A total of six journalists from The Guardian and Nipashe newspapers won awards in various categories at the 2016 Excellence in Journalism Awards Tanzania (EJAT) event held in Dar es Salaam on Saturday evening
The
categories in which Guardian/Nipashe scribes shone were education,
health, investigative, business, economy and finance, and taxation and
revenue collection reporting, as well as cartoon-drawing.
The competition involved a total of 66 journalists from various media houses in the country who submitted their works from last year for scrutiny by a panel of judges selected by MCL.
Speaking after collecting her award, investigative reporting category winner Salome Kitomari of Nipashe newspaper attributed her success first and foremost to the confidence that made her submit her work for judgement despite several discouraging voices.
“As I was preparing to send my work in for the competition, some of my colleagues tried to put me off by telling me it wasn’t good enough. But I went ahead anyway, and look where it has got me. So I urge my fellow journalists to always ignore the voices of people who appear bent on crushing other people’s efforts,” Kitomari said.
Other Nipashe scribes who collected winners’ awards were Sanula Athanas and Lasteck Alfred, who won in the taxation and revenue collection reporting category.
Mwanza-based Nipashe reporter Neema Emmanuel emerged the winner in the education reporting category, while Abdul Kingo was named Best Cartoonist of the Year.
The Guardian senior reporter Lusekelo Philemon took the open category award for his story titled ‘Gas money yet to trickle to locals in southern Tanzania’, written last September.
He cited hard work, investigative awareness and reporting creativity as the secrets behind his achievement.
Philemon, who also emerged second runner-up in the tourism and conservation reporting category, called on fellow journalists to make good use of their calling in investigating social problems and ills, and writing for the sake of pushing national development.
Another journalist with The Guardian, Henry Mwangonde, emerged first runner-up in the taxation and revenue collection reporting category, while Gerald Kitabu was first runner-up in the economy, business and finance reporting category.
Nipashe reporter Gwamaka Alippi collected the first runner-up award in the education reporting category, while Muhidin Msamba emerged second runner-up in the Best Cartoonist category.
The chief guest at the EJAT awards event, veteran media guru and political analyst Jenerali Ulimwengu, challenged media practitioners to invest more time in upgrading their knowledge levels by reading as many books as possible.
“(Journalism) work has a huge impact on society, so it should be done by people who know what they are reporting or writing about, and who are ready to learn more, be creative and investigative all the time,” Ulimwengu said.
In April 21 this year (EJAT) organising committee shortlisted 66 nominees for 2016 awards out of 810 entries that were submitted for EJAT 2016.
EJAT organising committee chairperson Kajubi Mukajanga said the panel of eight judges selected 66 nominees for the 2016 awards out of a total of 810 submitted entries.
“This reflected an increase of 232 entries, compared to the 568 applicants for EJAT 2015. Of the 810 entries, 374 were from the print media while 435 emanated from radio and television stations,” Mukajanga stated.
The competition involved a total of 66 journalists from various media houses in the country who submitted their works from last year for scrutiny by a panel of judges selected by MCL.
Speaking after collecting her award, investigative reporting category winner Salome Kitomari of Nipashe newspaper attributed her success first and foremost to the confidence that made her submit her work for judgement despite several discouraging voices.
“As I was preparing to send my work in for the competition, some of my colleagues tried to put me off by telling me it wasn’t good enough. But I went ahead anyway, and look where it has got me. So I urge my fellow journalists to always ignore the voices of people who appear bent on crushing other people’s efforts,” Kitomari said.
Other Nipashe scribes who collected winners’ awards were Sanula Athanas and Lasteck Alfred, who won in the taxation and revenue collection reporting category.
Mwanza-based Nipashe reporter Neema Emmanuel emerged the winner in the education reporting category, while Abdul Kingo was named Best Cartoonist of the Year.
The Guardian senior reporter Lusekelo Philemon took the open category award for his story titled ‘Gas money yet to trickle to locals in southern Tanzania’, written last September.
He cited hard work, investigative awareness and reporting creativity as the secrets behind his achievement.
Philemon, who also emerged second runner-up in the tourism and conservation reporting category, called on fellow journalists to make good use of their calling in investigating social problems and ills, and writing for the sake of pushing national development.
Another journalist with The Guardian, Henry Mwangonde, emerged first runner-up in the taxation and revenue collection reporting category, while Gerald Kitabu was first runner-up in the economy, business and finance reporting category.
Nipashe reporter Gwamaka Alippi collected the first runner-up award in the education reporting category, while Muhidin Msamba emerged second runner-up in the Best Cartoonist category.
The chief guest at the EJAT awards event, veteran media guru and political analyst Jenerali Ulimwengu, challenged media practitioners to invest more time in upgrading their knowledge levels by reading as many books as possible.
“(Journalism) work has a huge impact on society, so it should be done by people who know what they are reporting or writing about, and who are ready to learn more, be creative and investigative all the time,” Ulimwengu said.
In April 21 this year (EJAT) organising committee shortlisted 66 nominees for 2016 awards out of 810 entries that were submitted for EJAT 2016.
EJAT organising committee chairperson Kajubi Mukajanga said the panel of eight judges selected 66 nominees for the 2016 awards out of a total of 810 submitted entries.
“This reflected an increase of 232 entries, compared to the 568 applicants for EJAT 2015. Of the 810 entries, 374 were from the print media while 435 emanated from radio and television stations,” Mukajanga stated.
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