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Awards
Press
Broadcast Now, Under the Skin producer set to leave BBC, Nov 2023
Royal Television Society, Tackling Taboos Panelists Announced, Nov 2023
Hold the Front page, Regional Journalists Honoured at Media Freedom Awards, Nov 2023
Day of Wrk, Ashni Lakhani, Sept 2022
John Scofield Trust, Ashni Lakhani directs documentary on Black owned Businesses, Oct 2021
John Scofield Trust, Mentee Ashni makes directorial debut for BBC Three, Nov 2021
HIV I’mStillJosh, HIV Positive and Proud’ Filmmaker Fights Stigma with Documentary, 2019
Media Freedom Awards 2023 - Young Journalist of the Year, won
Asian Media Awards 2023 - Best Investigation, nomination for Panorama: The Secret World of Trading Nudes
BBC News Awards 2023 - Most Impactful Journalism for Panorama: The Secret World of Trading Nudes, Highly Commended
BBC News Awards 2023 - Most Impactful Journalism for Turkey Teeth: Bargain Smile or Big Mistake, Highly Commended
BBC News Awards 2023 - Rising Star nomination
Asian Media Awards 2022 - Best Investigation, nomination for Turkey Teeth: Bargain Smile or Big Mistake
BBC News Awards 2021 - Outstanding Original Journalism for Under the Skin: The Botched Beauty Industry, won
MHP’s 30 Young Journalists to Watch 2019, Investigations category, won