“We believe that every positive piece of coverage helps undermine the casual ageism too prevalent in society.” – click to tweet this quote 🙂
– Janet Morrison, Chief Executive of Independent Age
John Sergeant hosted the 3rd ‘Older People in the Media’ Awards, organised by Independent Age, and sponsored by Barchester Healthcare, on the 13th November 2014 at The British Library.
The awards are a celebration of positive news coverage on older people’s issues.
The winners at the Older People in the Media Awards were:
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
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
Best Coverage of Issues around Dementia (Barchester special award)
Winner: The Saddest Goodbye: illustrations by Tony Husband, featured on The Mail Online
Highly commended: BBC Essex, Sadie Nine: Virtual Dementia Tour
Best Factual New Media Content (Written) about Older People’s Issues
Winner: Pippa Kelly, blog by Pippa Kelly
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
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
Best Independent Voice on Older People’s Issues (Independent Age special award)
Winner: Anne Karpf
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
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
‘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