these freelance video journalists are honoured by the rory peck awards, which are named after a british freelancer who was killed covering the coup in moscow in october 1993. i knew and worked alongside rory peck, and even decades later, his determination, coolness under fire and great sense of humour have stayed with me. in order to keep the memory of his example alive, the rory peck trust has supported freelance journalists and their families worldwide for nearly 30 years. so let s take a look at the finalists and winners of the 2023 rory peck awards. first up, the rory peck award for news, for films that capture the immediacy of a story. in this film, guillermo galdos gained rare access to one of the world s most dangerous crime gangs, the sinaloa drug cartel. as restrictions on the cultivation and sale of marijuana have eased in parts of the us, the cartel is increasingly involved in the production and distribution of the dangerous opioid fentanyl. covering this story isn
blackout, but unreliable fuel supplies could still cause communications blackouts. meanwhile, israel is still facing backlash to al aqsa hospital now where our correspondent yogita limaye has been working with freelance journalist majdi fathi to tell the story of one family brought there, including a young child who later died. and a warning there are distressing images from the start. monday in central gaza. shouting tuesday. he cries wednesday. thursday. and today, another air strike, all in so called safer areas, away from the north where israel is conducting ground operations and had asked civilians to evacuate. this family was bombed in deir al balah. we re being killed and no one is doing anything about it, this man shouts. abed is still breathing, in critical condition. doctors scramble to treat the boy. 0n the floor, by his bed, they check his father for a heartbeat. they can t hear it. his family in shock, still finding out. ..who s been rescued, who s survived a
these are some of the most powerful images of the past year captured by freelance journalists. a lot of people are still under the debris of the buildings. they work in challenging and dangerous places. but who are the people who capture these stories? why do they do what they do? how do they achieve such remarkable results? and what are the impacts for them personally? hello and welcome to the programme. i m mark urban. each year, we step behind the camera and speak to people covering the biggest news stories of the day, often under very difficult circumstances and great personal strain. these freelance video journalists are honoured by the rory peck awards, which are named after a british freelancer who was killed covering the coup in moscow in october 1993. i knew and worked alongside rory peck, and even decades later, his determination, coolness under fire and great sense of humour have stayed with me. in order to keep the memory of his example alive, the rory peck trust
Good morning. Its 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 1am in paris, where the two candidates hoping to be president of france have been going head to head in the final Television Debate of the election. The latest polls suggest the centrist Emmanuel Macron is well ahead of his far right rival Marine Le Pen but his lead has narrowed. Both are competing to win over undecided voters ahead of the final vote on sunday. James reynolds has been watching the debate. He calls her the candidate of hate. She says he has no qualities. Tonight, they meet. Emmanuel macron, the frontrunner, wont want to slip up. Hes standing as a pro eu, Pro Immigration Centrist and hes protecting a clear lead in the polls. Marine le pen, from the front national, is trying to bring him down. I asked her what she wanted from the debate . Translation what do i expect from the debate . Some clarification from mr macron. Hes still being very vague. And tonight, on french tv, the two candidates faced one another and