WE must never forget 9/11 and what happened.
Posted on 04/03/2003 8:59:31 AM PST by pittsburgh gop guy
Post-9/11 Still Dominates Peabodys
By Julie Keller
More than two years after the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, coverage of its aftermath is still making headlines. The 62nd Annual George Foster Peabody Prizes, considered the most prestigious of all broadcast awards, were announced Wednesday, and in-depth analyses of the attacks topped the best-of list for 2002.
CNN got a nod for Terror on Tape, an inside look at al Qaeda's terrorist training camps, while CBS and ABC were awarded for their coverage, as well. CBS News/48 Hours got props for 9/11, the Robert De Niro-hosted special featuring live-action footage of the collapsing World Trade Center, and the oft-Peabody'd Nightline was honored for The Survivors, a documentary about the caregivers for the burn victims of the Pentagon (news - web sites) attacks in Washington, D.C. NPR's All Things Considered was also tapped for its radio coverage of the aftermath of 9/11.
"Once again, the Peabody Award crosses all media boundaries and explores excellence wherever it can be found," said Peabody Awards Director Horace Newcomb in a statement. "In presenting these awards, we hope to raise the bar in media by continuing to recognize the most outstanding work in radio and television."
For the most part, the Peabody voters (a 15-member board including TV critics, broadcast and cable industry executives, scholars and experts in culture and fine arts) felt that serious news coverage, drama and inspirational movies and were the best examples of raising that media bar.
CourtTV got its first Peabody for The Interrogation of Michael Crowe, a film about a child trapped in the justice system. Also awarded: Band, Bang You're Dead, Showtime's look at teen violence; David E. Kelley's Boston Public for its show about the N-word in school; and Door to Door, a TNT true-story special starring William H. Macy about a successful door-to-door salesman who suffered cerebral palsy.
One show with a lighter message was also named a Peabody winner, however. Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry Jam was awarded for showing that poetry "can be amusing, enlightening, loud, funny--and important." It was one of three Peabodys going to HBO.
Six Feet Under got a nod for for portraying a family that "discovers the many meanings of life while dealing with death on a daily basis." The cable net's movie The Gathering Storm, starring Albert Finney as Winston Churchill, received kudos for being a "masterful character study."
Meanwhile, NBC's rookie crime show Boomtown, in which the action unfolds from the multiple perspectives of the those involved, was awarded for its "stylish and complex narrative strategy."
Unlike the Emmys, there are no categories, just a list of winners picked by the jury. All told, 31 shows were cited for excellence. The complete list of winners is at www.peabody.uga.edu. The awards will be doled out in New York on May 19 by Barbara Walters at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. They will be televised for the first time in June on A&E.
WE must never forget 9/11 and what happened.
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