Best radio news or interpretation of international affairs
AWARD DATE: 2010
AWARD NAME: The Lowell Thomas Award 2010
AWARD RECIPIENT: Sheri Fink, David Baron, Patrick Cox
AWARD RECIPIENT AFFILIATION: PRI’s The World
AWARD HONORED WORK: “Rationing Health: Who Lives? Who Decides?”
Fink, Baron, and Cox showed tremendous enterprise in an impactful series, which entailed more than six months of reporting and editing from four countries. This fresh and well-researched series takes a global look at the controversial issue of choosing who gets medical care in situations with limited resources, such as life-sustaining kidney dialysis in South Africa or rationing of care during natural disasters such as earthquakes or floods. The series—which maximized the impact of the stories using multimedia and a Q&A with reporter Sheri Fink—should be required listening in the US, as the debate rages on over health care solutions.
Citation for Excellence:
Madhulika Sikka, Steve Inskeep, Julie Mccarthy, Phillip Reeves
“Along the Grand Trunk Road: Coming of Age in India and Pakistan”
National Public Radio