Amnesty Media Awards 2022: judges announced as entries close this week

Amnesty International UK has announced the first wave of judges for its 30th annual Media Awards, a prestigious set of awards recognising the vital role journalists play and the serious risks they face in highlighting human rights abuses around the world. Laura Kuenssberg (BBC News) Nihal Arthanayake (5 Live) Seyi Rhodes (Channel 4’s Unreported World), Alex Crawford (Sky News) and Jon Snow (Channel 4 News) are amongst the high-profile journalists who will be judging the entries.aaa They will be joined by Owenna Griffiths (BBC Radio 4 Today Programme), Ben de…

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$5 Million Grant From The Coca-Cola Foundation to Help Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Drive Innovation in Pediatric Behavioral and Mental Health

The Coca-Cola Foundation has awarded a $5 million grant to help Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta – the largest and only freestanding pediatric healthcare system in Georgia – lead a community effort to create a behavioral and mental health system of care that will leverage early intervention to improve outcomes, reduce stigma and enhance access to prevention, diagnosis and treatment. In addition to being one of the largest pediatric clinical care systems in the country, Children’s offers extensive programs and subsidized health services to augment care and improve the health of…

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One Asia Creative Awards 2021 Finalists Announced

Finalists from 14 countries and regions have been announced for the new One Asia Creative Awards 2021, produced by The One Club Asia. Leading the list of agencies with the most finalists selections is Ogilvy Australia Melbourne with 12, followed by Special Group Auckland with 11, Ogilvy Mumbai with eight, and M&C Saatchi Sydney with seven. The entry with the most finalists selections is “Meddle in the New Zealand Election” by Special Group Auckland on behalf of Every Kiwi Vote Counts with 11.  “Uni-form” for Vogue by Ogilvy Taiwan and…

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Winners announced in British Antarctic Survey and University of Cambridge net zero hackathon to decarbonise UK Antarctic Research Station

A hackathon involving some highly innovative minds from across business and academia has resulted in the announcement of three winning entries to help decarbonise research stations for the British Antarctic Survey. The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) in collaboration with the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) set technical challenges to a global community of innovators to find innovative and resilient solutions to address three challenge categories: energy reduction and generation, backup systems and energy storage. Nine teams of innovators participated in the hackathon to rapidly develop solutions to…

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London chosen as one of the locations for the Gerety 2022 jury led by Vikki Ross

The Gerety Awards are open for 2022 entries, and announce the 10 cities that the executive jury will be meeting. The locations are: London, New York, São Paulo, México city, Copenhagen, Moscow, Brussels, Vienna, Manila and Tokyo. As well as defining the overall shortlist, these juries will choose the agency and production company of the year from their country. The full executive jury from each city will soon be announced. London Ambassador, Vikki Ross says; “Mary Frances Gerety is one of the most famous female copywriters in history. For good…

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