The AIBs recognise the highest standards in journalism and factual productions across TV, radio and digital platforms. Gaining a place on the shortlist is a significant achievement since the standard of entries across all our categories in 2024 has been, as ever, extraordinarily high. We received the highest number of entries in the history of the competition, with over 400 hours of work submitted.

Congratulations to everyone who has made the shortlist in the AIBs 2024.

AUDIO

ARTS and CULTURE

Arts and Culture shortlist

House of Skulls – Audible

Hollywood Exiles – CBC Podcasts, BBC World Service, BBC Audio Wales

The Return – C60Media Ltd for BBC World Service

This is Living – Grey Heron Media

Who Listens to the Radio?National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA)

The Monk and the Gun: Modernisation and Democracy in Bhutan – Rti Radio Taiwan International

EMERGING TALENT

Emerging Talent shortlist

Caleb Fotheringham – RNZ

Sosefina Fuamoli – ABC Radio Australia, Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Hannah Gelbart – BBC World Service

Meera Kumar – Freelance

Yu Mei Huang – Rti

Hsiu Min Huang – Rti

Yuan Jhen Lee – Rti

HEALTH and SOCIAL

Health and Social shortlist

Near Death: Warrior on Fire – BFBS Creative

Inside an Autistic Mind – Boffin Media for BBC World Service

Bacteria: The Tiny Giants – Loftus Media

Gordafarid – Radio Farda

Fais un homme de toi: thérapies de conversion – Radio Canada OHdio

America Goes Psychedelic, Again – REVEAL from The Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX

Heaven’s Gate: The Inn Between in Salt Lake City – VRT Belgium

HISTORICAL

Historical shortlist

 

From 2SB to 2BL, then 702 and now ABC Radio Sydney, the rich history of Australia’s first radio station – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Three Million – BBC Radio 4 and BBC World Service

Amazing Sport Stories: The Black 14 – BBC World Service, produced by Whistledown Productions

Sitrep – The Art of Deception – BFBS

Covering Their Tracks – Blue Chalk Media for Tablet Magazine

Dead Famous – Loftus Media

INVESTIGATIVE

Investigative shortlist

Caught on Camera: The special school staff who abused kids – BBC News

World of Secrets: The Abercrombie Guys – BBC/BBC Longform Audio

HKSAR v. Jimmy Lai – Rti Radio Taiwan International

A Mother’s Letter – Radio Workshop

Distress – Sveriges Radio

The Prison: Humiliation – They thought of the clients as animals – Sveriges Radio

Helen Lewis Has Left the Chat – Tempo & Talker

NEWS COVERAGE

News Coverage shortlist

Newsday: War in Sudan – BBC

BBC OS: Gaza war first hostages released – BBC World Service Radio

Newshour: October 7 & Beyond – BBC World Service Radio

A Muslim & A Jew Go There – Instinct Productions

Beyond the Headlines podcast – The National News

The Story – The Times & Sunday Times

Flashpoint Iran: Why Iran’s Proxies Seek to ‘Drag Out’ Low-Level Conflict with Israel – Voice of America

SUSTAINABILITY

Sustainability shortlist

Climate Mana – ABC Radio Australia, Australian Broadcasting Corporation

People Fixing The World: Fighting Sexism in Society – BBC World Service

We Only Want the EarthContemporary Music Centre for RTÉ lyric FM

The Documentary: Bangladesh’s Clothing Conundrum – CTVC for BBC World Service

Everyone has a seat: From cultural venues to culture points, the road to realising Taiwan’s cultural rights – Rti Radio Taiwan International

VIDEO

ARTS and CULTURE

Arts and Culture shortlist

The Last of the Wakhi Shepherdesses – BBC 100 Women – BBC World Service

Thief at the British Museum – BBC News

Lee Kuan Yew: In His Own Words – CNA, Mediacorp Pte Ltd

How To Make Your Dreams Come True – The Curious Story of Miho Hazama – Danish Broadcasting Corporation

Operación Esperanza – Los Niños Perdidos en El Amazonas – Emporium Productions

The indigo – Color Created by BUAISOU – Kansai TV

Endurance: Race to the Pole – October Films for Channel 5

BREAKING NEWS

Breaking News shortlist

The Arrest of Sir Jeffrey Donaldson – BBC Northern Ireland

On board the Philippines’ civilian mission convoy to the South China Sea – CNA, Mediacorp Pte Ltd

How indiscriminate Israeli fire killed half a family in Gaza – CNN Worldwide

What happened at Hamdaniya’s wedding? – Rudaw Media Network/Kurdistan Region

‘Day of rage’ protests erupt around Beirut in support of Gaza – The National

Live Reports from Gaza – Nizar Sadawi – TRT World News/Türkiye

CONTINUING NEWS

Continuing News Coverage shortlist

War On Gaza – Al Jazeera English

Israel and Hamas at War – Antena 3 CNN

Myanmar – BBC News

Sudan’s Forgotten War – BBC World Service

Haiti Coverage – CNN Worldwide

Israel-Hamas War Coverage – CNN Worldwide

How Vietnam’s Smuggling Gangs Targeted the UK – ITN for ITV News

CRIME DOCUMENTARY

Crime Documentary shortlist

Dark Minds: The Deadly Greed – Asharq Discovery

Cold Case Investigators: Solving Britain’s Sex Crimes – Brinkworth Productions

The Push: Murder on the Cliff – Candour Productions for Channel 4

The Negotiators S2 – CNA, Mediacorp Pte Ltd

Doc Investigação – O Serial Killer de Goiânia – TV Record

Doc  Investigação – O médico predador – TV Record

DOMESTIC AFFAIRS

Domestic Affairs shortlist

My Wife, My Abuser: The Secret Footage – Atticus Film and Television for Channel 5

Philippines: Diving for Gold – Keyi Productions for Arte Reportage

The Abbess and Xingxing – Phoenix Satellite Television

Dispatches: Secrets and Power: China in the UK – Quicksilver Media for Channel 4

If This Street Were Mine – Record – Playplus

List of 31 – RFE/RL Ukrainian Service

The Unseen Costs of TikTok Migration – VOA 52 Documentary

Pano: Youth Care in Crisis – VRT1 for VRT

EMERGING TALENT

Emerging Talent shortlist

Chrisnrita Leong – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Ayanda Charlie – BBC Africa Eye, BBC World Service

 

HEALTH and SOCIAL

Health and Social shortlist

Australia’s Sleep Revolution with Dr Michael Mosley – Artemis Media for SBS Australia

Betrayal at Birth: Georgia’s Stolen Children – BBC 100 Women – BBC World Service

Cold Case Investigators: Solving Britain’s Sex Crimes – Brinkworth Productions

Never Out of Reach S2 – CNA, Mediacorp Pte Ltd

Miracle No. 71 – De Mensen/VRT Canvas

Kate Garraway: Derek’s Story – Flicker Productions

Dying Earth – After the Hurricane – Wild Mind Films for Al Jazeera English

HISTORICAL

Historical shortlist

Faces: Saddam Hussein – Asharq Documentary

The Secret Army – BBC Northern Ireland

The Princes in the Tower: The New Evidence – Brinkworth Productions

History of the Kowloon Walled City – Phoenix Satellite Television

Italians in the Goli Otok Gulag. On the Wrong Side of History – RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana

Queens that Changed the World – Woodcut Media

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

International Affairs shortlist

Fault Lines – Children of the Darién Gap – Al Jazeera English

Cloud Under the Sea – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Sex Tourism: Predators in Paradise – Dateline, Special Broadcasting Service

Myanmar: The Rebel Army – Découpages for Arte Reportage

How Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act Changed the World – Financial Times

Michael Palin in Nigeria – ITN Productions for Channel 5

Yemen: The Third Frontier – TRT WORLD

INVESTIGATIVE

Investigative shortlist

Spotlight – Our Dirty War: The British State and the IRA – BBC Northern Ireland

Perfume’s Dark Secret – BBC Eye Investigations

Run for Your Life – Bloomberg Originals

Undercover Asia S10: Tainted Medicine Scandal – CNA, Mediacorp Pte Ltd

Wasted – Deutsche Welle

Premier League Betting Sponsors: Closed doors and companies within companies – FT Film – Financial Times

Doc. Investigação – The Mystery of Serrambi – TV Record

NEWS EXPLAINER

News Explainer shortlist

Israel-Gaza war: what’s happening and why? | Start Here – Al Jazeera Digital

Why Money Itself is Getting More Expensive – Bloomberg Originals

Japan’s Massive Money Experiment is Over. Now What? – Bloomberg Originals

Israel-Hamas Conflict Explained: The Occupation of West Bank – CNA, Mediacorp Pte Ltd

Four reasons why women are more impacted by climate change – CNN Worldwide

POLITICS

Politics shortlist

The Pacific Series 2024 – Solomon Islands Election Special – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Democracy Series – Financial Times

Election 2024 – Korea General Election Vote Count Show – MBC (Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation)

Mayor on the Frontline: Democracy in Crisis – On Our Radar for BBC Africa Eye

The Belag Archipelago – RFE/RL Belarus Service

People & Power – Myanmar Army on the Ropes – Studio 9 Films for Al Jazeera English

Witness – A Vision of Justice – Whalebone Films with the Pulitzer Center for Al Jazeera English

PRESENTER of the YEAR

Presenter of the Year shortlist

Drew Ambrose – Al Jazeera English

Pia Arcangel – GMA Network

Wei Du – CNA, Mediacorp Pte Ltd

Marc Fennell – ABC/Audible/SBS

Mihai Gîdea – Antena 3 CNN

Weimin Tseng – Rti

Jeremy Vine – ITN Productions for Channel 5

Dan Walker – 5 News, ITN

SHORT DOCUMENTARY

Short Documentary shortlist

Point of No Return: The Last Crossing – 3Cat TV3

Is Long Covid Connected to Autism and ADHD? – 5 News, ITN

Mindset – Iceland – Al Jazeera English

Children Raising Children – Antena 3 CNN

Choices – Dare to Dream – Deutsche Welle

On Assignment: India’s Railway Children – ITV News

Temple Street Priest – John Wotherspoon – Phoenix Satellite Television

Generation Kush – VOA 52 Documentary

SOCIAL MEDIA JOURNALISM

Social Media Journalism shortlist

Disciples: The Cult of TB Joshua – BBC Africa Eye, BBC World Service

Tackling the rodent infestation in Singapore – CNA, Mediacorp Pte Ltd

Expectation vs Reality: The Housing Development from wish.com – Joris Lechêne, Independent

SUSTAINABILITY

Sustainability shortlist

Witness – Fire Beneath Her – Banyak Films for Al Jazeera English

Hydrogène: révolution ou mirage? – CBC/Radio-Canada

Warning to the World: Australia’s Climate Disaster (The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper) – CNN Worldwide

Rising Tides – Ireland’s Future in a Warmer World – Earth Horizon Productions

One at Heart, Jessica Soho: Nickel and Dime – GMA Network, Inc. (Public Affairs)

Climate Exiles in the Brazilian Amazon – Record TV

The AIBs 2024 gala dinner and awards presentations will take place on the 22 November at IET London: Savoy Place.

Places for the gala dinner can be booked here.

The AIBs 2024 host

Otelli Edwards

With a career in journalism spanning 20 years, Otelli has made her mark on Singapore’s media landscape across TV, radio, podcasts and print. As one of the leading news presenters at CNA — named  Channel of the Year (AIB 2020 Awards) — Otelli currently anchors East Asia Tonight, one of the network’s flagship news bulletins. In this role, she delves into the region’s most pressing issues –  spanning  politics, policies, economies and markets – with the goal of helping global audiences better understand Asia. 

Over the years, Otelli has conducted interviews with a wide range of influential figures, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, boxing legend Manny Pacquiao and   musician/artist Kanye West. Her background as a former Singapore national sprinter has given her an edge in chasing down stories and interviewees — even in heels!

Otelli has also covered some of the world’s most pivotal news events, including the assassinations of Benazir Bhutto and Shinzo Abe, the coup d’état in Myanmar and key regional elections. Off-air, she  shares her expertise by conducting media training workshops for government ministries, universities and companies.

Event Partner

As a public broadcaster, Radio Taiwan International is dedicated to fulfilling its mission by providing accurate and reliable information, and promptly responding to changes in the international community.Rti prides itself on being a broadcaster that upholds the freedom of speech in the Chinese-speaking world and takes on the mission of delivering its democratic worldview and values in places with limited access to free information.Apart from broadcasting the voice of Taiwan to the world, Rti is also dedicated to serving its migrant workers and immigrant communities in Taiwan. Rti programmes consist of useful information about living in Taiwan and foster cross-cultural exchanges that reflect the nation’s diversity and inclusion.

The AIBs 2024

The international awards for journalism and factual

 

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