“We’re talking life-and-death stories that matter,” Jim Axelrod (standing, center) says of Heart of an Epidemic, West Virginia’s Opioid Addiction from the @CBSEveningNews. “You can’t watch these stories and point to one thing that’s fake news.” He credits producer Ashley Velie (seated, right), whose “trademark fierce commitment” made the story. #OpioidCrisis #PeabodyAwards (Photo courtesy Getty Images @gettyEntertainment) (at Peabody Awards)
#FRONTLINE: Exodus follows individual #refugees on difficult journeys to freedom and safety. “It created the opportunity for an audience to walk in their shoes; to feel what they feel and invite empathy,” explains director James Bluemel (center) with Andrew Metz, managing editor, and @RaneyAronson, executive producer of @FRONTLINEpbs. #PeabodyAwards (Photo courtesy Getty Images @gettyEntertainment) (at Peabody Awards)
The #PeabodyAwards Board of Jurors revealed today 12 winners in the #Documentary category for programs released in 2016. The honorees, part of the annual Peabody 30, include compelling stories about refugees, sexual assault victims and their accusers, warfare both on the ground and in the cyber arena, and histories of music integral to American culture.
The 12 winners are:
“Audrie & Daisy" - http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/audrie-daisy
"4.1 Miles" - http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/4.1-miles
”#FRONTLINE: Confronting ISIS" - http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/frontline-confronting-isis
“#FRONTLINE: Exodus" - http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/frontline-exodus
"Hip-Hop Evolution" - http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/hip-hop-evolution
"Independent Lens: Trapped" - http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/independent-lens-trapped
"MAVIS!" - http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/mavis
"O.J.: Made in America" - http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/o.j.-made-in-america
”#POV: Hooligan Sparrow" - http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/pov-hooligan-sparrow
“Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four" - http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/southwest-of-salem-the-story-of-the-san-antonio-four
"13th" - http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/13th
"Zero Days" - http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/zero-days
Say it loud! This week’s Peabody Spotlight highlights artists #NinaSimone, #GordonParks and #JamesBrown—icons of a movement that gave blacks a voice.
Read more: http://bit.ly/psblackpower
Happy Birthday Christiane Amanpour! Twice-honored with Individual Peabody Awards for her trademark “fearlessness and tenacity."⠀
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#Amanpour #CNN #News #internationalnews #journalism #PeabodyWinner #PeabodyAwards #TVNews #Reporting (at Peabody Awards)
Kudos to Individual Peabody Award-winner Stanley Nelson, who was honored with a Career Achievement Award from the International Documentary Association over the weekend! #documentary #firelightfilms #stanleynelson #blackpanthers #freedomsummer #history #peabodyawards (at Peabody Awards)
