SINGAPORE: For its in-depth look at the , Israeli occupation of the West Bank, CNA was honoured at this , year’s AIBs, an international awards competition organised by the London-based , Association for International Broadcasting ( AIB ).
CNA’s” Israel-Hamas War- The Occupation Of West Bank”  , came out heads in the News Explainer type in the movie section, beating competition from Bloomberg, CNN as well as Al Jazeera, which even submitted its own explanation on the Israel-Hamas battle.  ,
It was one of two prizes picked up by CNA, which is an English language , Eastern news channel based in Singapore.
The award ceremony, which took place in London on Friday  , ( Nov 22 ), was hosted by CNA presenter Otelli Edwards. Entry forms are submitted by well-known news outlets around the world.  ,  ,
CNA’s winning entrance was the , next event of an eight-part set on the Israel-Hamas conflict that began on Oct 7, 2023. The first episode of the series was in January of this year.  ,
” Israel-Hamas War- The Occupation Of West Bank” shows the effect of Jewish inhabitants on Palestinians, and looks at the structure of Jewish settlements and the crime between settlers and Palestinians.  ,
The show also examines the impact of the conflict on Palestinians ‘ daily life.
The line looked at many other aspects of the conflict, including tracing the hostilities since the 1917 Balfour Declaration, past attempts at peace, what happened on Oct 7 next year, who is Hamas, whether foreign legislation has been violated and the position of Iran.  ,
In the process of production, the CNA group interviewed 40 people of a few different nationalities comprising academics, former officials, former United Nations rapporteurs, support staff, and persons living in the West Bank. It even examined , more than 200 documents from files dating back to the 1900s from different countries.
The eight-part film set on the Israel-Hamas battle, which CNA published on YouTube, is the most significant and difficult news explainer we have ever produced, according to Mediacorp Editor-in-Chief Walter Fernandez.
” It took a group of 10 producers and suffered senior , editors more than three months to do the research, cause images, produce graphics as well as modify the scripts and videos.
The historical and political context surrounding the horrifying attack by Hamas and Israel was better understood thanks to this explainer series, CNA’s local, regional, and global audiences. Explainers like this one, conducted professionally and objectively, demonstrate the continued relevance and worth of public service media like CNA.
The CNA entry did a great job, according to the AIB judges, were pleased with the footage and effective use of maps, and the production thoroughly examined the West Bank situation.
It painted a vivid picture of the people’s lives in the area. They claimed that the episode had a logical flow and was presented in a simple manner, which is what a news explainer should do.