Population Institute Hosts Thirtieth Annual Global Media Awards

In December of 2009, the Population Institute hosted its 30th annual Global Media Awards ceremony at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.  The keynote speaker at the dinner was Timothy E. Wirth, a former U.S. Senator from Colorado who is currently serving as the President of the United Nations Foundation and the Better World Fund.  Rahul Singh, a correspondent who formerly served as the Assistant Editor at the Times of India, was the Master of Ceremonies for the presentation of the awards.  This year's winners included a Ugandan serial drama and an Official Selection from the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.  Michelle Goldberg, an investigative journalist, received the Best Book award for her book The Means of Reproduction: Sex, Power, and the Future of the World. Robert Engelman of the Worldwatch Institute was honored with the award for Best Article or Series of Articles for his article "Population & Sustainability," which appeared in Scientific American.

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