PBS NewsHour’s Coverage of the Israel-Hamas War Receives Peabody Award Nomination

Arlington, VA (April 23, 2024)—PBS NewsHour today received a Peabody Award nomination for its coverage of the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in the Middle East. The George Foster Peabody Awards are administered by the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia. The winners of the Peabody Awards will be announced on Thursday, May 9, 2024.

About PBS NewsHour’s “War in the Holy Land” Series and Special:

The shape and scope of Middle East history changed following Hamas’ October 7^th attacks on Israel; what followed was the most consequential war in the long history of the Arab-Israeli conflict. PBS NewsHour mobilized to cover the war, and bring its reality to viewers with immediacy, fairness and vital context. NewsHour’s Middle East-based special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen arrived on Monday, October 9^th, and for six weeks reported every facet of this new and bloody war. With a small team, including a local producer and videographer, she provided the most nuanced, careful and comprehensive coverage of the beginning weeks of this war on American television; combining deep knowledge of the conflict and region, and the time to tell stories from many perspectives.

In addition to daily reports, the NewsHour team put together an hour-long primetime special days after the start of the war, which provided viewers with the history of the conflict and the path forward for the Middle East and rest of the world. Co-anchored by Amna Nawaz from Israel and Geoff Bennett from the nation’s capital, the special included reports from Nawaz , Molana-Allen, and John Yang, as well as interviews and analysis from various experts, officials, scholars, and historians.

Reports included in “War in the Holy Land” Series and Special:

• War in the Holy Land: A PBS News Special Report
• Hundreds killed in strike on Gaza hospital as Israeli-Hamas war worsens
• Israeli airstrike hits Greek Orthodox church in Gaza, killing more than a dozen
• Israel steps up raids and deadly strikes in occupied West Bank
• The horrific task Israelis face in finding and identifying Hamas terror attack victims
• Some civilians trapped in Gaza allowed to cross into Egypt as Israeli airstrikes continue
• How thousands of Gazans became stranded in Israel when war started
• Palestinian Authority not going ‘to Gaza on an Israeli military tank,’ PM says
• West Bank Palestinians try to save their homes from Israeli extremists
• Survivors, rescuers in Hamas music festival attack recount the day’s horrors

Credits:

Leila Molana-Allen, Special Correspondent; Amna Nawaz, Co-Anchor; Geoff Bennett, Co-Anchor; John Yang, Correspondent; Nick Schifrin, Correspondent; Laura Barrón-López, Correspondent; Morgan Till, Senior Producer, Foreign Affairs; Emily Carpeaux, Senior Producer; Daniel Sagalyn, Deputy Senior Producer, Foreign Affairs; Mike Fritz, Producer; Sam Lane, Producer; Murrey Jacobson, Producer; Eric O’Connor, Videographer & Editor; Shams Odeh, Videographer & Producer; Diana Odeh, Producer; Jorgen Samso Nielsen, Videographer & Editor; Tanya Aizikovich, Videographer; Karl Bostic, Producer; Erez de Costa, Producer; Nidal Rafa, Producer; Tamer Obeidat, Producer; Daniel Yaacobi, Producer; Noa Aharonovici, Producer, Abed Shanas, Producer; Hitham Shanas, Producer; Mahmoud Abed Alraham, Producer; Richard Coolidge, Senior Managing Producer; Gretchen Frazee, Senior Broadcast Producer; Anne Azzi Davenport, Senior Producer; Murrey Jacobson, Senior Producer; Stephanie Kotuby, Senior Editorial Producer, Rachel Wellford, Executive Producer, PBS News Weekend; Andrew Corcoran, Producer; Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Producer; Zeba Warsi, Producer; Juliet Fuisz, Editorial Producer; Frank Carlson, Producer; Patti Parson; Managing Producer; Laura Santhanam; Coordinating Producer for Polling; Maea Lenei Buhre, Producer; Sarah Clune; Producer; Diane Lincoln Estes; Producer; Mary Fecteau, Producer; Ryan Connelly Holmes, Producer; Layla Quran, Producer; Sam Weber; Producer; Madison Staten; Associate Producer; Solveig Rennan, Associate Producer; Jonah Anderson, Associate Producer; Eliot Barnhart; Associate Producer; Joe Camp; Director; Janice Huey; Associate Director; Jason Johnson; Associate Director; Martin Gruber; Cameraperson; Ali Jaafar, Cameraperson; Ryan Primmer; Cameraperson; Elvin Sangaro; Cameraperson; Carol Wetovich, Cameraperson; Kojo Boateng, Creative Director; Michael Harry, Graphic Artist; Daniel Davis, Graphic Artist; Wesam Sorour, Graphic Artist; Bobby Cohen, Motion Designer; Yasmeen Alamiri, editor; Stuart Cohen, Editor; Hamada Hanoura, Editor; Jon Miles, Editor; Dan Knapp, Editor; Bob Hartman, Editor; John Morgan, Editor; Sara Just, Senior Executive Producer.

Contact: Ella Richardson, erichardson (at) newshour (dot) org