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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: Russia’s War On Ukraine (2022)
Winner:
Presented by: Online News Association
Network: VOA
Winner: VOA Spanish TV reporter Iacopo Luzi
Presented by: National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter Emmy Award
Network: RFE/RL
Project: (2022)
Winner: Maryan Kushnir and Serhiy Horbatenko
Presented by: Ukraine (Country)
Network: VOA
Project: The GPS Man Trapped in Afghanistan (2022)
Winner: VOA News Center’s Lynn Davis, Marcus Harton and Carolyn Presutti
Presented by: Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association
Network: MBN
Project: Nahla Story–Overcoming Adversity (2022)
Winner: ElSaha.com
Presented by: The Telly Awards
Network: MBN
Project: Threats Against Journalists (2022)
Winner: Alhurra Investigates
Presented by: The Telly Awards
Network: MBN
Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gu3MeHoJ5ow&list=PLlXih_wfMeQBM9SxXaQbG3tA5tM0Uxx2O&index=47 (2022)
Winner: ElSaha.com
Presented by: The Telly Awards
Network: MBN
Project: Bomb Blast Survivor Turns Into a Champion (2022)
Winner: Irfaasawtak.com’s (Raise Your Voice)
Presented by: The Telly Awards
Network: MBN
Project: Lebanon’s Illegal Emigration (2022)
Winner: Alhurra Investigates
Presented by: The Telly Awards
Network: MBN
Project: Ethiopia’s Tigray War is (2022)
Winner: Alhurra Investigates
Presented by: The Telly Awards
Network: MBN
Project: Word of Truth-Female Genital Mutilation Promotion (2022)
Winner:
Presented by: The Telly Awards
Network: MBN
Project: 2020 U.S. Presidential Debate Promo (2022)
Winner:
Presented by: The Telly Awards
Network: MBN
Project: U.S. Elections Augmented Reality (2022)
Winner:
Presented by: The Telly Awards
Network: MBN
Project: 2020 Presidential Elections Promo (2022)
Winner:
Presented by: The Telly Awards
Network: MBN
Project: Debatable-The Role of Satan in Religion (2022)
Winner:
Presented by: The Telly Awards
Network: MBN
Project: Alhurra’s Promotion for “Chinese Muslims” (2022)
Winner:
Presented by: The Telly Awards
Network: MBN
Project: Alhurra’s Promotion for “The Vote” (2022)
Winner:
Presented by: The Telly Awards
Network: MBN
Project: The Return of Gilgamesh’s Tablet to Iraq (2022)
Winner:
Presented by: The Telly Awards
Network: MBN
Project: Alhurra’s 2020 Election Compilation (2022)
Winner:
Presented by: The Telly Awards
Network: MBN
Project: Two Dollars–When Poverty Leads to Suicide (2022)
Winner:
Presented by: The Telly Awards
Network: RFA
Project: They Won’t Be Erased: China’s Feminist Trailblazers Persist in the Face of New Challenges (2022)
Winner: 歪脑 | WHYNOT
Presented by: The Telly Awards
Network: RFA
Project: Caught in the Crossfire (2022)
Winner: 歪脑 | WHYNOT
Presented by: The Telly Awards
Network: RFA
Project: Caught in the Crossfire (2022)
Winner: 歪脑 | WHYNOT
Presented by: The Telly Awards
Network: RFA
Project: Caught in the Crossfire (2022)
Winner: 歪脑 | WHYNOT
Presented by: The Telly Awards
Network: VOA
Project: Kenyan Journalists Flag High Rates of Newsroom Harassment (2022)
Winner: Victoria Amunga and Amos Wangwa
Presented by: Media Council of Kenya
Network: VOA
Project: Story of Flight 93 Still Resonates 20 Years Later (2021)
Winner: Kane Farabaugh
Presented by: Peter Lisagor Awards
Network: VOA
Project: The Inside Story: America’s 20-year war in Afghanistan (2021)
Winner: Kane Farabaugh
Presented by: Peter Lisagor Awards
Network: VOA
Project: Amid Soaring Prices for Crops, US Farmers Seek More Trade (2021)
Winner: Kane Farabaugh
Presented by: Peter Lisagor Awards
Network: VOA
Project: Producing Through a Pandemic and Trade War (2021)
Winner: Kane Farabaugh
Presented by: Peter Lisagor Awards
Network: VOA
Project: As COVID Surges in India, South Asians in US Mobilize Aid (2021)
Winner: Kane Farabaugh
Presented by: Peter Lisagor Awards
Network: VOA
Project: The Mechanism (2022)
Winner: Cristina Caicedo Smit, Victor Castillo, Guadalupe Rincon, Jessica Jerreat, Amy Reifenrath, and Brian Williamson
Presented by: National Headliner Awards
Network: VOA
Project: Mission’s End: War and Withdrawal in Afghanistan (2022)
Winner: Carla Babb, Ayesha Tanzeem, Kane Farabaugh, and Arif Aslan
Presented by: National Headliner Awards
Network: VOA
Project: Shelter on the Line (2022)
Winner: Senior executive producer Euna Lee, producer Lauren Kawana and video editor JP Dobrin
Presented by: New York Festivals International Television and Film Awards
Network: VOA
Project: Terror in Tigray: The Ethiopian refugee crisis (2022)
Winner: Correspondent Heather Murdock
Presented by: New York Festivals International Television and Film Awards
Network: VOA
Project: VOA Unpacked: Life as a Refugee (2022)
Winner:
Presented by: New York Festivals International Television and Film Awards
Network: VOA
Project: Breaking a Taboo: A Muay Thai Fighter in Afghanistan (2022)
Winner:
Presented by: New York Festivals International Television and Film Awards
Network: VOA
Project: Weathering the Storm: The Climate Crisis in Coastal Louisiana (2022)
Winner:
Presented by: New York Festivals International Television and Film Awards
Network: VOA
Project: Without Women (2022)
Winner: VOA Persian
Presented by: New York Festivals International Television and Film Awards