UN Association of Australia Media Awards 2013: finalists

Nominations for the United Nations Association of Australia Media Awards (Victoria) have been announced.

They awards recognise journalism that brings awareness to humanitarian and social justice issues, including filmmakers venturing into some of the world’s most dangerous places.

“As well getting into these frightening hotspots, however, the entrants showed enormous skill and compassion in examining exceedingly sensitive issues, such as sex among older people and female genital mutilation,” said Patricia Collett, executive director of the UN Association of Australia (Victorian Division).

Amongst the nominees are TV journalists such as TEN’s Matt Moran (pictured), Seven’s Steve Pennells and Paul Walker and SBS’s Patrick Abboud.

In the Documentary sections ABC2’s Sabour Bradley and BBC World News reporter Yalda Hakim are nominated.

Best Television (Sponsored by SBS)
News
Ryan Emery, National Indigenous TV – ‘WA Youth Justice Reinvestment’
Matt Moran, Network Ten – ‘Wounded Warriors’
Steve Pennells and Paul Walker, Seven Network – ‘The Syrian Crisis’
Luke Waters, SBS World News – ‘Kids In The Camps’

Current Affairs
Patrick Abboud, SBS – ‘Syrian Crisis’
Margot O’Neill, ABC TV – ‘Aged Care Crisis’
David O’Shea and Geoff Parish, SBS TV – ‘Crunch Time’
Suzanne Smith, Tony Jones, John Bruce, Michael Doyle and Brant Cumming, ABC TV Lateline – ‘The Tipping Point; a serving officer breaks ranks on clerical abuse cover up’

Documentary
Sabour Bradley, John Molloy and Daniel Henenberg, Head First Media – ‘The Wrong Body’
Sue Collins and Mike Hill, Moonshine Movies – ‘Life Before Death’
Yalda Hakim, Warwick Harrington, Nawal Al-Magafi and Peter Murtaugh, BBC World News – ‘Understanding Yemen: Torture, Trauma and Al-Qaeda’

Winners will be announced on October 18.