Awards and Achievements
The Epoch Times global media company has been the recipient of several awards:
• 2005 National Ethnic Press & Media Council Award – The Epoch Times was given this annual award for being “a strong defender for human rights and democratic values.” The paper was also acknowledged for being the first to report on the coverup of the SARS virus by Chinese authorities in China.
• 2005 Asian American Journalists Association National Award - The Epoch Times was awarded for “excellence in coverage of Asian American Issues” for its editorial series, Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party. According to the newspaper itself, The “Nine Commentaries” prompted millions of Chinese people to quit the Communist Party because it provided “the first in-depth look at the true nature and history of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).”
• 2005 International Society for Human Rights Award - In May 2005, Die Neue Epoche, the German-language edition of The Epoch Times, received a special media prize from the International Society for Human Rights (IGFM) for "extensive and regular reporting about violations of human rights in China."
• 2012 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal - The Epoch Times was awarded this commemorative medal, which honours “significant contributions and achievements by Canadians.” Canadian publisher Cindy Gu was nominated for the medal by the Canadian Centre for Abuse Awareness (CCAA) for raising awareness of human rights abuses in China and the organ harvesting of Falun Gong practitioners.
• 2012 National Ethnic Press and Media Council Award - The Chinese edition of The Epoch Times was given this annual award for, “Excellence in editorial/free expression, best concept and visual presentation.”
• 2012 New York Press Association Award - The Epoch Times won first place in the category “Best Special Section—Advertising, Division 2” for a special section produced for Asia Week New York in March 2012. “A great special section has five strong components: a great cover, appealing design, good art, strong content, and well designed complimentary advertising. This section has all five,” said the NYPA judges. “In all, this is one of the nicest sections I have ever seen produced by a newspaper.”
• 2013 Society of Professional Journalists’ Sigma Delta Chi award - The Epoch Times China reporter Matthew Robertson won this award in the category of Non-Deadline Reporting for a series of articles he wrote on forced, live organ harvesting in China.
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