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Awards
David Burke Awards
The David Burke Distinguished Journalism Awards recognize the courage, integrity, and professionalism of journalists from each of the USAGM networks. The awards are named after the founding chairman, David Burke. To learn more about our distinguished winners, visit our Burke Awards page.
External Awards
Explore more of our award-winning work below.
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Network: RFA
Project: Under the Gun in Myanmar (2024)
Winner: RFA Burmese and our Investigative and Creative Teams
Presented by: Edward R. Murrow Awards
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Network: VOA
Project: Inside Story: A Shadow Over Dallas (2024)
Winner: Kane Farabaugh
Presented by: Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association
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Network: VOA
Project: Flashpoint Iran: Why Iran’s Proxies Seek to ‘Drag Out’ Low-Level Conflict with Israel (2024)
Winner: Michael Lipin and Steve Miller
Presented by: Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association
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Network: VOA
Project: Inside Story: A Shadow Over Dallas (2024)
Winner: Kane Farabaugh
Presented by: Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association
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Network: VOA
Project: From Fear to Freedom: A Uyghur’s Journey (2024)
Winner: Elizabeth Lee, Jessica Jerreat and Amy Katz
Presented by: Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association
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Network: VOA
Project: U.S. Military Beat (2024)
Winner: Carla Babb
Presented by: Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association
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Network: MBN
Project: Labaki’s Victim’s Speak Out (2024)
Winner: Alhurra.com
Presented by: The Telly Awards
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Network: MBN
Project: Similar, but Different-Being Transgender (2024)
Winner: ElSaha
Presented by: The Telly Awards
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Network: VOA
Project: Reporter’s Notebook: Finding That My Ancestor Taught in an Indian Boarding School (2024)
Winner: VOA News Center’s Cecily Hilleary
Presented by: Gracie Awards
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Network: VOA
Project: Lawmakers Seek to Curb Chinese Purchases of US Farmland (2024)
Winner: Kane Farabaugh
Presented by: Peter Lisagor Awards
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Network: VOA
Project: Illinois’ First Muslim American Lawmakers Begin Work in Diverse Legislature (2024)
Winner: Kane Farabaugh
Presented by: Peter Lisagor Awards
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Network: VOA
Project: Migrant Surge Overwhelms Chicago (2024)
Winner: Kane Farabaugh
Presented by: Peter Lisagor Awards
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Network: VOA
Project: The War in Ukraine Comes Home to Farms in Illinois (2024)
Winner: Kane Farabaugh and Adam Greenbaum
Presented by: Peter Lisagor Awards
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Network: VOA
Project: From Fear to Freedom: A Uyghur’s Journey (2024)
Winner: VOA News Center
Presented by: New York Festivals
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Network: SELECT
Project: The Endless Start (2024)
Winner: VOA Persian
Presented by: New York Festivals International Television and Film Awards
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Network: VOA
Project: Painting Through Pain: Refuge from K-Pop Cyberbullying (2024)
Winner:
Presented by: New York Festivals
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Network: VOA
Project: Senobar, Khodanoor’s Mother (2024)
Winner: VOA Persian
Presented by: New York Festivals
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Network: VOA
Project: Derailing Tren Maya: Can Diver Save Caves From Tren Maya (2024)
Winner:
Presented by: New York Festivals
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Network: VOA
Project: A Silent War: Stories of Human Suffering and Resilience in Congo (2024)
Winner:
Presented by: New York Festivals
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Network: MBN
Project: The Last Days of Kojo (2024)
Winner:
Presented by: New York Festivals International Radio Program Awards
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Network: RFA
Project: Ayeyarwady Riverbank Erosion (2024)
Winner: Shin Daewe
Presented by: Gracie Awards
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Network: RFA
Project: Seeing the Beauty and Sorrow of the Island (2023)
Winner: Mai Xiaotian
Presented by: Overseas Mandarin Media Reporting Awards
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Network: RFA
Project: Taiwan Volunteer Army: We Resist Together with Ukraine (2023)
Winner: Mai Xiaotian
Presented by: Overseas Mandarin Media Reporting Awards