Trust Editor, two reporters nominated for Africa journo award

The Editor of Sunday Trust, Theophilus Abbah with two other reporters have been nominated  for the African Fact-Checking Awards, launched and co-sponsored by Africa Check and the AFP Foundation. The other reporters are Terkula Igidi and Hamisu Matazu. The Sunday Trust journalists are among the eight finalists from 40 entries for this year’s award from […]

The Editor of Sunday Trust, Theophilus Abbah with two other reporters have been nominated  for the African Fact-Checking Awards, launched and co-sponsored by Africa Check and the AFP Foundation. The other reporters are Terkula Igidi and Hamisu Matazu.
The Sunday Trust journalists are among the eight finalists from 40 entries for this year’s award from 10 African countries.
Announcing the shortlist on Monday, Mr Emmanuel Hoog, Chairman of the AFP Foundation and CEO of its parent organisation, the AFP news agency, said The African Fact-Checking Awards has to do with
“Checking the accuracy of what public figures say, and not simply parroting their words, is a fundamental of good journalism.”
According to the release, the shortlisted entries are as follows, listed by alphabetical order.
 Theophilus Abbah, Terkula Igidi, Hamisu Matazu – Sunday Trust (Nigeria): “Reopening Jonathan’s Bag of Many Promises / Jonathan’s N1.63trn Road Projects Await Completion.”

Victor Amadala – www.kenyakidz.com (Kenya): “Doctors dispel myth of plastic teeth in babies”; Phillip de Wet – Mail & Guardian (South Africa): “In this microcosm of South Africa, President Zuma’s words ring false”;  Ini Ekott – Premium Times (Nigeria): “Nigerian Senate’s resolution on Imo based on rumour; no evidence state planned IDs for Northerners”; Med Dhia Hammami – nawaat.org (Tunisia): “Enquête sur le gaz deschiste en Tunisie : des profondeurs du sous-sol tunisien aux paradis fiscaux!“

Others are  Musikilu Mojeed – Premium Times (Nigeria): “Aviation Minister Stella Oduah in fresh fake doctorate scandal/American education dept., university confirm Stella Oduah’s honorary Ph.D is fake.”

Paul Shalala – Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (Zambia): “The impact of Multi-National Mining Investment on Food Security in Zambia” (article and accompanying video).

Edem Stem, Gifty Andoh Appiah, Nicolas Atta Addo, Ebenezer Tagoe and Eric Agbalekpor – Multtvworld.com (Ghana): “Trading Ghana’s Water for Gold” (video).

The names of the winner and two runners up will be announced at a Forum on Media Strategies due to take place in Nairobi in mid-November.