Documentary by Al Jazeera English’s programme particulars the killing of the famend correspondent by Israeli forces.

Al Jazeera English’s present affairs programme Fault Traces has received the distinguished George Polk Award within the class of international tv reporting for its quick information documentary titled The Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh.

The movie detailed the killing of the famend Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent by Israeli forces on Might 11, 2022, profitable the channel its second George Polk Award.

“We’re extraordinarily grateful to the George Polk Award judges for his or her recognition of this movie and the immense affect and inspirational legacy that Shireen Abu Akleh left by means of her journalism, each for Palestinians and tens of millions of viewers world wide,” Laila Al-Arian, Fault Traces govt producer, mentioned in an announcement.

The documentary gave a forensic accounting of the occasions that preceded and adopted the taking pictures, utilising interviews and witness accounts.

A number of unbiased investigations into Abu Akleh’s killing, together with one by the United Nations, concluded that journalists had been fired on by Israeli forces shortly after arriving at Jenin refugee camp within the occupied West Financial institution.

They had been shot at regardless of carrying helmets and blue vests with the phrase “PRESS” that clearly recognized them as journalists.

Key witnesses not interviewed

The Fault Traces crew revealed that key witnesses weren’t interviewed by the Israeli army, elevating critical questions in regards to the equity of the Israeli investigation into Abu Akleh’s killing.

Israel has shifted its narrative on the killing, initially blaming a Palestinian gunman, earlier than months later saying there’s a “excessive chance” she was “unintentionally hit” by Israeli hearth. Israel says it’ll not launch a legal investigation.

Within the movie, journalists pressed the administration of United States President Joe Biden on the shortage of accountability within the killing of Abu Akleh, who was a US citizen. In addition they questioned US administration officers on why they’ve supported the Israeli investigation regardless of its discrepancies.

“Our complete crew labored laborious to analyze the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh and we hope this award, which we’re deeply humbled to obtain, will assist in the demand for accountability and justice,” mentioned Kavitha Chekuru, senior producer.

Fault Traces is Al Jazeera English’s fundamental documentary programme that’s targeted on the US and its position world wide.

The George Polk Awards, introduced by Lengthy Island College since 1949, are launched yearly to honour “excellence in print and broadcast journalism” and reporting that’s “unique, resourceful, and thought-provoking”.

In 2012, the Qatar-based media community had received the award for the movie Bahrain: Shouting within the Darkish.