2021

As a result of the ongoing pandemic and restrictions on travel we once again produced a two part programme announcing all the winners of the AIBs 2021.

The awards were hosted by Kamahl Santamaria, principal presenter, Al Jazeera English

The AIBs 2021 | Part One

Programme booklet

In Conversation 2021

Giles Duley

Portrait and documentary photographer, writer and chef

CEO of the NGO Legacy of War Foundation

The AIBs 2021 | Part Two

Winners Book

How we put the AIBs 2021 together

Read our backgrounder to see how we showcased the world’s best journalism and factual productions across TV, radio and digital platforms

The Winners of the AIBs 2021

ARTS and CULTURE TV and VIDEO

Rees Films for Al Jazeera English

Witness – Ashes to Ashes

HUMAN INTEREST TV and VIDEO

Finestripe Productions for Channel 4

Davina McCall: Sex, Myths and the Menopause

NATURAL WORLD

Fisheye Films for Radio New Zealand

Fight for the Wild

SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY

Brinkworth Productions for Channel 5

999: Critical Condition

DOMESTIC AFFAIRS DOCUMENTARY

BBC News Persian

Killing Hope: Targeted Attacks in Afghanistan

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DOCUMENTARY

Mongoose Pictures for Channel 4

Undercover in Africa’s Secret State: Dispatches

INVESTIGATIVE DOCUMENTARY TV and VIDEO

Caravan/Quicksilver for Channel 4

The Anti-Vax Conspiracy

POLITICS and BUSINESS

SBS Australia

Dateline: COVID-19: Fashion’s Great Unravelling

SHORT DOCUMENTARY

DW Deutsche Welle

Open Your Eyes to the UNSEEN: Mommy I Can’t Breathe

SINGLE NEWS REPORT TV and VIDEO

ITV News

ITV News at Ten: The Storming of the Capitol

CONTINUING NEWS REPORTING

Al Jazeera English

Beirut Blast

FACTUAL PODCAST

TBI Media/72 Films

Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times

ARTS and CULTURE RADIO and AUDIO

RTÉ

Documentary on One: Conor Walsh Passing Through

HUMAN INTEREST RADIO and AUDIO

BBC World Service with Boffin Media

BBC OS Conversations: Remembering Those Lost to COVID-19

INVESTIGATIVE DOCUMENTARY RADIO and AUDIO

RTÉ

Documentary on One: Age, Sex, Location

NEWS REPORTING RADIO and AUDIO

Radio New Zealand

COVID Lockdown Special

MEDIA FREEDOM

Voice of America (VOA)

IMPACT AWARD

Exile Content Studios for Universo

Club Mundo Kids

CHANNEL of the YEAR

Al Jazeera English

NEWS AGENCY of the YEAR

AFP

YOUNG JOURNALIST

Te Aniwa Huruhanganui

HIGHLY COMMENDED ENTRIES 2021

POLITICS and BUSINESS – Celebro/ The Heehaw Production for S4C – Trump America, a Ni

CONTINUING NEWS REPORTING TV and VIDEO – Al Jazeera English – Tigray Conflict and GMA Network – 24 Oras (24 Hours): Coverage on the series of cyclones amidst the pandemic (Vamco, Atsani, Goni)

SINGLE NEW REPORT TV and VIDEO – BBC World News – Rape and Sexual Abuse in Uyghur Detention Camps

NEWS REPORTING RADIO and AUDIO – Bloomberg Radio – Attack on the U.S. Capitol

SHORT DOCUMENTARY – Antena 3 Romania – Offline by the Candle

HUMAN INTEREST TV and VIDEO – SBS Australia – Dateline: Born Small

HUMAN INTEREST RADIO and AUDIO – Just Radio Ltd for BBC Radio – The Punch and RTÉ – Documentary on One: The Grief of a Nation

FACTUAL PODCAST – Novel – The Bellingcat Podcast and VRT News Belgium – The Turbulent Revolution of George Floyd

DOMESTIC AFFAIRS DOCUMENTARY – Peddling Pictures for CNA, Mediacorp Pte Ltd – Deciphering Japan and Great Southern Television for Radio New Zealand – NZ Wars: Stories of Tainui

NATURAL WORLD – CNA, Mediacorp Pte Ltd – Once Upon A River: Saving Indonesia’s Citarum

SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY – Voltage TV for Channel 5 – The Great Plague and Nutopia Ltd in Association with PBS and BBC – Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer

INVESTIGATIVE DOCUMENTARY RADIO and AUDIO – Tortoise Media – Hidden Homicides – Hidden in Plain Sight and BBC World Service – The Lazarus Heist

INVESTIGATIVE DOCUMENTARY TV and VIDEO – Al Jazeera English – 101 East: Myanmar State of Fear

ARTS and CULTURE TV and VIDEO – stehli productions GmbH/ SRF and SRG SSR – Sergey Tanin – The Pianist who Came in from the Cold

ARTS and CULTURE RADIO and AUDIO – Radio Taiwan International – That Song in Hengchun Peninsula

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DOCUMENTARY – BBC News Arabic Documentaries – Yemen: Coronavirus in a Warzone

Thank you to everyone who entered the AIBs 2021

Congratulations to all the winners and highly commended

Many thanks to our category sponsor Radio Taiwan International and to Al Jazeera English for the studio facilities