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- ↑ Tomlin, Julie. "Live's big reads keep the prizes rolling in" Archived 21 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine , Press Gazette, 6 August 2008. Retrieved on 19 April 2015.
- ↑ "Amnesty announces 2011 Media Awards winners", Amnesty International, 24 May 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2015.