Each year, the One World Media Awards celebrates the finest journalism and documentary filmmaking from across the Global South. For the 2025 Awards, 559 entries were received from over 100 countries.
The judges have spent countless hours reviewing powerful and thought-provoking stories — ones that challenge stereotypes, reshape narratives, and build connections across borders. They showcase stories of people across the globe, from Afghanistan and Argentina to China, Fiji, India, Gaza, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sweden, Yemen — and so many more.
With such a high calibre of work, narrowing down the selection in each category was tougher than ever.
Discover the Longlist for the 13 categories, including the Women’s Solutions Reporting award, supported by the European Investment Bank:
- Songs from Inside | BBC 100 Women, BBC World Service | Majed Neisi
- Trapped in Oman | BBC WS | Florence Phiri
- ‘Headaches, Organ Damage and Even Death’: How Salty Water Is Putting Bangladesh’s Pregnant Women at Risk | Freelance, The Guardian | Thaslima Begum
- 52 Documentary: 16 Women Transforming Communities | Voice of America | Euna Lee
- Breaking the Nets | Freelance, The Wire | Shamsheer Yousaf, Monica Jha, and Sriram Vittalamurthy
- HER | DW (Deutsche Welle) | Umer Nafees
- In the Footsteps of Tigers: The All-Women Patrol Team Protecting Sumatra’s Forests | The Guardian | Danielle Khan Da Silva
- The Baby Caught in a For-Profit Healthcare Tragedy | Bloomberg | Leila Hussain
- Women Who Are Blind Play a Critical Role in Identifying Possible Breast Cancers, Science Friday Segment | Freelance, NPR | Kamala Thiagarajan
- Tigray: Rape as a Weapon | Arte TV | Agnès Nabat and Marianne Getti
This award celebrates excellence in media coverage of stories featuring solutions by and for girls and women that tackle current challenges.
The final three nominees will be announced on 7 May and the winners will be presented at the Awards Ceremony in June 2025.
Stay tuned for more news!