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highlights & recognition
Judges Citation: In a year of strong entries, this is a story that stands out in showing courage to innovate through an investment of time and resources to tell a story that is off the beaten track in its subject matter and delivery.
Judges Citation: "Tapping into three years of community research, the reporting is highly accessible while successfully conveying the gravity of those who have borne the brunt of systemic exploitation."
Excerpt: "The gaps in audience understanding and opportunities for the media have always been numerous so with some reconfiguring our audience figures grew exponentially from tens of thousands into the current millions."
innovation & interactive
A look into the transformative journey of Japanese anime from World War II propaganda reels to today's billion-dollar, Pokemon-filled world.
Hong Kong was handed back to China with no framework for what would happen after the year 2047 creating a city at war with itself.
On the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party, Beijing is more influential — and controversial — than ever.
investigative reporting
The ABC went on a multi-country investigation in the Pacific to understand one of the world's worst gender violence crises. What we found was much more complicated than a story about victimhood.
News means something different to everybody these days: for some it's pandemics and war; for others, it's the weather. If you've ever tuned into the news and questioned its relevance or value, the ABC is inviting you to get involved and help shape the media environment around you.
Around the world, heated debates about abortion are taking place. But in the Pacific, the topic is so taboo, only a handful of people are willing to talk about it. You’re about to hear from some of them.
international reporting
A darling of the left, Noam Chomsky is well-known for his articulate criticisms of US foreign policy. The American intellectual takes special interest in how the US coddles authoritarian regimes under threat, in particular when political and economic interests are involved. Steven Viney.
As political turmoil and sectarian strife continue to afflict post-uprising Egypt, the tourism industry is struggling to get its high season - which runs from March through September - off the ground. "Usually after some kind of tumultuous incident the industry in Egypt bounces right back up."
More than 40 percent of those who live in Egypt's countryside live below the poverty line according to World Bank statistics. But for rural Egyptians, these economic statistics are simply a backdrop to the hardships and fear they live with day in and day out.
arts, science & society
As Swans continue to blow audiences away with new album To Be Kind, NOISEY caught up with leader Michael Gira to discuss the music and how the world has changed.
While there are still many stigmas associated with mental illness in Egypt, psychiatric hospitals have come a long way since the Abbasseya lunatic asylum was established by the British in 1883.
The idea of the certified genius evokes stereotypes of business entrepreneurs and unbeatable chess players — but data collected from high IQ societies suggests the reality is quite different.
media archive
Under The Influence explores the lesser known influences that inspired your favourite songs.
Steven Viney is a journalist based in Cairo who covers Middle East politics.
Steven is a journalist with NYT International's local affiliate Egypt Independent.
Steven Viney is a music & culture journalist based in the North American East Coast.
creative & research work
Exploring themes of self-doubt, faith, loss, gratitude, absurdity and resolve, Tell Me How You Really Feel is a collection of poems written between the years 2006 and 2023.
An acoustic ballad written and recorded in 2023 to accompany a poem of the same name, 'Parabens' circles like an artist pacing back and forth, waiting for inspiration – tilted, pensive, staggering.
The aim of this research was to further one’s understanding of Metal Matrix Composites by analyzing the behaviour of elastic waves as they traversed through various periodic structures