Coverage of Russia-Georgian War

IWPR was the only media organisation in Georgia, which did not suspend operations at any time during the war and continued to produce balanced and objective reports for thousands of readers.

The project's contributors and its Georgia Regional Media Network of journalists rose to the challenge of reacting quickly to gather news from almost all Georgia's towns and regions. IWPR-trained journalists and staff kept news flowing to local, regional and international audiences.

IWPR was the only media organisation in Georgia, which did not suspend operations at any time during the Russian-Georgian war and continued to produce balanced and objective reports for thousands of readers.

During and after the war, IWPR Tbilisi produced 20 special reports for the Caucasus Reporting Service. Over 50 IWPR contributors covered the conflict from nearly all the hot-spots - including the frontline, as well as those regions where the Russian military was deployed.

Throughout this period, cooperation continued with Abkhaz and Ossetian journalists, whose reports were regularly published by IWPR.

The report How the Georgian War Began, which was researched and written by Alan Tskhurbayev from Vladikavkaz, Sopho Bukia and Dmitri Avaliani in Tbilisi and Tom de Waal in London, was particularly well received.

BBC journalists Tim Hewell and Nick Sturdee said the article was highly regarded by foreign journalists and experts.

"We think it's one of the most unbiased articles describing the chronology of what was in the beginning of the war," said Hewell.