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Tanzania: MCL Editor Among Finalists in CNN African Journalist Awards
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The Citizen (Dar es Salaam)
16 May 2008
Posted to the web 16 May 2008
The Citizen and Sunday Citizen news editor, Mr Richard Mgamba, is among finalists for the 2008 CNN MultiChoice Africa Journalist Award, according to a CNN press released issued in Dar es Salaam yesterday.
Mr Mgamba joins 22 other finalists from 14 countries in Africa following his special report on the mining sector which was published by the Sunday Citizen on August 26, last year.
"This is a big honour not only to me personally but to the entire editorial team of both Sunday Citizen and The Citizen," Mr Mgamba said yesterday after he read the press release on the list of the finalists.
The Citizen managing editor Bakari Machumu congratulated Mr Mgamba on his nomination.
"On behalf of Citizen staff and Mwananchi Communication Limited staff in general, I congratulate Mr Mgamba for his nomination as one of the finalists. I have no doubt in my mind that he will go all the way to win it in Accra, Ghana.
"Richard's achievement not only explains his brevity and dedication to purpose but also highlights a crucial role MCL is playing in unearthing the rots. This recognition adds up to what our Parliament did in February this year, salute MCL newspapers namely The Citizen, Sunday Citizen and Mwananchi, among others for a job well done in the fight against grand corruption and rip off deals entered into by the Government," he said.
Mr Machumu added hat the nomination was a credit not only to MCL but also Tanzania as a nation, which missed out in last year's nominations.
According to a press release issued by CNN London office, finalists in the prestigious CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2008 Competition were announced yesterday by Mr Azubuike Ishiekwene, chair of the independent judging panel.
The competition, now in its 13th year, received a record number of entries from across Africa whereby a total of 1912 entries from 44 countries throughout the continent, including French and Portuguese speaking Africa were submitted.
Winners of the competition will be announced at a gala awards ceremony in the State Banquet Hall, Accra, Ghana, on Saturday July 19.
Hosts for the evening will be CNN correspondent Zain Verjee who will be joined on stage by popular Nigerian TV personality and talk show host, Soni Irabor.
Announcing the finalists, Mr Azubuike Ishiekwene said: "I have followed the CNN MultiChoice Awards for the past four years and watched them grow steadily to become the gold standard of excellence in journalism awards on the African continent, especially for young professionals who want to make a difference. Increasingly, the entries are speak about the continent's needs, and the echoes are far-reaching."
The independent judging panel chaired by Mr Azubuike Ishiekwene, executive director Punch Nigeria Limited, includes Ferial Haffajee, editor-in- chief, Mail & Guardian South Africa; Joel Kibazo, journalist and media consultant; Arlindo Lopes, secretary general of Southern African Broadcasting Association; Sophie Ly Sow, Regional communications officer for Oxfam / West Africa; Kim Norgaard, CNN's Johannesburg bureau chief; Brahima Ouedraogo, senior radio reporter/producer, Radio Nationale du Burkina and Anna Umbima, journalist and broadcaster. Filipe Correia de Sá, senior producer at BBC World Service was brought in to help judge the Portuguese speaking category.
The competition is held in partnership with MultiChoice, and in collaboration with The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. The prestigious sponsors include Celtel, Coca-Cola Africa, Ecobank, Ghana Tourist Board, Holiday Inn Accra, IPP Media Tanzania, MIH Print Africa; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Safebond Africa Ltd, Global Media Alliance and Camerapix.
Mr Tony Maddox, executive vice-president and managing director of CNN International said: "Each year we see a healthy increase in entries for the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards from a diverse array of countries across the continent. The quality and excellence of the work submitted continues to rise year on year, ensuring that the 2008 competition maintains its place as the most prestigious Pan African awards for journalists."
Eben Greyling, CEO of MultiChoice Africa noted that: "The awards have become the standard for excellence for pan-African media. Our investment underlines MultiChoice Africa's active
commitment to the development of an effective and valuable media in the continent. We are proud to be associated with the oldest and most diverse journalism awards on the continent."
Meanwhile, Mr Abdi Sultan, acting managing editor of the Sunday Citizen has said "Richard's nomination for the finals in this year's CNN MultiChoice Journalist Award is not only a credit to him, it is also a source of pride and joy for the whole of Mwananchi Communications Limited and more specifically, for us at the Sunday Citizen who ran his winning story."
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Mr Sultan added: "The win is a challenge to this resourceful and self-driven news editor and his team of reporters at The Citizen and Sunday Citizen to work even harder."
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