GENERAL ASSEMBLY
ABU Prizes ‘Duty bound to educate’
Noriko Ando, The A-Bombed Nation (The Dismissed Residual Radiation), Nagoya TV, Nagoya Broadcasting Network (NAB) Winner in the TV documentary category
Although I’m from Japan, which suffered the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, I initially did not know much about the atomic bomb and its effects. I felt bad about this because so many civilians were killed by the bombings and many more still have to deal with its consequences.
I learned about these issues when I met Akira Kai, a Hibakusha (atomic bomb survivor). Mr Kai was among the first to enter Hiroshima to per- form relief work. The effects of radia- tion still plague these Japanese sur- vivors of the bombings and dismiss- ing these issues is very grave.
Damage by atomic bombs is cha- racterised by instant, massive de- struction. Although this is common knowledge, the nuclear arms race is steadily escalating on an interna- tional scale, and nations formulate
Biju Mathew, An Auto- biography of a Sparrow, All India Radio Winner in the radio (children/youth) category
All life is interdependent and every being has equal rights to exist, today and in the future. Through An Autobiography of a Spar- row, we wanted to convey this message to children in a very attractive manner.
The programme reveals the plight of a sparrow and the perils of being a less privileged creature on this planet are des- cribed to children. Issues of conservation, environ-
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Casualty Commission stopped its epidemiological surveys of those who entered the affected cities immediately after the bombing. Yet the radiation dosimetry and dates of the epidemiological surveys of the Hibakusha form the basis for today’s international radiation protection standards. The fact that dates are missing from the Hibakusha surveys poses a very serious problem.
policies in accordance with arrange- ments of the nuclear umbrella.
The Japanese and American governments officially deny the effects of residual radiation on health. Yet they compensate those who develop cancer after exposure.
While the US military denies the problem of residual radioactivity in Hiroshima, the issues stemming from residual radiation are still unresolved 66 years after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
In the 1950s, the Atomic Bomb
One of the effects by residual radiation is internal exposure. When a nuclear power plant has leaks, internal exposure caused by the radioactive fallout is similar to what was faced by those like Mr Kai. Hence, as a Japanese media worker, I feel duty bound to educate the public about residual radiation.
It is very heartwarming to receive the ABU Prize as it has been awarded by a jury of foreign media. I was congratulated by many A-bomb survivors and I thank the ABU for this prize. I am greatly encouraged by this award, which will support our efforts to educate on the problems of radiation.
It’s our duty to look after (at least, not destroy) other species. This is the message is we want to pass on to children.
mental protection, climate change, global warming, etc. are discussed in this programme through the sparrow’s life story. Only if the future generation is made aware of such issues, can the planet be saved.
I am greatly honoured to receive the presti- gious ABU Prize. I feel incredibly humbled and privileged in receiving this award. It is indeed an honour not just for me but also for other broadcast journalists working all over India, including Kerala where I live and work. I am happy that I got this award for a programme that’s based on an envi- ronmental issue.
As the only Indian reci- pient in this year’s ABU Prizes, I take great pride in receiving this award on behalf of all the people in India who are involved in environmental protection. And a special thank you to my team – without their support I wouldn’t be able to receive this.
ABU supports radio producers from India in many ways, through work- shops, through production grants, etc. Getting an ABU Prize is a top honour for all broadcast journal- ists working in this part of the world. I thank the ABU for this great honour.
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