Older People in the Media Awards Winners 2014
1) Best Factual Newspaper or Magazine Article about Older People’s Issues
Winner:
Life at 60, by AA Gill, The Sunday Times
Highly commended:
Clearing Out My Parents’ House for the Final Time Brought a Certain Serenity, by Deborah Orr, The Guardian
2) Best use of Photography to Illustrate Older People’s Issues
Winner:
Trading Outfits by Qozop, featured on Demilked.com
Highly commended:
Elderly Couple Through the Seasons, by Ken Griffiths, carried by the Vintage Festival
3) Best Coverage of Issues around Dementia (Barchester special award)
Winner:
The Saddest Goodbye: picture book by Tony Husband, carried in The Mail and the Mail Online
Highly commended: BBC Essex, Sadie Nine: Virtual Dementia Tour
4) Best Factual New Media Content (Written) about Older People’s Issues
Winner:
Pippa Kelly… blog by Pippa Kelly
5) Best Factual New Media Content (Video) about Older People’s Issues
Winner:
The Hen Men, by Meerkat Films
Highly commended:
Bungalows and Biscuits, by Hollie McNish, on YouTube
6) Best Factual Radio Programme about Older People’s Issues
Winner:
You & Yours BBC Radio 4: for their series of reports focusing on older people’s issues
7) Best Independent Voice on Older People’s Issues (Independent Age special award)
Winner:
Anne Karpf
8) Best Older Person’s Character in a Film, TV or Radio Drama (Gransnet special award, voted on by the readers of Gransnet)
Winner:
Dame Judi Dench for Philomena
9) Best Factual TV Programme about Older People’s Issues
Joint Winner:
BBC1: Panorama, Behind Closed Doors: Elderly Care Exposed
Joint Winner:
Channel 4: Fabulous Fashionistas
10) ‘The Thorn Award’: Worst Example of Stereotyping, Factual Error or Misleading Information in the Coverage of Older People’s Issues
Winner:
The Times 2 for carrying Old People – 10 Ways For You to be More Useful, by Deborah Ross