Excellence in original video on an international topic created specifically for a news website
AWARD DATE: 2010
AWARD NAME: Best Use of Video 2010
AWARD RECIPIENT: Adam B. Ellick
AWARD RECIPIENT AFFILIATION: The New York Times
AWARD HONORED WORK: “Contradictions in Pakistan”
“Contradictions in Pakistan,” a series of videos by Adam B. Ellick, provides a riveting look at life in modern Pakistan. Judges were particularly taken with the story of a troupe of transgender tax collectors, who go door to door in an attempt to get delinquent residents to pay their taxes. (The government hopes that by using them, they can embarrass people into paying up.) Another story, about young women who dare to work in fast-food chains despite threats and slaps from their families, gives a very personal glimpse into a world where women are expected to stay at home and never interact with members of the opposite sex. Ellick captured their personal stories with grace.
Citation for Excellence:
Shaul Schwarz
Reportage by Getty Images for TIME
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