, contributor for the Guardian and previous sub-editor on the Independentforeign desk.

The Cutting Edge Award

 LINA SINJAB, Damascus correspondent for the BBC.

 RACHEL SHABI, journalist and author of ‘Not the Enemy: Israel’s Jews from Arab Lands’

 NABILA RAMDANI, columnist and broadcaster for BBC and Al Jazeera.

The New Media Award

 MAHMOUD AL YOUSIF, blogger.

The Breakaway Award

 GEORGE BUTLER, war artist.

Award for Outstanding Achievement

 RANIA ALATTAR, journalist for BBC Arabic. 

To find out more and to see videos of the evening go to www.internationalmediaawards.org

Syria Appeal

The NCF is committed to facilitating an end to the conflict in Syria. At the NCF we believe that the road to peace is to be found in a negotiated settlement between all parties involved in the conflict. Since our incepetion twenty three years ago we have worked to promote peace in many regions and have always maintained that the best way to do so is through frank and candid discussion.

The NCF believes that the surest way to a lasting peace is through negotiation and rapprochement, even in the most desperate of situations. The outlook in the Middle East was bleak when the NCF was conceived; there had been the long Iraq-Iran war, the decimation of Lebanon and the seemingly endless tragedy of Palestine. In Syria the situation is undoubtedly dire, as is shown by the casualty figues compiled by the NCF.

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