The winners of Amnesty International UK’s prestigious Media Awards 2021 have been announced at a virtual ceremony. In a year when much of the rolling news was dominated by the pandemic, many of the winning pieces focussed on lesser known issues facing people and countries. BBC Africa Eye won Best Broadcast News for its powerful investigation analysing phone footage and other open-source material relating to a huge pipeline explosion in “Lagos Inferno”. Open-source investigation was also celebrated in the Radio and Podcasts category, in which Bellingcat was awarded for its…
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