Best of AP — Honorable Mention

Exclusive live shot leads AP’s dominant coverage of deadly Bangladesh fire

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Dhaka-based videojournalist Al-emrun Garjon and reporter Julhas Alam, for exclusive and compelling AP coverage of a burning high-rise that killed 26 and injured more than 70 in the Bangladeshi capital. In a textbook use of live video, Garjon had a live shot up and running within an hour of the fire being reported. His exclusive top-angle shot from the roof of a nearby building showed people trapped on upper floors and shouting for help from windows, as firefighters deployed hydraulic cranes to rescue them. While Julhas got the news alert out and worked the phones, the Delhi bureau pitched in with text reported from the live coverage. And before freelance photos were transmitted, the Asia photo desk moved captured frames from Garjon’s live video.

The quick cross-format response and the excellent live shot, plus dramatic user-generated video picked up from bystander Pinaki Roy, put AP well ahead of other agencies.

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