{"id":21644,"date":"2014-05-30T16:40:43","date_gmt":"2014-05-30T16:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=21644"},"modified":"2014-06-04T09:28:52","modified_gmt":"2014-06-04T09:28:52","slug":"nominations-opened-for-gja-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/05\/nominations-opened-for-gja-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Nominations opened for GJA Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Ghana Journalist Association (GJA) has officially opened nominations for journalists to submit their works in a bid to be crowned the journalist of the year.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s award is the 19th<\/sup> edition and it will be celebrated under the theme \u201cUsing development journalism to discern and defend the national interest\u201d.<\/p>\n

The award for the most promising young journalist of the year has been named after the late Komla Dumor with the hope that journalists who will emulate the renowned broadcaster will aspire to reach greater heights in their chosen career.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the launch of the awards at the Ghana International Press Center, the president of the GJA, Dr. Affail Monney called on journalists to eschew biased reportage to avoid tainting the profession.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe theme is aimed at reminding the Ghanaian media to place development at the center of their reportage. The GJA believes that whether in the area of Politics, Economy, Business, and Agriculture. Health, Energy, Environment, Science or Sports etc pursuing a development agenda is the best way forward for the Ghanaian media,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He further expressed the hope that the work of journalists will help build the nation saying, \u201cwe believe that through development journalism we stand a better chance of not only informing and educating the citizenry but monitoring national programmes and projects and providing the relevant media platform for debate and consensus building.\u201d<\/p>\n

Below are the categories<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

CATEGORY ONE (SEPARATE AWARDS FOR RADIO, TELEVISION AND PRINT)<\/b><\/p>\n

News Reporting<\/p>\n

Features<\/p>\n

<\/b>CATEGORY TWO (ONLY ONE AWARD TO CATER FOR BOTH PRINT AND ELECTRONIC)<\/b><\/p>\n

Investigative Reporting<\/p>\n

Photojournalism<\/p>\n

Sports (Print)<\/p>\n

Sports (Electronic Includes Commentary)<\/p>\n

Arts\/Entertainment and Domestic Tourism<\/p>\n

Kwadwo Baah Wiredu Award for Business\/Finance &Economic Reporting<\/p>\n

Small and Micro Scale Enterprises (SMEs)<\/p>\n

Environment<\/p>\n

Health<\/p>\n

HIV and AIDS<\/p>\n

Development Journalism for Furthering MDGs<\/p>\n

Parliamentary Reporting<\/p>\n

Human Rights (With Focus on Children)<\/p>\n

Political Reporting<\/p>\n

Crime and Court Reporting<\/p>\n

Environmental Sanitation and Hygiene<\/p>\n

Disability<\/p>\n

Telecommunications<\/p>\n

On-Line Journalism<\/p>\n

Anti-Corruption<\/p>\n

Education (Electronic)<\/p>\n

Education (Print Media)<\/p>\n

Science<\/p>\n

Oil and Gas<\/p>\n

Anti-Narcotics<\/p>\n

Social Security<\/p>\n

Agriculture<\/p>\n

Water<\/p>\n

Rural Reporting<\/p>\n

Local Governance and Decentralization<\/p>\n

Forest Governace<\/p>\n

CATEGORY THREE : ( PRINT MEDIA)<\/b><\/p>\n

Columnist<\/b><\/p>\n

Best Cartoonist<\/p>\n

CATEGORY FOUR (MEDIA HOUSES ONLY)<\/b><\/p>\n

Democracy and Peace-Building<\/p>\n

Best Layout and Designed Newspaper<\/p>\n

Forest Governance<\/p>\n

Best Rural Station<\/p>\n

Radio\/TV Progarmme -Akan<\/p>\n

Radio\/TV Programmes-Dagbani<\/p>\n

Radio\/TV Programme-Ewe<\/p>\n

Radio\/Programme-Ga<\/p>\n

Radio\/Programme-Hausa<\/p>\n

Radio\/Programme Nzema<\/p>\n

CATEGORY FIVE (JOURNALIST \u2013OF \u2013THE-YEAR& YOUNG JOURNALIST)<\/b><\/p>\n

GJA\/Professor P. V Ansah Journalist of the Year<\/p>\n

Komla Dumor Most Promising Young Journalist of the Year.<\/p>\n

All entries should be submitted at the gahan international press center before the is 30th<\/sup> June 2014<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Afriyie Amoakoa Mensah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n

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