Express in the running for international journalism honours
Published on: Saturday, February 28, 2015
Kota Kinabalu: Daily Express has been shortlisted as one of the top three finalists in the "Media Title of the Year" category for the Women's Empowerment (WE) Journalism Awards 2015.The winner for this and other categories would be announced at a ceremony in HongKong next month.The other finalists are Vogue India (India) and Channel NewsAsia (Singapore). The Daily Express submitted five articles that were published under its Empowering Women Column in 2014.
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Altogether, 19 finalists were shortlisted for six different categories of its Awards. They represent dailies, news wires, online portals and magazines including South China Morning Post, Telhelka, ANTV Channel, AFP, AP, Republica National Daily, Citiscope, Inter Press Service, Thomson Reuters, The Sydney Morning Herald, Vogue India, Daily Express and broadcast channels including Al Jazeera and Channel NewsAsia.The awards are sponsored by Diageo, the world's leading premium drinks company.Sam Fischer, President of Diageo Greater China and Asia, Sam Fischer said "Media Title of the Year" is a new award category to recognise media outlets that have demonstrated innovation, excellence and outstanding achievement in advancing women's empowerment through initiatives such as news coverage, community engagements or dedicated programmes and platforms."All Awards entries went through several rounds of assessment by key media influencers who determined the top three finalists for each category based on the exemplary reporting of women's empowerment issues.
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"Due to the high standard of entries, the judges have allocated an additional finalist in the Broadcast Story of the Year category," he said.Submissions came from a wide spectrum of local, regional and international media outlets across the six award categories.
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According to Fischer, following the success of the first WE Journalism Awards in 2014, the Awards has grown from 11 countries to encompass work from 18 countries across Asia Pacific, including Australia, Cambodia, China (including Hong Kong), India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.The shortlisted finalists are judged by a panel of regional judges comprising three luminaries of journalism and social-activism, including Monique Villa, CEO of Thomson Reuters Foundation, Shaili Chopra, an award-winning independent journalist from India and one of China's leading media women, Yan Mei, senior partner of Brunswick Group.Established to recognise and honour outstanding achievements in the reporting on women's issues, the Awards is an initiative under Diageo's 'Plan W: Empowering Women through Learning' community strategy, to empower two million women of all socio-economic profiles through training and skills development."In our two short years, we have been overwhelmed by support for the Awards and are honoured to have received hundreds of outstanding stories that shed light on women's empowerment issues. "The growth in the calibre of entries indicates an increased recognition to hear the voices of women and the adversities they are facing and overcoming across the region. I am very proud that Diageo through Plan W can play a part in driving this awareness," said Fischer.Finalists for the other five categories are :Print Story of the Year Finalist: Ruhi Kandhari, Tehelka (India) Entry: How women pay the price for population control Finalist: Bibek Bhandari, South China Morning Post (Nepal) Entry: Rebel with a causeFinalist: Nitya Pandey, Republica National Daily (Nepal) Entry: Family Literacy: A Reversed Legacy Broadcast Story of the Year Finalist: Chan Tau Chou, Al Jazeera (Malaysia)Entry: Solo mums Finalist: Han Chuan Quee, Channel NewsAsia (Singapore) Entry: Undercover Asia - Manila's Secret Abortionists Finalist: Pearl Maria Forss / Han Chuan Quee, Channel NewsAsia (Singapore) Entry: Women Fight Back Finalist: Pham Thi Van Anh, ANTV channel (Vietnam) Entry: The women force on the Mekong sea Online Story of the YearFinalist: Bec Zajac, Freelance Journalist (Australia) Entry: Power and gender: how schools are taking a lead in the campaign to end violence against women Finalist: Anuj Chopra, Agence France-Presse (Hong Kong) Entry: Bicycle a new metaphor of freedom for Afghan women Finalist: Anna Valmero, Citiscope (Philippines) Entry: How Hapinoy helps small stores earn bigger profitsPhoto Story of the Year Finalist: Altaf Qadri, Associated Press (India) Entry: She sought good life in Delhi, but found trash Finalist: Rebecca Conway, Agence France-Presse (India) Entry: The Indian widows of Vrindavan Finalist: Utpal Baruah, Thomson Reuters (India) Entry: Elections at Amguri VillageJournalist of the Year Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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