EJAT 2010 finalists named
Over seventy nominees have been named for the Excellence in Journalism Awards (EJAT) 2010.
The names of the nominees were announced by the Acting Executive Secretary of the Media Council of Tanzania (MCT), John Mireny at a press conference held at the Council’s boardroom in Dar es Salaam on April 29, this year.
Mireny told the packed news conference that he was not announcing winners but only nominees.
The winners, he said, will be announced at a gala event to be held on May 3, during the World Press Freedom Day at Mlimani City Conference Hall, in Dar Salaam.
The nominees and their categories are as follows- For Best Cartoonists Category the nominees are Rashid Kagusa – Mwananchi, Nathan Mpangala – ITV Samuel Mwamkinga –The Citizen
Nominees for the Best Photojournalists are Robert Okanda – Daily News and Bashir Nkoromo – Uhuru/Mzalendo
For Good Governance, the nominees are Mbaraka Islam – Raia Mwema, Bernard James – Citizen, Orton Kiishweko – Daily News, Mbazigwa Hassan – TBC Taifa, Joseph Burra – TBC Taifa; and Adeladius Makwega –TBC Taifa.
Others are Sima Bingileki –Iringa Municipal TV, Margreth Tengule –Star TV and Sam Mahela - ITV
Leon Bahati – Mwananchi ,Festo Sikagonamo – ITV, Lucas Liganga- The Citizen; Deogratius Mushi – Daily News re nominees for Malaria category whereas Dorice Malima – TBC1, Masoud Masoud – TBC1 and Malima Bundala – TBC Taifa are nominees for Sports and Culture category.
For the category of Reporting People With Disability, the nominees are Victoria Patrick – TBC1, Sabina Wandiba - Changamoto, Sam Mahela – ITV, Tumaini Msowoya – Mwananachi, Edwin Ndeketela- RFI –Radio France International /TBC FM and Tuma Dandi – Radio Mlimani
For Gender Category – the nominees are Samwel Chamlomo – TBC1, Stella Setumbi – TBC Taifa, Dorcas Raymos – Channel 10, Florence Majani – Mwananchi, Sabrina Hading’oka –Uhuru FM and Grace Kiondo – Zenj FM
Amina Mollel – TBC1 Elesia Isabula – TBC Taifa,
Orton Kiishweko – Daily News, Rose Mdami –Tumaini TV,
Jackson Jackson – Mlimani Radio, Martin Kuhanga – Radio Tumaini and Dotto Mnyadi – TBC 1 are nominees for HIV AIDS category.
For the Health category, the nominees are Dorice Kaunda – TBC Taifa, Lilian Lugakingira – Mwananchi, Lina Denis - Channel 10, Aloysia Maneno –TBC Taifa, Sheilla Sezzy – Mwananachi, Elisia Isabula –TBC Taifa, Godfrey Nago – TBC1 and Sama Mahela –ITV
Godfrey Nago – TBC1, Angel Akilimali – Uhuru FM, Felix Mwakyembe – Raia Mwema, Musa Twangilo – TBC Taifa, Festo Sikagonamo – ITV and Saleh Masoud – Mlimani City are the nominees for the Environment Category.
For the Economic and Business Category, the nominees are Cosmos Mekong – ITV, Emmanuel Cha-cha – Aria Meme and Ezekiel Kananga – Baraka FM Meyer
Six nominees - Bilal Abdul-Aziz of The Guardian
Adeladius Makwega – TBC Taifa, Agnes Tuniga – TBC1, Happy Severine Mollel – Nipashe, Pius Ntiga - Radio Uhuru and Maliganya Charahani – Star TV have been named for the education Category
For the Children Category – three nominees have been named. They are Gervas Hubile-TBC Taifa, Angelo Mwoleka- Star TV and Victoria Patrick- TBC Taifa
One nominee has been picked for the category on Disaster and conflict which was not included when the awards were launched o March 7, this year, the Acting MCT ES said but would not divulge the name.
Mireny clarified that the category was created out of the entries submitted through the Open Category window.
He said that three other categories missed nominees, for the reason that no credible entries were submitted for EJAT 2010 contest.
He said the categories are Science and Technology Category; Labor and Work place relations and Telecommunications
Six nominees are vying for the overall winner slot. They are Angello Mwoleka – Star TV, Masoud Masoud – TBC1, Orton Kiishweko – Daily News, Grace Kiondo – Zenj FM, Dorcas Raymos- Channel 10, and Martin Kuhanga - - Radio Tumaini
According to Mireny winners in each category will be drawn from among those nominee and that heir names will be publicly announced at a Gala Night that will be held at Mlimani City Conference Centre in Dar es Salaam, on May 3, 2011.
Retired Chief Justice, Justice Barnabas Samatta has agreed to grace the occasion that will start at 17:30.
This will be the second time the Organizing Committee of the Excellence in Journalism Awards Tanzania (EJAT) is rewarding journalists who have performed outstandingly.
Giving the background of the awards, Mireny said previously, several media associations separately organized media awards in their specific areas of interest such as sports, the environment, HIV/AIDS and governance issues.
He said those awards were at times sporadic and the prizes not so competitive, rendering their impact almost negligible.
It was with this in mind that the Media Council of Tanzania (MCT) took upon itself the task of coordinating its partners to organise a prestigious media competition to recognize and reward outstanding journalists across the country
, he said.
He named the partners as the Media Institute of Southern Africa –Tanzania Chapter (MISA), the Tanzania Media Women’s Association (TAMWA), HakiElimu, Tanzania Sports Writers Association (TASWA), Association of Journalists Against HIV/AIDS in Tanzania (AJAAT), Johns Hopkins University (JHU), Journalists Environmental Association of Tanzania (JET), the Media Owners Association of Tanzania (MOAT), the Tanzania Editors’ Forum (TEF) and the Tanzania Media Fund (TMF).
On the event’s judges, he said a panel of judges for Excellence in Journalism Awards Tanzania (EJAT) 2010 presided by distinguished media scholar and practitioner, Mr. Athony Ngaiza scrutinized the over 430 entries which vied for EJAT 2010..
Other members of the panel were Attilio Tagalile who was the secretary to the panel, Mr. Wence Mushi, Ms. Elieshi Lema, Mr. Salim Said Salim, Mr. Godfrey Mwampembwa, Ms. Mzuri Issa, Mr. Mwanzo Millinga and Prof. Mwajabu Possi.
The winners will receive certificates, prizes and working tools in recognition for their outstanding performance in the profession.
The overall winner will in addition receive a four thousand USD sponsorship from the Media Council of Tanzania.
The names of the nominees were announced by the Acting Executive Secretary of the Media Council of Tanzania (MCT), John Mireny at a press conference held at the Council’s boardroom in Dar es Salaam on April 29, this year.
Mireny told the packed news conference that he was not announcing winners but only nominees.
The winners, he said, will be announced at a gala event to be held on May 3, during the World Press Freedom Day at Mlimani City Conference Hall, in Dar Salaam.
The nominees and their categories are as follows- For Best Cartoonists Category the nominees are Rashid Kagusa – Mwananchi, Nathan Mpangala – ITV Samuel Mwamkinga –The Citizen
Nominees for the Best Photojournalists are Robert Okanda – Daily News and Bashir Nkoromo – Uhuru/Mzalendo
For Good Governance, the nominees are Mbaraka Islam – Raia Mwema, Bernard James – Citizen, Orton Kiishweko – Daily News, Mbazigwa Hassan – TBC Taifa, Joseph Burra – TBC Taifa; and Adeladius Makwega –TBC Taifa.
Others are Sima Bingileki –Iringa Municipal TV, Margreth Tengule –Star TV and Sam Mahela - ITV
Leon Bahati – Mwananchi ,Festo Sikagonamo – ITV, Lucas Liganga- The Citizen; Deogratius Mushi – Daily News re nominees for Malaria category whereas Dorice Malima – TBC1, Masoud Masoud – TBC1 and Malima Bundala – TBC Taifa are nominees for Sports and Culture category.
For the category of Reporting People With Disability, the nominees are Victoria Patrick – TBC1, Sabina Wandiba - Changamoto, Sam Mahela – ITV, Tumaini Msowoya – Mwananachi, Edwin Ndeketela- RFI –Radio France International /TBC FM and Tuma Dandi – Radio Mlimani
For Gender Category – the nominees are Samwel Chamlomo – TBC1, Stella Setumbi – TBC Taifa, Dorcas Raymos – Channel 10, Florence Majani – Mwananchi, Sabrina Hading’oka –Uhuru FM and Grace Kiondo – Zenj FM
Amina Mollel – TBC1 Elesia Isabula – TBC Taifa,
Orton Kiishweko – Daily News, Rose Mdami –Tumaini TV,
Jackson Jackson – Mlimani Radio, Martin Kuhanga – Radio Tumaini and Dotto Mnyadi – TBC 1 are nominees for HIV AIDS category.
For the Health category, the nominees are Dorice Kaunda – TBC Taifa, Lilian Lugakingira – Mwananchi, Lina Denis - Channel 10, Aloysia Maneno –TBC Taifa, Sheilla Sezzy – Mwananachi, Elisia Isabula –TBC Taifa, Godfrey Nago – TBC1 and Sama Mahela –ITV
Godfrey Nago – TBC1, Angel Akilimali – Uhuru FM, Felix Mwakyembe – Raia Mwema, Musa Twangilo – TBC Taifa, Festo Sikagonamo – ITV and Saleh Masoud – Mlimani City are the nominees for the Environment Category.
For the Economic and Business Category, the nominees are Cosmos Mekong – ITV, Emmanuel Cha-cha – Aria Meme and Ezekiel Kananga – Baraka FM Meyer
Six nominees - Bilal Abdul-Aziz of The Guardian
Adeladius Makwega – TBC Taifa, Agnes Tuniga – TBC1, Happy Severine Mollel – Nipashe, Pius Ntiga - Radio Uhuru and Maliganya Charahani – Star TV have been named for the education Category
For the Children Category – three nominees have been named. They are Gervas Hubile-TBC Taifa, Angelo Mwoleka- Star TV and Victoria Patrick- TBC Taifa
One nominee has been picked for the category on Disaster and conflict which was not included when the awards were launched o March 7, this year, the Acting MCT ES said but would not divulge the name.
Mireny clarified that the category was created out of the entries submitted through the Open Category window.
He said that three other categories missed nominees, for the reason that no credible entries were submitted for EJAT 2010 contest.
He said the categories are Science and Technology Category; Labor and Work place relations and Telecommunications
Six nominees are vying for the overall winner slot. They are Angello Mwoleka – Star TV, Masoud Masoud – TBC1, Orton Kiishweko – Daily News, Grace Kiondo – Zenj FM, Dorcas Raymos- Channel 10, and Martin Kuhanga - - Radio Tumaini
According to Mireny winners in each category will be drawn from among those nominee and that heir names will be publicly announced at a Gala Night that will be held at Mlimani City Conference Centre in Dar es Salaam, on May 3, 2011.
Retired Chief Justice, Justice Barnabas Samatta has agreed to grace the occasion that will start at 17:30.
This will be the second time the Organizing Committee of the Excellence in Journalism Awards Tanzania (EJAT) is rewarding journalists who have performed outstandingly.
Giving the background of the awards, Mireny said previously, several media associations separately organized media awards in their specific areas of interest such as sports, the environment, HIV/AIDS and governance issues.
He said those awards were at times sporadic and the prizes not so competitive, rendering their impact almost negligible.
It was with this in mind that the Media Council of Tanzania (MCT) took upon itself the task of coordinating its partners to organise a prestigious media competition to recognize and reward outstanding journalists across the country
, he said.
He named the partners as the Media Institute of Southern Africa –Tanzania Chapter (MISA), the Tanzania Media Women’s Association (TAMWA), HakiElimu, Tanzania Sports Writers Association (TASWA), Association of Journalists Against HIV/AIDS in Tanzania (AJAAT), Johns Hopkins University (JHU), Journalists Environmental Association of Tanzania (JET), the Media Owners Association of Tanzania (MOAT), the Tanzania Editors’ Forum (TEF) and the Tanzania Media Fund (TMF).
On the event’s judges, he said a panel of judges for Excellence in Journalism Awards Tanzania (EJAT) 2010 presided by distinguished media scholar and practitioner, Mr. Athony Ngaiza scrutinized the over 430 entries which vied for EJAT 2010..
Other members of the panel were Attilio Tagalile who was the secretary to the panel, Mr. Wence Mushi, Ms. Elieshi Lema, Mr. Salim Said Salim, Mr. Godfrey Mwampembwa, Ms. Mzuri Issa, Mr. Mwanzo Millinga and Prof. Mwajabu Possi.
The winners will receive certificates, prizes and working tools in recognition for their outstanding performance in the profession.
The overall winner will in addition receive a four thousand USD sponsorship from the Media Council of Tanzania.