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Will Miller, Elise Coker, Ed Ou, Raphaela Morais and Ian Urbina. Credits: © Marc Bryan-Brown Photography
WASHINGTON DC, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES, September 30, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — Last Wednesday, The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) awarded The Outlaw Ocean Project the 2022 News and Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Crime and Justice Coverage for “Get Away from the Target” – Rescuing Migrants from the Libyan Coast Guard.
The movie was made by Ed Ou and edited by Will Miller. It depicts ongoing efforts by the EU to forestall migrants from reaching Europe. The EU has funded the Libyan Coast Guard which arrests migrants at sea and returns them to prisons in Libya the place rape, extortion and homicide are frequent.
To guarantee this reporting was seen globally, we printed the movie in numerous variations with dozens of companions round the world, together with Globonews in Brazil, NBC in the US, El Pais in Spain, and The Guardian in the UK.
Ian Urbina is the Founder and Director of The Outlaw Ocean Project, a non-profit information group primarily based in Washington D.C. that covers human rights and environmental crimes at sea globally, whereas Raphaela Morais and Adrienne Urbina direct the group’s video productions. Upon receiving the Emmy Award, Urbina stated, “The news of this award is especially satisfying because we are a tiny shop: a mere 8 full-time and tireless staff, with our video efforts spearheaded by the ever-talented Raphaela Morais. This mighty little squad is producing and disseminating content in daring new ways that have real impact and reach.”
The Emmy Awards acknowledge the finest in skilled journalism in a variety of tv classes from breaking information to investigative documentary to information protection, amongst others. The Outlaw Ocean Project was thrilled to win the Outstanding Crime and Justice Coverage Award amidst an expansive array of high-caliber journalism entries.
The Emmy Awards for News have been offered at the Palladium Times Square in New York City.
About The Outlaw Ocean Project:
The Outlaw Ocean Project is a non-profit journalism group based by investigative reporter Ian Urbina that produces investigative tales about environmental and human rights considerations at sea globally. The challenge seeks to not solely produce polished, narrative investigative journalism, but additionally to amplify that reportage by changing it into different mediums to achieve new audiences throughout the world. To be taught extra about these environmental and human rights considerations at sea, go to: https://www.theoutlawocean.com/
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