ABU – UNESCO Peace Media Awards 2021

WHY IN THE NEWS?

Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU)-UNESCO Peace Media Awards 2021 were presented at Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.

About:

• In the award event, Doordarshan and All India Radio received multiple awards.
• Multiple awards showcased the excellence of Prasar Bharati in quality content creation, TV shows and Radio shows, to the world.

Which programmes won the award?

• Programme ‘DEAFinitely Leading the Way’ of Doordarshan won the award under the ‘Living Well with Super Diversity’ category.
• All India Radio’s programme​​​ called ‘Living on the edge – The coastal lives’​ ​​won the award in the ‘Ethical & Sustainable Relationship with Nature’ category.

Who presented the award?

Awards were given by UNESCO in collaboration with ABU, under an initiative called ‘Together for Peace’ (T4P). This competition was open for TV, Radio and digital platforms.

‘DEAFinitely Leading the Way’ programme

This programme is about inspiring the journey of a specially-abled child. The purpose of this programme is to motivate specially-abled persons to live their life with dignity. It was produced and directed by the Programme Executive of Doordarshan Delhi, Mr Pradeep Agnihotri.

‘Living on the edge – The coastal lives​’​ ​​

This series by All India Radio explores life for fishing communities who are living on the edge of Visakhapatnam. The series was devised and produced by the Programme Executive of All India Radio, Delhi, Ms Monika Gulati.

ABU-UNESCO T4P Media Awards

This award highlight and promote the crucial role of ethical & independent journalism and citizens’ media literacy in order to build positive peace in human minds. Positive peace does not only mean the absence of conflicts & war but striving for equitable & fair societies having sustainable relations with the environment.