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‘It’s Bisan From Gaza and I’m Still Alive’ Wins News & Doc Emmy Despite Calls For Its Disqualification; Big Winners Include CNN, ABC, Nat Geo
CNN, ABC, Nat Geo were big winners on Night 1 at the News & Doc Emmys; "It’s Bisan From Gaza and I’m Still Alive" won despite calls for its removal.
In response, NATAS president Adam Sharp said that Owda’s nomination would not be rescinded, writing in a letter that “It’s Bisan From Gaza and I’m Still Alive” was “reviewed by two successive panels of independent judges, including senior editorial leadership from each significant U.S. broadcast news network,” and also noted that it had been recognized by the Peabody and the Edward R. Murrow Awards. “NATAS is aware of reports, cited in your letter and initially surfaced by a communications consultant in the region, that appear to show a then-teenaged Bisan Owda speaking at various PFLP-associated events between six and nine years ago,” he added. The 45th annual News & Documentary Emmys, administered by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, is taking place over two nights (Wednesday, Sept. 25 and Thursday, Sept. 26) at New York’s Palladium Times Square.
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