United States Agency for Global Media

2010 Winners

Elena Rodriguez is a leader in Radio Martí’s fast-paced News Department. Her talent as mentor of journalists, keen sense of the news and understanding of the role of social and new…

Ashyrkuli Bayriev is the Turkmen Service’s correspondent in the capital of Ashgabat. In Turkmenistan, any association with RFE/RL can bring harassment or worse, as Bayriev’s case illustrates. In March 2004,…

Bunairee put his and his family’s life on the line to report on the deadly struggle between Pakistani troops and militants in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and the…

Dawa Khan Meenapal was Radio Free Afghanistan’s correspondent in Kandahar, one of the most dangerous cities in the world. Meenapal, showed tremendous bravery working under constant pressure both from the…

Laura Juan Huang of RFA’s Mandarin service was recognized for her 2009 environmental program “Guardian of the River Huai,” the story of Huo Daishan, a photojournalist turned environmentalist, who conducted…

Jin-Seo Lee provided outstanding reporting in late 2009 on the plight of thousands of North Korean street children who have been abandoned or separated from their parents.

Betty Ayoub played a vital role in the successful second season of Alhurra’s outstanding five-part documentary series about Arab-Americans, Americans.

Mohamed Mokhtari played a vital role in the successful second season of Alhurra’s outstanding five-part documentary series about Arab-Americans, Americans.

Sok Pov created a series of reports profiling former Khmer Rouge leaders who could face arrest if the tribunal widens its prosecution of the regime. He traveled to the jungles…