Oxfam Scotland is pleased to announce the winners of the Refugee Week Scotland 2010 Media Awards, which were announced at the Tron Theatre on Friday (June 18th) during Refugee Week.

National Print
First Prize
Billy Briggs, In Search of Refuge, The Herald Magazine

Runner-up
Stephen Naysmith, The Story of the Red Road Tragedy, Sunday Herald

Local Print
First Prize
Caroline Wilson, No Place for Us, the Evening Times

Runner-Up
David Clegg, Asylum Seeker's Heroism Award, The Courier

Broadcast
First Prize
Mike Edwards, STV News, Kosovo to Glasgow

Runner-Up
Radio Clyde News Team, coverage of the Red Road tragedy

Photography
First Prize
Colin Mearns, Story of the Red Road Tragedy, Sunday Herald/Herald

Runner-Up
Maurice MacDonald (Universal News and Sport), Hoops Home Help, published in the Daily Record

The New Voices Student Journalist Award
Joint Winners
Sabrina Ramzan, University of Strathclyde, A Journey to Remember
Martin Graham, Caledonian University, Red Road Stories

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.

The awards are part of Refugee Week Scotland, which was organised by Scottish Refugee Council and ran until Sunday June 20 (www.refugeeweekscotland.com).

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, not just those who won, 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."