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In total 6 awards were presented for National Print, Periodicals, Photojournalism, Radio, Television Documentary and Television News.
The overall winner was awarded for George Alagiah's report on Burundi, broadcast by BBC News.
The awards were hosted by Anna Ford.
| 1994 | |||||
| Category | Title | Organisation | Journalists | Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | |||||
| "Who's Playing Hangman" | Times Magazine | Karen Muir | |||
| Periodicals | |||||
| "Angola" | The Face | Gavin Hills | |||
| Photojournalism | |||||
| Work on Bosnia | Guardian and Observer. | Roger Hutchings | |||
| Radio | |||||
| "Refugees in UK Detention Centres" | BBC Radio 4 Face the Facts | John Waite | |||
| Television Documentary | |||||
| "Laogai: Inside China's Gulag" | First Tuesday | Roger Finnigan Tim Tate | [1] [2] | ||
| Television News | |||||
| Report on Burundi | BBC News and Current Affairs | George Alagiah | |||
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