Oxfam Scotland is pleased to announce the shortlist for the Refugee Week Scotland 2010 Media Awards.

Three candidates have been shortlisted in each of the categories, below. The names are in no particular order.

A first place and a runner-up will be presented at special events ceremony on the evening of Friday June 18 at the Tron Theatre, Glasgow, as part of Refugee Week Scotland, a festival of events celebrating the contribution of refugees to the UK, which runs from June 14-18.

National Print
Stephen Naysmith, The Story of the Red Road Tragedy, Sunday Herald
Catherine Deveney, Gimme Shelter, Spectrum Magazine, Scotland on Sunday
Billy Briggs, In Search of Refuge, The Herald Magazine

Local Print
Lynsey Bews, Return to Rwanda, Fife Free Press
Caroline Wilson, No Place for Us, The Evening Times
David Clegg, Asylum Seeker's Heroism Award, Dundee Courier

Broadcast
BBC Scotland, Newsnight Scotland, 25th Anniversary of Scottish Refugee Council (Fiona Walker, reporter)
STV News, Kosovo to Glasgow (Mike Edwards, reporter)
Radio Clyde News Team, coverage of Red Road Tragedy

Photography
Maurice MacDonald (Universal News and Sport), Hoops Home Help, published in the Daily Record
Colin Mearns, Red Road Tragedy, Sunday Herald/Herald
Kirsty Anderson, In Search of Refuge, Herald Magazine

The New Voices Student Journalism Award
Sabrina Ramzan, A Journey to Remember
Martin Graham, Red Road Stories (published in the Sunday Herald)

Organised by Oxfam Scotland, and supported by partners including Scottish Refugee Council, the NUJ, British Red Cross and the UN Refugee Agency, the Refugee Week Scotland Media Awards highlight positive, accurate and influential reporting about asylum and refugee-related issues.

Submissions were considered in terms of accuracy, originality and impact and the story had to have a strong Scottish connection. They were judged by a panel, which included people seeking asylum, exiled journalists and other media professionals.

Aideen McLaughlin, of Oxfam Scotland, said:

"Asylum is a human right and the media has a huge role to play in ensuring that right is respected and upheld by both the public and governments. Now more than ever we need clear and factual reporting on asylum and refugee issues and these awards seek to encourage that.

"The calibre of this year's entries was unprecedented and I'd like to congratulate all of those who entered on the quality and consideration of their work, which has no doubt made a difference to the lives of refugees and asylum seekers living in Scotland today."

For more information about the week see - www.refugeeweekscotland.com