RIAS Berlin Commission Media Prize Award Winners Chosen

The RIAS Berlin Commission’s 2020 Media Prize award winners were selected by an eight-member panel of international journalists for radio and television stories that recognize the best contributions of transatlantic broadcast journalism. The winners and their stories that touch on transatlantic issues will be honored at a gala ceremony in Berlin on May 7. Three of the winning entries were from the United States and two from Germany.
The independent jury reviewed the scores of entries at the RIAS building in Berlin and spent hours discussing and debating the submissions.
The jury members included: Helge Fuhst (ARD Tagesschau Deputy Editor-in-Chief), Matthew Karnitschnig (POLITICO Chief Europe Correspondent), Christian Wilp (N-TV Chief Correspondent), Dr. Richard Meng (Former Correspondent Frankfurter Rundschau), Susan Woosley (KCRW Berlin), Melissa Eddy (New York Times Correspondent), Susan Stone (freelance journalist, podcast producer/formerly NPR), Michael Gargiulo (WNBC News Anchor).
There will also be a RIAS alumni celebration in Berlin on May 8.
Here is a list of the winners selected by the jury:

RIAS TV Award:
Bill Whitaker: “60 Minutes – The Rock”

RIAS Radio Award:
Wiebke Keuneke “Jenseits des American Dream – deutsche Sozialarbeiter unterwegs in den USA“
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RIAS Bewegtbild Digital Award:
David Diwiak, Han Park: “Veggie vs. Labor?”

RIAS Fellow Award (Radio):
Christopher Conover: “The Buzz: German Perspectives on Immigration”
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RIAS Fellow Award (TV):
Monica Quintero, David Wagner: “Beyond Borders – A Trip Abroad”