Friday, May 13, 2005
African Journalists Finalists Announced
Source: Marketingweb Finalists in the prestigious CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2005 Competition, were announced today by Joel Kibazo, Chairperson of the independent judging panel.
This first time partnership with MultiChoice has not only helped expand the competition to 630 entrants but has also ensured its truly pan-African nature. The competition, held in association with South African Airways and sponsored by a number of leading African companies, received entries from 40 countries throughout the continent, including Francophone and Lusophone Africa.
The 16 finalists, from eight nations, are:Ntai Bagshaw, Daily Independent, Nigeria; Sakina Datoo, Jambo, Tanzania; Benjamin Joffe-Walt, Freelance, South Africa; Julie Kelly and Nicolene Troll, First Edit for Carte Blanche, M-Net, South Africa ;Sarah Kimani and Orto Sori Orto, Nation Television, Kenya; Angelo Kinyua, Medeva for KBC, Kenya; Nadia Lamlili, L'Economiste, Morocco; Nkepile Mabuse, e.tv, South Africa; Hilary Mbobe, Malawi Broadcasting Corporation, Malawi; José Luïs Mendonça, Freelance for África Lusófona Magazine, Angola; Jessica Pitchford, SABC, South Africa; Mohamed Saïm, Radio Nationale Algérienne, Algeria; Roseline Wangui Wanyiri, Nation Television, Kenya; Debbie Yazbek, The Star, South Africa.
The winners of the competition, now celebrating its tenth anniversary, will be announced at a gala awards ceremony in Kenya at the Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi on Saturday June 25th. One of the co-hosts for the evening will be Jeff Koinange, CNN’s Africa Correspondent.
The CNN African Journalist of the Year Award was founded in 1995 by Edward Boateng (formerly African Regional Director for Turner Broadcasting System Inc., CNN’s parent company) and the late Mohamed Amin, to recognise and encourage excellence in journalism throughout Africa.
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