Starting with the battery failures that caused an unprecedented grounding of the 787 fleet in January 2013,
Broken Dreams explores how Boeing's flagship product went alarmingly wrong. The film includes shocking new revelations about the safety and quality of the aircraft, including testimony from workers who say they are afraid to fly the plane that they build.
The
International Investigative Documentary category for
Inside Kenya’s Death Squads also received recognition. The Investigation Unit investigated allegations that Kenya’s Anti-Terrorism Police Unit is running an extrajudicial killing programme to “eliminate” radical Muslims. The Al Jazeera team spoke exclusively to members of the police death squads who carry out the hits.
Al Jazeera English was also highly commended for its coverage of the Nepal earthquake. The disaster, which occurred on 25 April this year, was a tremendous test for news organisations, but within hours, viewers could turn to Al Jazeera to see regular updates from correspondents in Nepal, Bangladesh, and India.
The real story of the earthquake was the human tragedy that it caused, killing thousands of people and leaving many more homeless and destitute. Al Jazeera reflected this in its news coverage, but also in two special programmes marking one week and one month after the disaster.
The
AIBs were presented at a gala dinner attended by journalists, editors, producers, and directors representing countries across four continents. The AIB is an industry association and global knowledge network for the international broadcasting industry with members from all around the world.
You can watch the full documentaries for
Broken Dreams: The Boeing 787 here, and for
Inside Kenya’s Death Squads here.
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