Awards
David Burke Awards
The David Burke Distinguished Journalism Awards recognize the courage, integrity, and professionalism of journalists from each of the USAGM networks. The awards are named after the founding chairman, David Burke. To learn more about our distinguished winners, visit our Burke Awards page.
External Awards
Explore more of our award-winning work below.
Filter by: VOA, OCB, RFE/RL, RFA, MBN, OTF
Network: VOA
Project: Lawmakers Seek to Curb Chinese Purchases of US Farmland (2024)
Winner: Kane Farabaugh
Presented by: Peter Lisagor Awards
Network: VOA
Project: Illinois’ First Muslim American Lawmakers Begin Work in Diverse Legislature (2024)
Winner: Kane Farabaugh
Presented by: Peter Lisagor Awards
Network: VOA
Project: Migrant Surge Overwhelms Chicago (2024)
Winner: Kane Farabaugh
Presented by: Peter Lisagor Awards
Network: VOA
Project: The War in Ukraine Comes Home to Farms in Illinois (2024)
Winner: Kane Farabaugh and Adam Greenbaum
Presented by: Peter Lisagor Awards
Network: VOA
Project: From Fear to Freedom: A Uyghur’s Journey (2024)
Winner: VOA News Center
Presented by: New York Festivals
Network: SELECT
Project: The Endless Start (2024)
Winner: VOA Persian
Presented by: New York Festivals International Television and Film Awards
Network: VOA
Project: Painting Through Pain: Refuge from K-Pop Cyberbullying (2024)
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Presented by: New York Festivals
Network: VOA
Project: Senobar, Khodanoor’s Mother (2024)
Winner: VOA Persian
Presented by: New York Festivals
Network: VOA
Project: Derailing Tren Maya: Can Diver Save Caves From Tren Maya (2024)
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Presented by: New York Festivals
Network: VOA
Project: A Silent War: Stories of Human Suffering and Resilience in Congo (2024)
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Presented by: New York Festivals
Network: MBN
Project: The Last Days of Kojo (2024)
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Presented by: New York Festivals International Radio Program Awards
Network: RFA
Project: Ayeyarwady Riverbank Erosion (2024)
Winner: Shin Daewe
Presented by: Gracie Awards
Network: RFA
Project: Seeing the Beauty and Sorrow of the Island (2023)
Winner: Mai Xiaotian
Presented by: Overseas Mandarin Media Reporting Awards
Network: RFA
Project: Taiwan Volunteer Army: We Resist Together with Ukraine (2023)
Winner: Mai Xiaotian
Presented by: Overseas Mandarin Media Reporting Awards
Network: RFA
Project: The Young People Who ‘Ran’ out of China, Are Their Dreams Coming True? (2023)
Winner: 歪脑 | WHYNOT
Presented by: Online News Association
Network: RFA
Project: Is China Polluting North Carolina with Hog Waste? (2023)
Winner: 歪脑 | WHYNOT
Presented by: Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA)
Network: VOA
Project: De frontera a frontera (From border to border) (2023)
Winner: Celia Mendoza
Presented by: Society of Professional Journalists
Network: VOA
Project: Mayan rapper Pat Boy (2023)
Winner: Veronica Villafañe
Presented by: Society of Professional Journalists