2011 Media Awards

 The International Council for Press and Broadcasting Seventh International Media Awards

The International Media Awards ceremony was held at a gala night in central London on Saturday 9^th of April. Western, Israeli, Arab and Asian journalists from across the Middle East gathered for the seventh International Media Awards.

The Peace through Media Award

• DAOUD QUTTAB is founder/general director of AmmanNet and director of the Institute of Modern Media at Al Quds University article
• DOV ALFON is Editor in Chief at Ha’aretz. article

The Cutting Edge Award

• FALAH AL THAHABI is an Iraqi journalist and the current managing director at Alhurra TV.
• DILAWAR KHAN WAZIR is the BBC Urdu Service Correspondent for the tribal areas and Waziristan. article
• NADA ABDEL SAMED is a Beirut based broadcaster for BBC Arabic.
• AYMAN MOHYELDIN is a correspondent for Al Jazeera.
• ADEL ZANOON works for AFP & ANN, Gaza.

Outstanding Contribution to Broadcasting

• JACKIE ROWLAND is a field correspondent for Al Jazeera English

The Breakaway Award

• ALICE FORDHAM is a Baghdad based freelance journalist working for The Times, Christian Science Monitor and as a correspondent for The Economist.

Outstanding Contribution to Peace Award

•  LINDA MENHUIN is a founding member of the Society for Peace with Syria and an advisory board member of the Smart Middle East Forum.

Press Freedom Award

·         FERAS KILANI is a journalist for BBC Arabic article

·         GOKTAY KORALTAN is a cameraman for BBC Arabic article

·         CHRIS COBB SMITH is a production co-ordinator for BBC Arabic article