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Makepeace Sitlhou’s Biography
Read Full Bio →Makepeace Sitlhou is an acclaimed journalist and communications professional with a decade of experience covering complex socio-political issues across South Asia. Known for her deep commitment to human rights and social justice, Makepeace’s work has been featured in some of the world’s most respected publications, including The Daily Beast, CNN International, Vogue, Al Jazeera, and The Washington Post. Her reporting has often taken her to the frontlines of conflict, where she has skillfully na…
Makepeace Sitlhou’s Journalist Portfolio
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Awards
See all 10 awards →Laadli Media Award for Gender Sensitivity in Reporting
2017 - Web - Article
SAJA Journalism Award
2019 - Business Reporting
‘Outstanding business reporting about South Asia or the world wide South Asia diaspora: All Media’ category for my story, Sweet or Salty: Could Black rice become Manipur’s Quinoa?’
Society of Professional Journalists Award
2024 - Shortlisted in Climate/Environment reporting
A wall runs through it — A short documentary by Trilce Estrada Olvera, Makepeace Sitlhou, Hakob Karapetyan, Cronkite News, Arizona State University
Rocky Mountain Emmy
2023 - COLLEGE NON-FICTION (SHORT)
A Wall Runs Through It A documentary on the environmental damage caused by the shipping containers placed on the US Mexico border in Arizona’s Coronado national forest. Arizona State University - Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication • Trilce Estrada Olvera, director / photographer / editor • Makepeace Sitlhou, director / producer / writer • Hakob Karapetyan, director / photographer / editor
Hostwriter Prize
2022 - Collaborative Reporting
https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature/2022/09/07/Myanmar-India-border-refugee-health-crisis The story is about the refugee doctors from Myanmar’s Chin State who escaped to Mizoram, which shares a 316-mile-long border in the Northeastern part of India. After the military coup in February last year, these physicians became the target of the ruling Military Junta for staging protests as a part of the civil disobedience movement in Myanmar. The story focuses on the work these doctors are doing along the borders, with reflections after a year of escaping and finding a stable footing in a foreign country. They run free clinics started by local civil society organizations to serve refugees living in Mizoram exclusively. But they continue to remain undercover, given the risk of exposure.
Red Ink Award (Mumbai Press Club)
2023 - Finalist - Health and Wellness
Shortlisted in the Health and Wellness category for story on refugee doctors working in Indo Myanmar border published in The New Humanitarian https://t.co/ZTQcih9Nf0
Red Ink Award (Mumbai Press Club)
2022 - Finalist - Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality
My investigation on the inept handling of cases of sexual harassment at India’s premier engineer school in Guwahati (Assam), the Indian Institute of Technology. https://behanbox.com/2021/08/26/how-iit-guwahati-fostered-a-culture-of-impunity-to-sexual-offences/
Asian College of Journalism Award
2022 - Runners Up - Investigative Reporting
For my story on the former army man and Border Police official in Assam, who was declared an illegal foreigner by a foreigner's tribunal https://fiftytwo.in/story/the-foreigner/
National Media Award
2020 - Reporting (National Foundation for India)
For reporting on illegal coal mining in Meghalaya, Northeast India.
Red Ink Award (Mumbai Press Club)
2021 - Lifestyle and Entertainment
For my CNN story on Teer gambling in Meghalaya https://t.co/FYKkmtam9c