Excellence
in Journalism Awards Tanzania (EJAT) 2015 Lifetime Achievement award
winner Rose Haji Mwalimu and Tanzania Standard (Newspapers) Limited
(TSN) photojournalist Robert Okanda, who emerged Best Photojournalist in
printing media, hold their trophies at a ceremony organised by the
Media Council of Tanzania (MCT) in Dar es Salaam on Friday. (Photo by
Staff Photographer)
The journalists both from the ‘Daily
News’ are Mr Robert Okanda emerged the Best Photographer – Print Award
and scooped the top award, while Mr Peti Siyame was recognised for being
among the top three nominees in the economy and business category.
Eighty-four journalists were picked as
nominees of the Excellence in Journalism Awards Tanzania (EJAT) 2015
reflecting an increase of 31 nominees compared to 53 nominees picked for
the 2014 awards.
The highlight of the evening was the
presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award which went to a veteran
journalist and media specialist, Ms Rose Haji Mwalimu for her
contribution to media and humanity.
The guest of honour of this annual event
was the Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance Chairperson, Mr
Tom Nyanduga, who encouraged more of such gatherings because they
provided a fitting environment for the media fraternity to rub shoulders
with media owners and government and talk about the challenges and
opportunities.
Mr Nyanduga said that the commission was
aware of the contribution that the media plays and the hurdles they go
through and pledged the commission’s support to make their lives better
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