
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: RFE/RL
Project: Mr. Landsbergis (2021)
Winner: Current Time/Sergei Loznitsa
Presented by: International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)

Network: RFE/RL
Project: Mr. Landsbergis (2021)
Winner: Current Time/Danielius Kokanauskis
Presented by: International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)

Network: RFA
Project: Video series on Hong Kong’s resistance art community (2021)
Winner: RFA Mandarin
Presented by: Excellent Journalism Award Foundation

Network: MBN
Project: Real or Made Up” promotional video (2021)
Winner: Alhurra’s Creative Services team
Presented by: Promax Global Excellence Awards

Network: MBN
Project: The Capitol Augmented Reality (2021)
Winner: Alhurra’s Creative Services
Presented by: Cannes Corporate Media and TV Awards

Network: VOA
Project: Press freedom coverage (2021)
Winner:
Presented by: Association for International Broadcasting (AIB)

Network: RFA
Project: Preserving the Erased Decade of the Chinese Feminist Movement (2021)
Winner: 歪脑 | WHYNOT
Presented by: Online News Association

Network: VOA
Project: From China, With Love: An Adoption Story (2021)
Winner: VOA Mandarin language service journalist Ailin Li and VOA News Center executive producer Elizabeth Arrott
Presented by: New York Festivals

Network: VOA
Project: Walking without Borders (Pasos sin Fronteras) (2021)
Winner: VOA Spanish language service journalist Jaime Moreno
Presented by: New York Festivals

Network: RFA
Project: Bangladeshi volunteers help bury abandoned COVID dead (2021)
Winner: BenarNews
Presented by: Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA)

Network: VOA
Project: The Lakota Daughters (2021)
Winner: VOA Russian service journalist, Victoria Kupchinetsky, cinematographer Vladimir Badikov and producer Joy Wagner
Presented by: Gracie Awards