Manasseh Azure named Ghana’s Journalist of the Year 2011
Manasseh Azure Awuni was yesterday Saturday August 25, 2012 named Journalist of the Year for 2011 during the 17th Ghana Journalist Association (GJA) Awards ceremony.
The freelance journalist also took home four awards – Best Radio Report, Best News Report, Best Sanitation report and Best feature report in print.
About 35 awards were given to journalists and media institutions who have excelled in their works during 2011.
Only one honorary award was given at the ceremony and that went to Mr Fiifi Nettey, an administrative officer at the Ghana International Press Centre.
Below is a list of the awards and winners:
Journalist of the Year: Manasseh Azure Awuni – Freelance
Best Report in Radio: Manaseh Azure Awuni – Freelance
News Reporting: Doreen Hammond – Daily Graphic & Manasseh Azure – Freelance
Social Security: Michael Oti – Metro TV
Health: Richard Bright Addo – Net 2 TV
Agriculture: TV Africa
Sanitation: Manasseh Azure
Anti-corruption: Emmanuel K. Dogbevi – Ghana Business News
Oil & Gas: Albert Futukpor – GNA
HIV/AIDS: Kwaku Owusu Peprah – Joy FM
Environment (Print): Emelia Ennin Abbey – Business Guide
Investigative Report: Moses D. Aklorbortu – Daily Graphic
Education (Print): Sepenyo Dzokoto – GNA
Best Feature for Radio: Suuk Maxwell & Nelson Adanuti – Diamond Radio
Water: Edmund Smith-Asante – Ghana Business News
Best News Report (Print): Dzifa Emma Tetteh – Ghanaian Times
Best Feature (Print): Manasseh Azure
Best Feature (Radio): Suuk Maxwell & Adanuti Nelson – Diamond Radio
Best Feature (TV): Sarah Ofori – Ghana Television
Telecommunications: Samuel Nii Narku Dowouna – Adomonline
Science: Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
Political Reporting: Kofi Enchil – The Heritage
Photo Journalism: Geofrey Buta -The Ghanaian Times
Sports: Rosemary Gaise – GBC
Disability: Jamila Akweley Okertchiri – Daily Guide
Rural Reporting: Isaac Kaledzi – Citi FM
Radio Programme in Ga: Obonu FM
Radio Programe in Akan: Radio Peace
Parliamentary Reporting: Emmanuel Adu-Gyamerah – Daily Graphic
Democracy and Peace Building: Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
Newspaper layout and design: The Finder
Human Rights with focus on Children: Albert Oppong – GNA
Arts Entertainment & Domestic Tourism: Akua Ofori Darko – GTV
Small & Medium Enterprises: Shirley Asiedu Addo – Daily Graphic
Development Journalism for furthering the MDGs: Adanuti Nelson – Diamond FM
Business, Finance & Economic Reporting: Emelia Ennin Abbey – Daily Guide
By Ekow Quandzie