Akram Alrubaiei, 2009 winner
Mr. Alrubaiei risked his life to report on Iraqi events, demonstrating a professionalism, undaunted by difficult and dangerous conditions. Mr. Alrubaiei’s reporting goes beyond the headlines to bring to life stories of human interest. His reports are always stretching boundaries, both geographically and politically, to report on stories not covered on other Arabic-language networks, including coverage of the paralyzed life in 52 villages on the Iraqi-Turkish border during conflict there.