Finalist for Online Factual
At the 2014 AIB Awards, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) was a finalist in the Best in the Online Factual category for “Sochi: Outside the Arena:”
Award: Online Factual
Rank: Finalist
Given by: Association for International Broadcasting (AIB)
Network: RFE/RL
Award Winning Work: Sochi: Outside the Arena
Description: The true cost of Russia’s first Olympics in more than three decades, and the most expensive games ever, goes well beyond the hefty $51 billion price tag. RFE/RL correspondent Tom Balmforth traveled to Sochi to look beyond the glitter.