November 6, 2007

AWARDS: CNN-IBN Is Finalist,TVB Jade Wins ABU-CASBAA-UNICEF Award

CNN-IBN Is Finalist,TVB Jade Wins ABU-CASBAA-UNICEF Award

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 20:54:00
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CNN-IBN is among the top 10 finalist News Channels for the Asia-Pacific
Broadcasting Union(ABU) , Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of
Asia (CASBAA) and UNICEF Child Rights Award 2007 .CNN-IBN's story
'Daughters on Sale' has won accolades from ABU-CASBAA-UNICEF award
jury.The award however was won by the Hong Kong broadcaster TVB Jade
for its the documentary "Children Left Behind".


"Children Left Behind", a 30-minute documentary, chronicles the lonely
lives of "home-alone" children in rural villages in China, a problem
acutely felt in Hunan, Szechuan and Chongqing provinces. With parents
migrating to urban centers in search of work, large numbers of children
- over 22 million - are left on their own or under the care of elderly
relatives.

FULL ARTICLE AT

http://www.medianewsline.com/news/118/ARTICLE/1618/2007-11-05.html

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