Inside Story, Four Corners, ABC Television - Peter McEvoy (producer) and Debbie Whitmont (reporter)
The judges said while they acknowledged the controversial nature of the program they were impressed with the human side of detention presented - voices that the Australian public had not heard befo
About this winner
- Year: 2001
- Level: Winner
- Award category: Media award
About the 2001 nomination
The judges said while they acknowledged the controversial nature of the program they were impressed with the human side of detention presented - voices that the Australian public had not heard before. Seeing asylum seekers as human beings prompted around 5,000 people to contact the Four Corners online forum about the program.
The judges were impressed by the fact that the program succeeded in expanding the debate over asylum seekers beyond the mere question of whether the claims of asylum seekers are legitimate. The result was a first person account of asylum seekers' experiences in detention in Australia.
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