The Rory Peck Award for News honours freelance coverage of on-the-day news, where the focus is on the immediacy of the story.  Entries can be single story or rushes/non-voiced pieces.
Maximum duration 10 mins.   

 

The 2009 Winners and Finalists are:

WINNER

KAZBEK BASAYEV
Russian
South Ossetia war
Shot in South Ossetia, Georgia, August 2008
Commissioned and broadcast by Reuters Video News
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FINALISTS

MAHMOUD EL AJRAMI
Palestinian
Beth Lahia school
Shot in Gaza, January 2009
Self funded
Broadcast internationally
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JOHN D McHUGH
Irish
Combat Outpost
Shot in Afghanistan, October 2008
Commissioned by Guardian Films
Broadcast by ITN / ITV News
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Features finalists

Sony Impact finalists