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Excellence in Epilepsy Journalism Awards: Australian Julia Medew, The Age, highly commended
October 20, 2009
The Epilepsy Foundation of Victoria was delighted to see that Julia Medew, Health Reporter, The Age, received a highly commended award in the International Bureau of Epilepsy and UCB Excellence in Epilepsy Journalism Award 2009.
The award, an initiative of the International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE) and biopharmaceutical company UCB, aims to increase awareness, improve understanding, and encourage accurate reporting of epilepsy by inviting journalists to submit stimulating, informed and compelling stories about knowledge, data and real life experiences of people with epilepsy around the world.
Award judge Susanne Lund, Immediate Past President of the IBE, commented, "We received high caliber entries from 17 countries around the world covering a range of topics including facts about epilepsy, new developments in research, practical advice on travel as well as the stigma and challenges people living with epilepsy face at home, in the workplace and in the community."
"These entries truly demonstrate how journalists can help to combat the fear and ignorance about epilepsy and improve the lives for those living with the condition."
An independent seven-member judging panel, consisting of media experts and people with experience of epilepsy, was tasked with identifying responsible, informed, original and stimulating stories on epilepsy. The judges selected winners and a highly commended entrant in two categories print/online and broadcast.
Winners
The winner of the print/online category is Aliyah Baruchin her article Epilepsy in the African-American Community: Access Education and Advocacy, published in epilepsyUSA, the magazine of the Epilepsy Foundation, Issue 4, 2008.
Television journalist and producer Miguel Angel Tobas was judged winner in the broadcast category for his program, Hora de Salud: Epilepsia (Health Hour: Epilepsy), broadcast on Spain's Canal 9 TV. Member of the judging panel, Joachim Mueller-Jung, writer and journalist for Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in Germany said, "The judges felt this program had everything. It takes epilepsy to a broader audience in a clear and comprehensive way with educational insights into epilepsy. If programs like this were broadcast around the world, it would make a meaningful impact."
Highly Commended
Australian journalist Julia Medew received a highly commended award for her article Art Helps Lift the Veil on Epilepsy, published in The Age newspaper. Her article, which reached more than one million readers, told the story of a young woman's participation in a study examining the influence of epilepsy on artistic expression. In the broadcast category, the judges highly commended Floriane Closuit for her thought-provoking film Par Surprise(s) (By Surprise) and its powerful ability to humanize epilepsy.
Read Julia Medew’s article here.
Special Mention
A special mention was awarded to Majlinda Aliu for her compelling broadcast entry The Treatment of Epilepsy in Kosovo. According to award judge Roger Sergel, Managing Editor, Health Coverage, ABC News, USA, the film "is a gritty piece of journalism that gives us a window into a world we seldom see while providing a stark illustration of the challenges facing people with epilepsy in Kosovo."
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