Guardian's former Gaza reporter acclaimed at British Journalism Awards

"Tantesh's reporting has described the impact of the war on Palestinians in Gaza, and her own family in particular. She has described losing close relatives and witnessing the aftermath of bombing. In one piece, she described her family's return to her birthplace in Beit Lahia, only to find their home in ruins and their orchard destroyed. Another piece described the plight of skeletal children in one of Gaza's remaining hospitals."

"The judges said Tantesh's work embodies everything we think of as being in Marie's spirit: bravery, empathy with her subjects, fighting against the odds to get the story. Her written reports for the Guardian provided vital coverage of a war most journalists were banned from witnessing, they said. Working alone, she faced deprivation, the constant risk of bombs and the threat of targeted attack for their work."

Malak A Tantesh, former Guardian Gaza correspondent, received a standing ovation and awards including new journalist of the year and the Marie Colvin award. She reported from Gaza for 18 months and chronicled the war's impact on Palestinians and her own family, describing loss of close relatives, homes destroyed in Beit Lahia, and skeletal children in remaining hospitals. Judges praised bravery, empathy, and reporting against the odds, noting vital coverage of a war most journalists could not witness. She worked alone amid deprivation, constant bombing risk, and threats of targeted attack. The Guardian also won for collaborative investigative work exposing secret funding of race science activism.

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