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Awards
David Burke Awards
The David Burke Distinguished Journalism Awards recognize the courage, integrity, and professionalism of journalists from each of the USAGM networks. The awards are named after the founding chairman, David Burke. To learn more about our distinguished winners, visit our Burke Awards page.
External Awards
Explore more of our award-winning work below.
Filter by: VOA, OCB, RFE/RL, RFA, MBN, OTF
Network: MBN
Project: Randa’s Story of Female Genital Mutilation (2023)
Winner: ElSaha.com
Presented by: The Telly Awards
Network: MBN
Project: Augmented Reality report on Electric Cars (2023)
Winner: Alhurra
Presented by: The Telly Awards
Network: MBN
Project: Midterm Elections Coverage (2023)
Winner: Alhurra
Presented by: The Telly Awards
Network: MBN
Project: Trafficking of Iraqi Children (2023)
Winner: Alhurra Investigates
Presented by: The Telly Awards
Network: MBN
Project: Diversity in Sudan (2023)
Winner: Between Two Niles
Presented by: The Telly Awards
Network: MBN
Project: Adiba’s Journey of Resilience and Hope (2023)
Winner: Irfaasawtak.com’s (Raise Your Voice)
Presented by: The Telly Awards
Network: MBN
Project: Female Genital Mutilation (2023)
Winner: Alhurra Investigates
Presented by: The Telly Awards
Network: MBN
Project: Fear of My Father—Surviving Child Abuse (2023)
Winner: ElSaha.com
Presented by: The Telly Awards
Network: MBN
Project: Augmented Reality Report on Plastic Waste (2023)
Winner: Alhurra
Presented by: The Telly Awards
Network: MBN
Project: Eradicating Illiteracy in Diwaniyah (2023)
Winner: Alhurra-Iraq
Presented by: The Telly Awards
Network: MBN
Project: All Female Islamic Chants Breaks Taboo in Baghdad (2023)
Winner: Irfaasawtak.com’s (Raise Your Voice)
Presented by: The Telly Awards
Network: MBN
Project: Baha’i in Egypt-A Story of Three Generations (2023)
Winner: ElSaha.com
Presented by: The Telly Awards
Network: MBN
Project: Recapping MBN’s Coverage of the 2022 midterm elections (2023)
Winner:
Presented by: The Telly Awards
Network: MBN
Project: The Ongoing Yezidi Tragedy (2023)
Winner: Alhurra Investigates
Presented by: The Telly Awards
Network: MBN
Project: Maha Ayesh-The First Hijab Police Officer in Illinois (2023)
Winner: Alhurra News
Presented by: The Telly Awards
Network: MBN
Project: Selecting a Supreme Court Justice (2023)
Winner: Inside Washington
Presented by: The Telly Awards
Network: MBN
Project: Killing in the Name of Love (2023)
Winner: Worth of Truth
Presented by: The Telly Awards
Network: VOA
Project: The Artemis Generation: An Interview with NASA Astronaut Victor Glover (2023)
Winner: VOA Midwest correspondent Kane Farabaugh and VOA videographer Adam Greenbaum
Presented by: Peter Lisagor Awards
Network: VOA
Project: The Inside Story: Flight of the Translators (2023)
Winner: VOA staff Kane Farabaugh, Adam Greenbaum, Carolyn Presutti, Saqib Ul Islam, Jean Michel Mathurin, Steve Redisch, Brian Allen and David Futrowsky
Presented by: Peter Lisagor Awards
Network: VOA
Project: Survivors Search for Answers as Chicago Area Mourns Mass Shooting Victims (2023)
Winner: VOA Midwest correspondent Kane Farabaugh
Presented by: Peter Lisagor Awards
Network: RFA
Project: Surviving Online Abuse (2023)
Winner: 歪脑 | WHYNOT
Presented by: Human Rights Press Awards
Network: MBN
Project: Alhurra’s augmented reality (2023)
Winner: Alhurra Digital Team
Presented by: New York Festivals
Network: MBN
Project: Sawa Radio’s 20th anniversary (2023)
Winner: Alhurra Television
Presented by: New York Festivals
Network: MBN
Project: Yezidi tragedy (2023)
Winner: Alhurra Investigates
Presented by: New York Festivals
Network: MBN
Project: A profile of Adiba Barney (2023)
Winner: Raise Your Voice
Presented by: New York Festivals
Network: MBN
Project: Recap of the 2022 U.S. midterm elections (2023)
Winner: Alhurra Television
Presented by: New York Festivals
Network: RFA
Project: The CCP Owns Your Womb – Tragedies of China’s Birth Control Policy (2023)
Winner: RFA Mandarin
Presented by: New York Festivals
Network: RFA
Project: Seeking Love: The Story of Chinese Adoptees in the US (2023)
Winner: RFA Mandarin
Presented by: New York Festivals
Network: RFA
Project: Two Years of WHYNOT (2023)
Winner: RFA’s digital brand 歪脑 | WHYNOT
Presented by: New York Festivals
Network: RFA
Project: Art behind the wall (2023)
Winner: RFA’s digital brand 歪脑 | WHYNOT
Presented by: New York Festivals
Network: RFA
Project: Tattooed: Indelible Scar of Prisoners of War (2023)
Winner: RFA Korean & RFA Mandarin
Presented by: New York Festivals
Network: VOA
Project: Symphony of Courage (2023)
Winner: Beth Mendelson
Presented by: New York Festivals
Network: VOA
Project: Kyiv-Sofia-Hollywood (2023)
Winner: VOA’s Ukrainian Service
Presented by: New York Festivals
Network: VOA
Project: Cause of Death: Migrant Workers and the 2022 World Cup (2023)
Winner: Middle East correspondent Heather Murdock
Presented by: New York Festivals
Network: VOA
Project: School Away from Home (2023)
Winner: Zsuzsanna Geller-Varga
Presented by: New York Festivals
Network: VOA
Project: From Republic to Emirate: Afghanistan Under the Taliban (2023)
Winner: South and Central Asia Division
Presented by: New York Festivals
Network: VOA
Project: Homeland (2023)
Winner: South and Central Asia Division
Presented by: New York Festivals
Network: RFA
Project: Abduction and Trafficking of Women in China: A True Story and Analysis (2023)
Winner: RFA Mandarin Service
Presented by: Gracie Awards