Entries begin for 2012 CNN Multichoice African Journalist Awards
The competition recognises excellence in the following categories:, Arts & Culture Award, Digital Journalism Award; the Coca-Cola Company Economics and Business Award; Environment Award; Free Press Africa Award; the HIV/AIDS Reporting Award; Mohamed Amin Photographic Award; MSD Health & Medical Award; and Print General News Award. Others are: Radio General News Award; Sport Award; Television […]
The competition recognises excellence in the following categories:, Arts & Culture Award, Digital Journalism Award; the Coca-Cola Company Economics and Business Award; Environment Award; Free Press Africa Award; the HIV/AIDS Reporting Award; Mohamed Amin Photographic Award; MSD Health & Medical Award; and Print General News Award.
Others are: Radio General News Award; Sport Award; Television Features Award; Television News Bulletin Award; Tourism Award; Francophone General News Awards and Portuguese Language General News Award. Entries close 26 January 2012.
From these category winners, the judges choose the CNN Multichoice African Journalist 2012.
Over the past 17 years, the competition has grown in size and status to become Africa’s most prestigious media event. In 2011, a ‘Highlights Programme’ of the awards was broadcast in 47 African countries, on the Africa Channel in the US, UK and the Caribbean and RTP Africa.
The independent judging panel will meet at the end of March 2012. They includes: Ikechukwu Amaechi, Editor, Daily Independent, Nigeria; Amadou Mahtar Ba, CEO of African Media Initiative; Jean-Paul Gérouard, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, France 3 TV; Ferial Haffajee, Editor-in-Chief, City Press, South Africa; Joel Kibazo, journalist and media consultant; Arlindo Lopes, General Manager: Regulatory and Corporate, Angola and Mozambique, MultiChoice Africa Ltd; Zipporah Musau, Managing Editor, Magazines, The Standard Group Ltd, Kenya and Kim Norgaard, CNN Bureau Chief, South Africa. CNN’s sports anchor Pedro Pinto will assist in the judging of the Portuguese General News Category.
Speaking on the awards, Mr. John Ugbe, Managing Director of MultiChoice Nigeria said “the competition is open to African nationals who are professional journalists including freelancers across print, television, internet, photographic and radio.