CNN Awards

2012 CNN Awards

 

George Foster Peabody Awards 2012

Recognizes distinguished achievement and meritorious public service by radio and television networks, stations, producing organizations and individuals.

 

CNN’s Reporting of the Arab Spring

CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute

Fareed Zakaria, GPS

 

News and Documentary Emmy Awards 2012

Recognizes excellence in television journalism with the coveted Emmy Award for News & Documentary.

 

Anderson Cooper 360: Outstanding News Discussion and Analysis

“Bullying: It Stops Here,”

 

CNN and CNNI: Outstanding Live Coverage of a Current News Story (Long-form) Breaking News Reporting of the Revolution in Egypt and President Mubarak’s Resignation

 

Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Awards 2012

Recognizes outstanding achievement in all fields of daytime television production and are presented to individuals and programs broadcast from 2:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. during the 2011 calendar year.

 

Nominee: Sanjay Gupta, MD

Outstanding Special Class Series

 

Investigative Reporters & Editors Awards 2012

Honors the best in investigative reporting.

CNN Freedom Project Documentary, “Death in the Desert”

Tom Renner Award

 

Society of Professional Journalists’ Sigma Delta Chi Awards 2012

The awards are for outstanding contributions in journalism. TV categories are spot news coverage, continuing coverage of a breaking event, TV editorials, investigative reporting, feature reporting and public service in TV journalism.

 

The CNN Freedom Project

Public Service in Television Journalism (Network/Syndication Service/Program Service)

Dr. Sanjay Gupta Reports: Terror in the Dust

Documentaries (Network/Syndication Service/Program Service)

 

Foreign Press Association Media Awards 2012

The global FPA Media Awards recognize excellence in print, web, radio and television journalism.

 

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.”

 

CNN was also nominated in the TV News category for its Syria: Inside Aleppo feature, and in the Digital Innovation category, for Open Story.

 

Edward R. Murrow Awards 2012

RTNDA honors outstanding achievements in electronic journalism with the presentation of these awards.  Murrow Award recipients demonstrate the spirit of excellence that Edward R. Murrow made a standard for the electronic news profession.

 

Video News Series – Homs: City Under Siege

 

Use of Video – Joplin Gawkers

 

Religion Newswriters Association Awards 2012

Showcases religion reporting excellence in the news media.

 

1st place for online religion section of the year, for the CNN Belief Blog.

 

1st place for enterprise religion report of the year, for CNN.com’s series on the faith lives of the presidential candidates.

 

1st place for TV religion report of the year, for Preparing clergy for war: army chaplains train by the hundred for the combat zone.

 

1st place for TV News magazine report of the year for U.S. budget ax threatens successful AIDS program in Africa,

 

2nd place for TV News magazine report of the year for Imam fights street crime with mosque fight club
The Daily Beast: 150 Fearless Women 2012

Sara Sidner

http://www.thedailybeast.com/features/150-women-who-shake-the-world.html

 

Gracie Allen Awards 2012

Honors programming by women for women and about women.

Elizabeth Cohen

Outstanding Individual Achievement as Reporter/Correspondent

CNNI Special Projects, “Because I’m a Girl”

Outstanding Soft News Feature

 

National Headliner Awards 2012

Oldest annual recognition of journalistic merit in the Communications industry. Television network categories include best newscast, coverage of a major news event, feature or human interest story, documentary or series, investigative reporting, news magazine program, and sports reporting.

Dan Rivers, “Factory Slaves”

Investigative Reporting, First Place

 

“Witness to Famine”

Continuing Coverage of a Major News Event, First Place

 

Jessica Ravitz, CNN.com

Online – Writing, Third Place

 

Anderson Cooper 360, “Egypt Uprising”

Coverage of a Major News Event, Second Place

 

Sanjay Gupta, MD, “Quake Tsunami Disaster”

Coverage of a Major News Event, Third Place

 

CNN’s Coverage of the Libyan Revolt

Continuing Coverage of a Major News Event, Second Place

 

Fareed Zakaria GPS, “Restoring the American Dream: Fixing Education”

Documentary or Series of Reports, Third Place

 

World’s Untold Stories, “Locked Up and Forgotten”

Investigative Reporting, Second Place

 

“Water Bill Wars”

Business and Consumer Reporting, Third Place

 

World’s Untold Stories, “Filling the Blank”

Health/Science Reporting, Second Place

 

“Saving Baby Pierce”

Health/Science Reporting, Third Place

 

Wayne Drash, CNN.com

Online – Writing, Second Place

 

“Water in Schools”

Environmental Reporting, Third Place

 

“Extreme Science”

Environmental Reporting, First Place

 

The CNN Freedom Project

Documentary or Series of Reports, Second Place

 

CNN.com Staff, CNN.com

Online TV Affiliated, First Place

 

New York Festivals International Television & Film Awards 2012

 

Gold World Medal

Don’t Fail Me: Education in America – Social Issues/Current Events

iRevolution: Online Warriors of the Arab Spring – Social Issues/Current Events

Trapped by Tradition: A CNN Freedom Project Documentary – Cultural Issues

Uprising in Libya – Coverage of an On Going News Story

CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute – Best Documentary Special

 

Silver World Medal

Nepal’s Stolen Children: A CNN Freedom Project Documentary – Social Issues/Current Events

Inside the Taliban – National/International Affairs

Witness to Famine – National/International Affairs

Unwelcome – The Muslims Next Door – National/International Affairs

World’s Untold Stories: Bridging the Pacific – History & Society

Battle For Blair Mountain: Working In America – Environment & Ecology

Japan Earthquake and Tsunami – Coverage of On Going News Story

Egypt: Wave of Discontent – Coverage of On Going Story

CNN Presents: Rogue Justice – Best Investigative Report

To Catch a Serial Killer – Best Investigative Report

CNN Freedom Project – Best Online Program

 

Finalists

World’s Untold Stories: Secret Jew – Biography/Profiles

African Voices: Africans in the NFL – Sports Coverage

Dr. Sanjay Gupta Reports: Diana Nyad: Xtreme Dream – Sports Coverage

Terror Training Fraud – Investigative Report

Mubarak Resigns – Coverage of Breaking News Story

Ben Wedeman – Best News Correspondent

Terror in the Dust – Health/Medical Information

Easy Prey –  Best Investigative Report

Footnotes of 9-11 – Best News Documentary/Special

CNN’s Live Coverage of the 10th Anniversary of 9/11 – Live Special

 

EPPY Awards 2012

Winners of the international EPPY Awards are determined after four weeks of review by the Editor & Publisher team and a prestigious panel of 68 judges.

 

Best News Website – CNN

Best Business/Finance Website – CNNMoney

Best Enterprise/Investigative Video – Mauritania – Slavery’s last stronghold

Best News/Political Blog – The Political Ticker

 

 

Online Journalism Award 2012

Recognizes excellence in digital journalism around the world

 

CNN Digital: Innovative Multi-Media Storytelling

“Mauritania: Slavery’s Last Stand”

 

The Shorty Awards 2012

The Shorty Awards honor the best people and organizations on Twitter and social media.

 

Best Use of Social Media for News: CNN Worldwide: The Global Networks of CNN Dominate on Social Media

 

Best Use of Video in a Social Media Campaign: CNN Worldwide: The Royal Wedding of William & Kate; Group SJR: TED – Ideas Worth Spreading

 

The GLAAD Media Awards 2012

Honors Individuals, organizations, programs on the fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the gay and lesbian community.

 

Anderson Cooper 360, The ‘Sissy Boy’ Experiments

Outstanding TV Journalism – Newsmagazine

 

Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF)

National Gala

 

CNN: Excellence in Media Award

Coverage of the Oak Creek Shootings

 

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NWCAT) 2012

A program of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, Take 25 aims to heighten awareness of children’s personal safety issues. With a focus on prevention, the campaign encourages parents, guardians, and other role models to spend time talking to kids to teach them ways to be safer.

CNN Freedom Project

Soroptimist Journalism Award

 

 

White House News Photographers Association 2012

The WHNPA awards are prestigious honors given by the nation’s foremost photojournalist association.

First Place for Khalil Abdallah for spot news piece on Libyan rape victim

First Place for Bethany Swain for feature piece “George Washington’s Christmas Camel”

First Place for John Bodnar and Joanne Sierra for Veterans in Focus: “Keep Rowing”
 

 

 

 

2011 CNN Awards

 

George Foster Peabody Awards 2011

Recognizes distinguished achievement and meritorious public service by radio and television networks, stations, producing organizations and individuals.

CNN’s Coverage of the Gulf Oil Spill

 

News & Documentary Emmy Awards 2011

National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences rewards excellence in news and documentary programming, segments and individual craft. Categories include coverage, general coverage and instant coverage of a single breaking story, historical (212) programming, continuing coverage of a news story, background/analysis, investigative journalism, program interviewer, informational/cultural program and craft achievement.

Anderson Cooper 360, “Crisis In Haiti”

Outstanding Live Coverage of a Current News Story Long Form

Anderson Cooper 360, “Haiti in Ruins”

Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast

Larry King

Lifetime Achievement

 

Amnesty International Media Awards 2011

Human rights reporting and acknowledge journalism’s contribution to raising awareness of human rights issues.

World’s Untold Stories: Locked Up and Forgotten

International Television and Radio

Gracie Allen Awards 2011

Honors programming by women for women and about women.

Poppy Harow of CNNMoney.com, “Breaking Faith: Fraud in the Heartland”

Investigative Program or Feature

Natalie Angley, Jenifer Grubb of CNN Special Projects for HLN, “Breakthrough Women”

Outstanding Series

Kelly Flynn, Executive Producer, “CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute”

Outstanding Special or Variety

Amber Lyons, “Sold on Craigslist”

Outstanding Investigative Program or Feature

 

Overseas Press Club Awards 2011

Rewards excellence in reporting news from overseas. Awards are made for spot news, foreign reporting, reports concerning international environmental issues, foreign affairs documentaries, and correspondents who demonstrate concern for the human condition.

Paul Refsdal, Anderson Cooper, “Taliban”

Edward R. Murrow Award

CNN.com Staff , “Home and Away: Iraq and Afghanistan Casualties”

Online Multimedia Award

Anderson Cooper, “Haiti Earthquake”

David Kaplan Award

 

Society of Professional Journalists’ Sigma Delta Chi Awards 2011

The awards are for outstanding contributions in journalism. TV categories are spot news coverage, continuing coverage of a breaking event, TV editorials, investigative reporting, feature reporting and public service in TV journalism.

John D. Sutter of CNN.com, “Deep-sea mysteries”

Reporting Non-Deadline Reporting

 

CNN Radio Staff of CNN Radio, “Haiti’s Earthquake”

Breaking News Reporting

Women and Film in TV 2011

Sara Sidner (along with Alex Crawford and Zeina Khodr)

ITV Achievement of the Year Award

NAMIC EMMA Awards 2011

Excellence in Multicultural Marketing Awards (EMMA): The National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications recognizes the cable industry’s campaigns that demonstrate best practices in multi-cultural marketing.

“CNN Presents: Latino In America”

Case Studies & Campaigns, 3rd Place

NAMIC Vision Awards 2011

To highlight advances made in the area of minority imagery in cable programming. The Vision Awards specifically recognizes programming that reflects the full diversity of our populace, by featuring the wide variety of the world’s people and their culture ethnicities, colors and origins.

Anderson Cooper 360, “Black or White: Kids on Race”

News/Informational

National Association of Black Journalists 2011

Awards given for outstanding coverage of African Americans and issues of special concern to the African American community. Special honors given to outstanding African American journalists. The competition honors work from print, television, radio, online, and photojournalism.

Marketplace Africa, “Little Ethiopia”

Television – Public Affairs: Segment

National Headliner Awards 2011

Oldest annual recognition of journalistic merit in the Communications industry. Television network categories include best newscast, coverage of a major news event, feature or human interest story, documentary or series, investigative reporting, news magazine program, and sports reporting.

Dr. Sanjay Gupta, “Dads for My Daughters”

News Magazine Program, Second Place

 

Soledad O’Brien, “Almighty Debt”

Business and Consumer Reporting, First Place

 

Dr. Sanjay Gupta, “Disease Detectives”

Health/Science Reporting, First Place

Dr. Sanjay Gupta, “Hard Hits: Concussion Series”

Health/Science Reporting, Second Place

Soledad O’Brien, Anderson Cooper, “Black or White: Kids on Race”

Investigative Reporting, Third Place

Paul Refsdal, Anderson Cooper, Jennifer Hyde, Ken Shiffman, “Taliban”

Documentary or Series of Reports on the Same Subject, First Place

Anderson Cooper 360, “Amazing Animals: Smarter Than You Think”

Environmental Reporting, Second Place

Dr. Sanjay Gupta, “Toxic Childhood: Backpack Study”

Environmental Reporting, First Place

Elizabeth Cohen, “Haiti: Baby Jenny”

Feature, Sports or Human Interest Story, Second Place

“Coverage of the 2010 Gulf Oil Spill”

Continuing Coverage of a Major News Event, Third Place

Dr. Sanjay Gupta, “Pakistan Desperation”

Coverage of a Major News Event, First Place

Rob Marciano, “Rescued: Saving the Gulf”

Environmental Reporting, Third Place

New York Association of Black Journalists 2011

The awards covers every genre of journalism, and also the issues about the involvement of blacks in the United States and abroad.

“Toxic Towns USA”

Investigative, Finalist

“Sanjay Gupta, MD: Devastation in Haiti”

Public Affairs, Finalist

“Inside Africa: Guinean Groove in Brooklyn”

Arts and Entertainment, Finalist

“Witness to Disaster”

International, Finalist

“HIV and the Black Church”

General Feature: Short, Finalist

“Black in America: Ancestry DNA??? Where Do I Come From? ”

Spot/General News, Finalist

 

New York Festivals 2011

The awards honor excellence in communications media and are of international scope.

“Witness to Uprising”

Social Issues/Current Events, Bronze Medal

“Her Name Was Steven”

Social Issues/Current Events, Bronze Medal

“CNN Presents: Latino in America”

Social Issues/Current Events, Bronze Medal

Dr. Sanjay Gupta, “Pakistan: The Floods Are Coming”

Best News Reporter/Correspondent, Silver Medal

“Toxic America”

Best Investigative Report, Gold Medal

“World’s Untold Stories: Body From Scratch”

Science & Technology, Gold Medal

Anderson Cooper 360, “Black or White: Kids on Race”

Social Issues/Current Events, Bronze Medal

“Killings At The Canal: The Army Tapes”

Investigative Report, Gold Medal

“CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute”

Community Service Programs, Bronze Medal

Anderson Cooper 360, “Inside the Battle Zone: Afghanistan”

Coverage of an On-Going News Story, Silver Medal

“CNN’s 2010 Coverage of the Haiti Earthquake”

Coverage of Breaking News, Silver Medal

“World’s Untold Stories: Fearless: The Margaret Moth Story”

Biography/Profiles, Gold Medal

“Witness to Disaster”

Coverage of a Continuing News Story, Bronze Medal

“Sold on Craigslist”

Investigative Report, Bronze Medal

Online Journalism Awards 2011

Recognize major media, international and independent sites and individuals producing innovative work in multimedia storytelling.

CNN’s Belief Blog

Online Topical Reporting/Blogging

EPpy Awards 2011

Editor & Publisher and Mediaweek honor the best online sites affiliated with the media industry, especially those operated by newspapers, broadcast networks, cable networks, local TV stations and radio stations.

iReport Open Story

Best Crowd Sourcing or Citizen Journalism

CNNMoney.com

Best Redesign/Relaunch

CNNMoney.com

Best News Video

This Just In

Best News Political Blog

Eatocracy

Best Food Website

 

The Deadline Club Awards 2011

The Deadline Club Awards honor the finest journalism in the New York metropolitan area in print, radio, and television and on the internet.

Allan Chernoff, Mark Marchione and Tom Mucchio, “Hummer Fever”

Feature Reporting

The GLAAD Media Awards 2011

Honors Individuals, organizations, programs on the fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the gay and lesbian community.

Anderson Cooper 360, “Gay Teen Suicides”

Outstanding TV Journalism Newsmagazine

Webby Awards 2011

Presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, the Webby Awards is the leading international honor for achievement in technology, creativity and individual achievement.

“CNN Walk Around The World”

Video Remixes/Mash-up

 

The Society for News Design’s annual Best of Digital News Design competition

The mission of the Society for News Design is to enhance communication around the world through excellence in visual journalism. SND has awarded a World’s Best Designed newspaper for more than 20 years and this year expanded multimedia awards and rebranded them: The Best of Digital  News Design and included web site and mobile design, news applications and  interactive video. CNN was honored with 2 awards:

The World’s Best Designed Web Site

The World’s Best Mobile Tablet App

NLGJA’s Excellence in Journalism Awards 2011

The NLGJA Excellence in Journalism Awards were established in 1993 to foster, recognize and reward excellence in journalism on issues related to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.

 

For the second year in a row CNN has been honored in the Excellence in Network Television category. this year for Gary and Tony Have a Baby and in 2010 for the documentary, Her Name Was Steven.

 

NLGJA Journalist of the Year was awarded to LZ Granderson.

 

Asian Television Awards 2011

Asian Television Awards (ATA) is the Asian TV industry’s most significant and celebrated event, recognizing excellence in programming, production and performance.

 

CNN Freedom Project, “Begging Bowl”

Best Single News Story/Report

 

CNN Freedom Project, “Nepal’s Stolen Children”

Best Social Awareness Program

 

Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking (CAST) 2011

The Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking (CAST), a not-for-profit organization, was established in 1998 in the wake of the El Monte sweatshop case where 72 Thai garment workers were kept for eight years in slavery and debt bondage.

 

CNN Freedom Project

Media Integrity Award