Annual Review 2007/2008

Awards

The Bangladesh by River team with their Sony Gold Award

SONY Radio Academy Awards

GOLD

The Listener Participation Award,
World Have Your Say
The Multiplatform Radio Award,
Bangladesh by River
(BBC World Service and BBC World Service Trust)
The NCA Programme Award, Newshour
News Journalist of the Year,
Owen Bennett-Jones

SILVER

The News Feature Award,
Benazir Bhutto: The Investigation
Breaking News Award, the assassination of Benazir Bhutto
The Speech Programme Award, The Interview

BRONZE

The Live Event Coverage Award,
The World Today: Chinese Congress
The Promo Award, India Rising

The Foreign Press Association Award trophy

Association of International Broadcasting Media Excellence Awards (AIB)

Most Innovative Cross-Media Production,
Generation Next
, BBC Global News
International Radio Personality of the Year, George Arney
Best Topical Programme - Radio,
Ghana: African Perspectives
Clearest Coverage of a Single News Event - Radio, the Israel-Lebanon war

Webby Awards logo

Webby Awards, Best Radio Website,
BBC World Service
Webby Awards, Official Honourees, Bangladesh by River website

The Judges' Award at the Royal Television Society TV Journalism Awards, Alan Johnston
Amnesty International Media Award, Alan Johnston
UACES-Reuters Reporting Europe Award, Alan Little
Russian National Research Council for TV and Radio - Annual Telegrand Award,
Konstantin Eggert, BBC Russian

The Foreign Press Association Financial Story of the Year, The Baghdad Billions
The Society of Professional Journalists Top Feature Reporting Award, The World: Rwanda - Trying to Move On
Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards, Best Radio Feature, Business Daily: Senegal
Commonwealth Broadcasting Association Rolls Royce Award, Exceptional News Feature, Global Account: Turkmenistan
The Overseas Press Club of America's Lowell Thomas Award, The World: Young China

Premio Ortega y Gasset Award, Best Digital Journalism, BBC Mundo
Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union Award for Best Radio Documentary,
Rising Mercury, Deepening Crisis, BBC Hindi
Association of Turkish Journalists Best Radio Award, Emre Azizlerli, Producer, BBC Turkish
British Council Innovation Award, Learning English, The Flatmates
British Council Innovation Award, BBC Learning English blogs
English Speaking Union's President's Award, The Teacher, Learning English

BBC World Service Trust

Asia-Pacific Millennium Development Goals Media Awards, runner-up, Aangan Ke Paar (Hindi)
Asia Media Summit 2007, World Award, Haath se Haath Milaa (Hindi)
US Accolade Awards 2008, Honorable Mention, My Journey (Cambodia)
Nigerian Media Merit Awards, Programme of the Year, Flava
Nigerian Media Merit Awards, Production of the Year, Ya Take Ne
International Radio Broadcasting Awards, Bronze World Medal, Best Children's / Young Adults Programme, The Ruined Castle (Pashto and Dari)
Indian Telly Awards, Best TV Lyricist, Best Music Director and Best Title Singer for a TV Show, Haath se Haath Mila (Hindi)
The American Indian Foundation Honor, mass media campaign to promote awareness of HIV and Aids in India