Malak A Tantesh lauded for her ‘vital coverage of a war most journalists were banned from witnessing’
Malak A Tantesh, the Guardian’s former Gaza correspondent, was given a standing ovation at the British Journalism Awards, as she was recognised for reporting that included her own journey home following January’s ceasefire deal.
Tantesh, who reported for the Guardian from Gaza for 18 months, was named new journalist of the year and awarded the Marie Colvin award for outstanding up-and-coming journalists at a ceremony on Thursday night.
The prize is named after the acclaimed Sunday Times correspondent who was killed while reporting from the besieged Syrian enclave of Baba Amr in 2012.
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.
