AJ Contrast, Still Here, Wins Drum Online Media Award

Editorial Innovation of the Year award complemented by six ‘highly commended’ second places across AJMN network.

Al Jazeera won a top jury prize and six “highly commended’ second places in the Drum Online Media Awards on Friday. The awards, which recognise excellence in digital journalism and innovation, were announced during a virtual ceremony webcast from London on April 28. AJ Contrast, Al Jazeera’s immersive storytelling and media innovation studio, led the wins, earning top prize in the Editorial Innovation of the Year category for Still Here, the virtual and augmented reality installation that premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Created in partnership with the Women’s Prison Association in New York City, the installation come web experience explores the impact of incarceration and gentrification on Black women in the US – one of the groups most affected by disproportionate – and growing – rates of incarceration.