| The Geographical Association Awards 1999
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Global Eye Magazine
Editors: Vincent Bunce, Olly Phillipson
Worldaware/Department for International Development, 1999 (on-going)
"Global Eye is a free termly magazine about world development
which is distributed to all secondary schools. It is produced by
Worldaware for DFID
(The Department for International Development).
Global Eye is a widely used magazine addressing important issues
in a lively and imaginative way. It is well used by teachers and
is highly regards because it provides an excellent insight into
development issues and is up to date.
It provides a very good balance between geographical and other
perspectives on development with very high quality materials on
all fronts. In particular, it has very good attractive graphic design
with large uncluttered maps and diagrams. Photographs are used effectively
both to inform and to cause discussion and enquiry through the use
of strong images.
The text is well edited to encompass the detail without being over-elaborate,
and is a good balance between journalistic verve and academic rigour.
There are few publications that focus on solely development issues
and this single aim leads to an uncluttered straightforward style
with clarity of purpose.
It is a fitting tribute to Vincent Bunce, whose untimely death
occurred this last year, that the publication which he had the vision
and hard work to set up, should be awarded this prize." |
