GJA Awards Outstanding Journalists Today

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) will this afternoon Sunday October 29, 2023 at the Accra International Conference Centre award 29 journalists and 16 media organisations who have distinguished themselves in their line of duty as disseminators of information for the year 2023.

The Madam Betty Oppong-Appau chaired nine-member 27th GJA awards committee released the list of 29 individual entries received including 15 students, and 16 media houses who are battling for honours in 34 categories.

The entries covered 83 specific, award categories.

According to the committee, four of the 34 categories failed to produce a deserving winner for this year’s awards.

A story is eligible for nomination if it meets the eligibility criteria of Captivating headlines, Good introductions, Multiple sourcing and interviews, Coherent presentations, Verified facts and data references Excellent language, and Balanced work.

Two more awards, namely the GJA Female Journalist of the Year and the ultimate and prestigious GJA Journalist of the Year Award, complete the list of honors to be conferred at this afternoon’s event.

However, four categories: sports, online news, radio news, and photojournalism, did not meet the criteria for the awards and did not produce winners in that regard.

The 27th GJA Awards is on the theme: “Leveraging Media Freedom to Sustain the Democratic and Security Architecture: The Litmus Test of Election 2024.”

Chairperson of Ghana’s Electoral Commission, Mrs Jean Mensa is expected to deliver the keynote address whiles the US Ambassador to Ghana, H.E, Virginia Palmer will be the Special Guest of Honour of the ceremony under the chairmanship of the Chairman of the National Peace Council, Rev Dr Ernest Adu Gyamfi.

The awards ceremony starts at 3:00 pm prompt.

Find the full list of nominees here:

1. Anthony Adongo Apubeo – GNA
2. Beatrice Senadju – GBC
3. Della Russel Ocloo – Daily Graphic
4. Vivian Adu – Atinka Media
5. Joyfm/Joy News
6. Fred Duhoe – CitiTV
7. Akua Oforiwa Darko – GBC
8. Gifty Adjei – GBC
9. Alberto Mario Noretti – The Mirror
10. Seth Bokpe – The Fourth Estate
11. Emma Davies – MultiMedia Group
12. Mohammed Fugu – Daily Graphic
13. Francisca Enchil – Freelance, via Joynews
14. Kweku Bolton – GBC
15. Edward Adeti – The Fourth Estate/Media without Borders
16. Erastus Asare Donkor – The Multimedia Group
17. Emmanuel Dzivenu – Joy Prime
18. Eric Mensah-Ayettey – Myjoyonline
19. Efia Akese – The Mirror
20. Kester Aburam Korankye – Daily Graphic
21. Daily Graphic
22. Atinka Media
23. Ridwan Karim Dini-Osman – EIB network
24. Felix Dela Klutse – Pent Media Centre
25. Neta Kris Abiana Parsram – Multimedia Group
26. Doreen Ampofo – GBC
27. Godwin Asediba – Media General
28. Collincia Ayifa – Student journalist via Multimedia Group
29. UTV

By: Christian Kpesese/www.eagleghana.com