One World Media is a non-profit organisation, registered in the the UK as a charitable trust. Its current director is Marion Bowman. The charity promotes media that contributes to global dialogue and understanding, human rights and development, mobilising a global media community that shares the same values. [1]
One World Media is politically independent and not aligned to any particular media company. The organisation engages with a wide range of media organisations and individual journalists, film-makers, broadcasters, researchers, educators, campaigners and policy-makers, many of whom give their time and expertise voluntarily to support the work. One World Media believes that the media can be a powerful tool to increase global dialogue and understanding, to support international development and promote democracy and fair government worldwide.
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Since 1987, One World Media has been working with insiders and experts across all media, creating links to people in the fields of international development, human rights and education who share the same vision for the world's media and who recognise the part the media can play in tackling issues like poverty, hunger, climate change and conflict resolution. One World Media influences, encourages, enables, celebrates and showcases media talent that helps fulfil its mission in a variety of ways: • The One World Media Awards recognise the most outstanding media coverage of the developing world each year • One World Media Week presents a programme of workshops, panel discussions, funding opportunities, screenings and talks • One World Media's educational work with students and universities enables the next generation of media professionals to engage with the wider world • The Fellowships provide professional development opportunities to broadcasters from the developing world and the UK, focusing on international dialogue and the promotion of media standards, human rights and development • Through other activities, often with partner organisations, One World Media works with young people to raise awareness of the wider world in the UK; highlight media as a tool for development in fields like health, education, the economy, governance and human rights; and contribute to research, advocacy and lobbying for greater visibility in the media of international issues such as the Millennium Development Goals and the diverse cultures of the world.
The One World Media Awards is one of the foremost awards events in the UK. It rewards the most outstanding media coverage of the developing world, and recognises the unique role of journalists and filmmakers in bridging the divide between different societies and raising awareness of vital development issues. They have been referred to as the "Oscars" of factual broadcasting in the UK.[2]
In 2010, One World Media introduced the inaugural One World Media Week, an inspiring programme of events held in conjunction with the Awards.
One World Media Week events range from panel discussions and lectures covering relevant issues in media and development, film screenings and a day for new and emerging media professionals interesting in documentary filmmaking and journalism, featuing free workshops, masterclasses, discussion and more.
One World Media also runs the Student Media Programme, with a range of university media courses around the UK. The programme aims to support and encourage tomorrow's journalists and documentary filmmakers to produce high-quality media coverage of the developing world through workshops and events covering a range of issues relating to reporting and filmmaking in developing countries. [3] The project is currently funded by UKaid from the Department for International Development, as part of its Development Awareness Fund.[4]
Since 1997, the charity has also run the One World Media Fellowships, which brings a group of senior broadcasters from overseas to the UK, where they exchange ideas and experiences with their counterparts.[5] One World Media also runs a number of other events, including sessions at the Sheffield Documentary Festival.
The Trustees of One World Media are:
Myles Wickstead, former Head of Secretariat to the Commission for Africa (Chair)
Mick Csáky, Chief Executive & Creative Director, Antelope
Brendan Gormley, Chief Executive, Disasters Emergency Committee
Phil Harding, former Director of English Network & News, BBC
Carol Haslam, Executive Producer & Chair, Wildscreen festival
Seetha Kumar, Head of HD, BBC
Roger MacDonald, Writer
Magda Walter, Independent Media Consultant
Camilla Otto, Consultant, international development aid
Benjamin Chance, Investment Adviser, Morgan Stanley
Sunil Sheth, Partner, Fladgate LLP
Peggy Walters, Communications and Public Affairs Consultant
Patrons of One World Media include Jon Snow, Zeinab Badawi, Michael Buerk and Jonathan Dimbleby.