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Press Council of India to honour winners of Excellence in Journalism today
On the occasion of National Press Day today, the Press Council of India will honor winners of the National Awards for Excellence in Journalism.
Among the winners, N Ram, eminent journalist and Chairman the Hindu Publishing Group, has been selected under the prestigious award category of ‘Raja Ram Mohan Roy award’. Ruby Sarkar, Chief Correspondent, Deshbandhu, Bhopal, and Rajesh Parshuram Joshte of Daily Pudhari, Ratnagiri, will be jointly awarded in the category of ‘Rural Journalism’.
V.S Rajesh, Deputy Editor, Kerala Kaumudi, has been selected under the award category of ‘Developmental Reporting’ while Subhash Paul of Rashtriya Sahara, will be awarded in the category of ‘Photo Journalism-Single News Picture’.
Mihir Singh, Photo Journalsit, Punjab Kesari, Delhi, has been selected in the category of “Photo Journalsim-Photo Feature’. P. Narasimha, Cartoon Editor, Nava Telangana, Hyderabad, has been selected for the award category of “Best Newspaper Art: covering cartoons, caricature and illustrations’.
The Press Council of India, as the only statutory authority entrusted with the responsibility of encouraging the media to pursue its duties following the dictum of “freedom with responsibility”, instituted these awards in the year 2012 to encourage journalists, photojournalists, freelancers to excel in print journalism.
Excellence in Journalism for 2018. Ruby Sarkar
Veteran journalist and The Hindu Publishing Group Chairman N. Ram has been chosen for the prestigious Raja Ram Mohan Roy Award, presented by the Press Council of India (PCI), for his outstanding contribution towards journalism.
In a statement, the PCI also announced National Awards for Excellence in Journalism for 2018. Ruby Sarkar, chief correspondent of Deshbandhu, Bhopal, and Rajesh Parshuram Joshte of Daily Pudhari, Ratnagiri, have been named joint winners for ‘Rural Journalism’.
PCI awards: Ruby Sarkar, Rajesh Joshte to get rural journalism award
PCI awards: Ruby Sarkar, Rajesh Joshte to get rural journalism award
V.S. Rajesh, Deputy Editor of Kerala Kaumudi, will receive the award in the category of "Development Journalism" for his articles published in the newspaper during January 23-29, 2017.
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The Press Council of India (PCI) has announced its "National Awards for Excellence in Journalism" for 2018, which it will give away on November 16 on the occasion of National Press Day.
Among the winners are N. Ram, Chairman of the Hindu Publishing Group, who has been selected for the prestigious "Raja Ram Mohan Roy Award", the Council said on Monday.
Ruby Sarkar, Chief Correspondent, Deshbandhu newspaper in Bhopal, and Rajesh Parshuram Joshte of Daily Pudhari, Marathi newspaper in Ratnagiri, have been jointly selected for the award in "Rural Journalism" category.
V.S. Rajesh, Deputy Editor of Kerala Kaumudi, will receive the award in the category of "Development Journalism" for his articles published in the newspaper during January 23-29, 2017.
Subhash Pau of Rashtriya Sahara will get the award for "Photo Journalism - Single News Picture", while the award in "Photo Feature" category will be given to Mihir Singh of Punjab Kesari.
The award for the category of "Best Newspaper Art: covering cartoons, caricature and illustrations" will be given to P. Narasimha, Cartoon Editor, Nava Telangana, Hyderabad.
No entry could qualify in the newly introduced award category of "Sports Reporting", the PCI said.
"The Press Council of India, as the only statutory authority entrusted with the responsibility of encouraging the media to pursue its duties following its dictum of 'freedom with responsibility' instituted these awards in 2012 to encourage journalists, photojournalists, freelancers excelling in print journalism," it said in its statement.
The awardees were selected by a jury comprising eminent working journalists and senior editors.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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