The Ghana Journalist Association (GJA) on Saturday night rewarded journalists for their exemplary works in the year 2015 at the 21st GJA Awardsheld in Accra.
A total of 19 journalists got honoured out of 163 entries submitted.
The awardees are:
Best Journalist (Sports - Radio)
Benedict Owusu (Joy News) - Juju in Football
Best Journalist (Sports - Print)
John Vigah (Ghanaian Times) -Accra Sports Stadium; A death trap
Photo Journalism
Samuel Tei Adano (Daily Graphic) - Crossing the deadly Adenta-Madina road
Best in Human Rights
Gabriel Obodai Torbor-Ashong (Metro TV) - Neglected souls
Best Journalist in Health
Kafui Kanyi (GNA) - Poison in a calabash
Best Journalist (Print)
Emmanuel Baah (Daily Graphic) - Acquiring knowledge the perilous way
Best Journalist (Crime and Court)
Beatrice Adu (Joy FM) Corosive love
Best Journalist (Telecommunication)
Samuel Doe Ablordeppey (Daily Graphic) - Technology to define future
Best Journalist News Reporting (Print)
Grace Sogbey (Revelation Newspaper) - No preaching
Best in sustainable development
Joseph Opoku Gakpo (Joy FM) - Jungle Poor
Features (Print)
Kofi Yeboah (Revelation Newspaper)
Best in Rural Reporting
Kafui Kanyi (GNA) - My baby my farm
Best Journalist (Environment)
Seth Kwame Boateng (Joy FM) - Candidates for death
Best Investigative Report
John Vigah (Ghanaian Times) - Hazardous waste
Best Journalist (SMEs)
Famous Kwesi Atitsogbi (Multimemedia Group) Juice from the baobab
Best in Oil and Gas
Dotsey Koblah Aklorbortu (Graphic Business) Why Ghana must invest oil revenues locally
Best in Agriculture
Gabriel Ahiabor (Daily Graphic) - Fish for livelihood
Best in Television reporting
Seth Kwame Boateng (Joy FM)- Talented lads in prison
Features in Television
Seth Kwame Boateng (Joy FM) - Lost and forgotten
Best in Tourism
Famous Kwesi Atitsogbi (Multimedia) - Mole
Best Reporter (Science)
Rebecca Kwei (Daily Graphic) - Clinical trials not rocket science
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Best in Sanitation
Rebekah Awuah (GBC 24)
Most Promising reporter
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Honorary Awards
1. Bright Kwame Blewu (Director of Ghana International Press Centre)Â - GJA General Secretary Emeritus
2. Ideal Finance
3. Global Media Alliance
4. EIB Network (Excellence in Broadcasting)
5.Ghana Armed Forces (GAF)
6. Metro TV and Randy Abbey (Good Morning Ghana)
7. Viasat 1
Below are some photos of the event courtesy Graphic Online:
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Seth Kwame Boateng of Joy FM was awarded Best Journalist of the Year for 2014.
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Ms Rebecca Kwei of Junior Graphic (Graphic Communications Group Limited) - Best reporter in Science for the report, Clinical trials, not rocket science.
Bright Kwame Blewu, Director of Ghana International Press Centre received an honorary award as General Secretary Emeritus of GJA.
