The Silk Road Global News Awards is launched and organized by the Belt and Road News Network (BRNN), whose council chair is the People’s Daily. It has been included in the List of Deliverables for the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.
The awards include six categories: the In-depth Reporting Award, Commentary Award, Press Photo Award, Press Video Award, Short Video Award on the Fight against COVID-19 and Special Contribution Award. The awards, designed to become a professional, authoritative, and globally influential news showcase, encourages media outlets in countries along the Belt and Road to learn from each other and pool their strength together. By recognizing the best news items, the awards highlight the stories of the Belt and Road and amplify the voices of countries and peoples along the Belt and Road, so as to promote high-quality joint construction of the Belt and Road.
Editor’s Pick of News on Silk Road Global News Awards
Winners and finalists of the first Silk Road Global News Awards
In-depth Reporting Award
Chris Wright
[United Kingdom]
In-depth Reporting Award
Nurzhan Kasmalieva
[Kyrgyzstan]
In-depth Reporting Award
Manichanh Pansivongxay
[Laos]
In-depth Reporting Award
Yolaidy Martinez Ruiz
[Cuba]
In-depth Reporting Award
Pakistan Observer
[Pakistan]
Commentary Award
Mubarak Mugabo
[Uganda]
Commentary Award
Pelagia Karpathiotaki
[Greece]
Commentary Award
Kanat Tokabayev
[Kazakstan]
Commentary Award
Faruk Boric
[Bosnia and Herzegovina]
Commentary Award
Branko Zujovic
[Serbia]
Press Photo Award
Svetlana Tarasova
[Russia]
Press Photo Award
Yann Layma
[France]
Press Photo Award
Fatma Esma Arslan
[Turkey]
Press Photo Award
Vito Fusco
[Italy]
Press Photo Award
Nick Ut
[United States of America]
Press Video Award
NGC Network Asia
Press Video Award
LLC and CICC
Short Video Award on the Fight against COVID-19
Rodgers Sabana
[Kenya]
Short Video Award on the Fight against COVID-19
YTV
[Myanmar]
Special Contribution Award
Mushahid Hussain Syed
[Pakistan]
