AWARDS
Al Jazeera Media Network has and will always be committed to its mission to inform and empower people with accurate, in-depth and compelling content that upholds the value of truth and elevates the human spirit. The Network has gained global recognition for its unabated journalism, making it an important voice in the international news landscape.
Al Jazeera Media Network has received multiple prestigious awards from various organisations across the globe.
2017
AJB wins special journalism award 'Srđan Aleksić'
01 Oct 2017
Al Jazeera Balkans journalist Sanel Kajan won the special journalism award "Srđan Aleksić", which was established in 2010 by a non-governmental organization. It awards professional reporting on marginalised and vulnerable groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
AJD wins SNRT Award in Europe Orient Festival
28 Sep 2017
Al Jazeera Documentary Channel’s “The Massacre of Paris” won the prize of the National Moroccan Company of Television and Radio (SNRT) in the 5th edition of the Europe Orient Documentary Film Festival of Tangier.
AJD wins the People Award in Croatia Festival
12 Jul 2017
Al Jazeera Documentary’s “Blood on the Seine” won the People Award in the History Film Festival held in Croatia. Mahdi Bakkar, Director, received the award in the awarding ceremony held last week in Rijeka.
Two Awards for Al Jazeera Balkans
03 Jul 2017
The documentary film “Džajić“, about the Yugoslav football legend, Dragan Džajić, produced by Al Jazeera Balkans won two awards at the International Sport Film Festival of Zlatibor, that was held in Serbia from June 29 to of July 3.
“101 East” Wins Award for Reporting on Women
27 Jun 2017
Aela Callan has been named the 2017 winner of the Jane Cunningham Croly Award for Excellence in Journalism Covering Issues of Concern to Women for her film broadcast on Al Jazeera’s 101 East programme.
Al Jazeera Wins Corruption Reporting Award
08 Jun 2017
Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit has won the Corruption Reporting Award at the annual One World Media ceremony in London.
The documentary Stealing Paradise provides an unprecedented insight into the workings of a corrupt government It exposes jaw-dropping levels of wrongdoing at the very top of government in the Maldives.
Al Jazeera wins Best Website at Online Media Awards
02 Jun 2017
For the second consecutive year, Al Jazeera Media Network has won the ‘Best Website’ award at the annual Online Media Awards ceremony held in London, along with five other awards and four commendations.
Al Jazeera wins Best Website at (OMA)
01 Jun 2017
For the second consecutive year, Al Jazeera Media Network has won the ‘Best Website’ award at the annual Online Media Awards ceremony held in London, along with five other awards and four commendations.
The awards hosted on Thursday evening 1 june 2017 by The Drum were judged by a panel of journalists, PR professionals and media personalities.
AJ+ wins 2017 Webby Award
16 May 2017
AJ+ was announced the winner of Best News & Information Category, during the 21st Annual Webby Awards ceremony held in New York on Tuesday 16 May2017 .
The Webby Awards - presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences - is the leading international award honoring excellence on the internet.
Hadeel Al-Yamani wins Courage in Journalism Award
14 May 2017
AJA’s correspondent in Yemen Hadeel al-Yamani won the International Women’s Media Foundation’s Courage in Journalism Award for 2017.
Spanish journalists honour Abdullah Al-Shami
03 May 2017
The Spanish Journalists Union honoured Al Jazeera's Abdullah Al-Shami on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day. The union granted him the Freedom of Expression award during a gala dinner held in Valencia, Spain, on Wednesday May 3.
Al Jazeera wins 29 Medals at the New York Festivals
26 Apr 2017
Al Jazeera Media Network won five Gold World Medals, fourteen Silver World Medals and seven Bronze Medals at the prestigious New York Festivals awards.
A special award of Broadcaster of the year was also awarded to Al Jazeera English, as the channel bagged three Gold, twelve Silver, five Bronze and 10 Finalist Certificates for various content.
Al Jazeera wins NewscastStudio Award
26 Apr 2017
Al Jazeera Media Network’s studio 14 is awarded Best TV Studio for 2016, by NewscastStudio; the international trade publication for television creative professionals.
Studio 14 won the Best TV Studio in the world for 2016 thanks to its panoramic distinct design.
Tubular Labs names AJ+ among top digital publishers
23 Mar 2017
AJ+ was named one of the top digital publishers by Tubular Labs, a company that tracks all video content cross-platform, all-device, globally. AJ+ was ranked 5th since the beginning of 2017 in views on Facebook in News and Politics category, globally, according to Tubular's monthly classifications in January and February 2017.
AJ.Net 6th source of news in the world
16 Mar 2017
Al Jazeera Arabic Channel’s website – Al Jazeera Net – is ranked 6th news source among the most powerful news sources in the world, according to 4 International Media & Newspapers institution (www.4imn.com).
The ordered list of the world news agencies comprised the top 106 news agencies in the world.
Al Jazeera Information Security is ISO certified
14 Mar 2017
Al Jazeera Media Network has obtained ISO certification in the field of Information Systems and Security. This certification is one of the most prestigious in the world in the field of information security management, and is audited against the International Standards Organization (ISO) 27001:2013 standard.
Dena Takruri wins Professional Excellence Award
15 Feb 2017
Dena Takruri, Senior Presenter at AJ+, was awarded the Professional Excellence Award by the Network of Arab-American Professional (NAAP).
2016
AJE’s James and Whitney receive UN’s award
22 Dec 2016
Al Jazeera English’s senior correspondent and diplomatic editor James Bay and senior producer Whitney Hurst have been awarded the United Nations’ Ricardo Ortega Memorial Prize for their role in covering the first internationally televised live UN leaders’ debate titled “Leading the United Nations: A Global Town Hall with UN Secretary-General Candidates".
Ayad wins Arab Women award for TV presenting
20 Dec 2016
Iman Ayad, anchorwoman of Al Jazeera Arabic, won the Arab Women award for 2016 in television presentation catefory, at a ceremony held in London. Being a cancer survivor herself, Iman dedicated the award to all the women struggling with cancer.
Al Jazeera wins top prizes at Asian TV Awards
03 Dec 2016
Al Jazeera English has won the Cable & Satellite Channel of The Year award as well as the Network Of The Year at the Asian TV Awards.
The channel received the double accolade and won five awards in various categories in programmes and online at a ceremony in Singapore.
Al Jazeera wins top prizes at Asian TV Awards
02 Dec 2016
Al Jazeera English has won the Cable & Satellite Channel of The Year award as well as the Network Of The Year at the Asian TV Awards.
The channel received the double accolade after winning five awards in various categories in programs and online at a ceremony in Singapore.
Al Jazeera wins 2016 HR Brilliance Award
30 Nov 2016
Al Jazeera’s HR Division was recognized with a 2016 HR Brilliance Award after competition with other leading International organisations.
AJB's Bajramović among Top 100 Influential 3D Artists
23 Nov 2016
Hasan Bajramović, a 3D artist who works at the Al Jazeera Balkans Creative Department, and in his free time creates characters for video games in Hollywood production movies, is announced as one of the 100 most influential 3D artists in the world, according to professional magazine 3DArtist.
Al Jazeera wins ASBU BroadcastPro Award 2016
21 Nov 2016
The Al Jazeera Arabic (AJA) Studio 5 received the prestigious Middle East ASBU BroadcastPro 2016 award in the category of the Best Studio of the year and the Excellence in Project Execution in November 2016.