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Palestinian journalist Bisan Atef Owda wins News Emmy Award

The project documents Owda’s daily life in the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing Israeli aggression that has devastated the region since on Oct 7 of last year.

26 Sep 2024 09:24pm
Photo: @wizard_bisan1 / INSTAGRAM
Photo: @wizard_bisan1 / INSTAGRAM

HOLLYWOOD - Palestinian journalist Bisan Atef Owda has won the Emmy for Outstanding Hard News Feature: Short Form for her ongoing project, "It’s Bisan From Gaza and I’m Still Alive."

Palestine News and Info Agency (WAFA) reported that the project documents Owda’s daily life in the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing Israeli aggression that has devastated the region since on Oct 7 of last year.

Photo: @watermelonpicturesco / INSTAGRAM
Photo: @watermelonpicturesco / INSTAGRAM

The 27-year-old journalist previously won a Peabody Award for "It’s Bisan From Gaza and I’m Still Alive” earlier this year. - BERNAMA

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