Kenya’s 7 nominees to the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2013 Competition are in Cape Town, South Africa ahead of the announcement on Saturday October 12.
The nominees are NTV’s Roseline Wangui & Wambui Kurema, Citizen’s Judy Jeptum Kosgei & Mauritius Oduor while The Star has Brenda Okoth. Florence Dallu and Thomas Otieno Bwire will be representing Koch FM and Pamoja FM respectively.
“Kenyan scribes have consistently excelled at the awards and it is given that this year will be no exception as East Africa leads the pack with 30% of the overall nominees who are gatheres in Cape Town to celebrate the best talent, skills and experience that Africa’s media has to offer,” said Multichoice East Africa regional director, Stephen Isaboke while wishing them success.
The 2013 competition received entries from 42 countries across the continent, including French and Portuguese speaking Africa. There are 27 finalists from 11 countries.
Below is the complete list:
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Nominee |
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Media Outlet |
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Country |
| Gifty Andoh Appiah, | Joy News TV | Ghana | ||
| Rebekah Awuah, | GBC 24 | Ghana | ||
| Domingos Bento | Seminário Novo Jornal | Angola | ||
| Thomas Otieno Bwire | Pamoja FM, (Community-based radio station in Kibera) | Kenya
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| Axcel Micael Chenney | Le Défi Média Group | Mauritius | ||
| Florence Dallu | Freelance for Koch FM | Kenya | ||
| Nicola de Chaud | Freelance for Carte Blanche | South Africa | ||
| Adrian de Kock | The Star | South Africa | ||
| Ibrahima-Benjamin Diagne | Radio Futurs Médias (RFM) | Senegal | ||
| Msindisi Fengu & Yandisa Monakali | Daily Dispatch | South Africa | ||
| Selma Inocência | Rede de Comunicação Miramar | Mozambique | ||
| Geoff Iyatse | The Guardian | Nigeria | ||
| Thanduxolo Jika & Media 24 Investigations Team | Media 24
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South Africa | ||
| Judy Jeptum Kosgei & Mauritius Oduor | Citizen TV
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Kenya | ||
| Lucas Ledwaba | City Press | South Africa | ||
| Lázaro Mabunda | O País | Mozambique | ||
| Carol Natukunda | New Vision | Uganda | ||
| Amon Ngabo | Uganda Broadcasting Corporation | Uganda | ||
| Tolu Ogunlesi | Freelance for Ventures Africa | Nigeria | ||
| Oluwatoyosi Ogunseye | Sunday Punch | Nigeria | ||
| Brenda Okoth | The Star | Kenya | ||
| Nassima Oulebsir | El Watan | Algeria | ||
| Roseline Wangui & Wambui Kurema | NTV | Kenya
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| Passant Rabie | Egypt Today | Egypt |
The host for the evening is Isha Sesay, host of CNN International’s ‘NewsCenter’.
The judging panel, chaired by Ferial Haffajee, Editor-in-Chief, City Press, South Africa includes:
Debo Adesina, Editor-in-Chief, The Guardian Newspaper, Nigeria;
Betty Dindi, Managing Editor, Nation Media Group, Kenya;
Jean-Paul Gérouard, Editor-in-Chief, France Télévisions ;
Anton Harber, Professor of journalism & media studies, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa;
Joel Kibazo, Journalist and Media Consultant;
Arlindo Lopes, General Manager, Regulatory and Corporate, Angola and Mozambique, MultiChoice Africa Ltd;
Arlindo Macedo, Journalist Rádio Nacional de Angola, (RNA);
Amadou Mahtar Ba, CEO, African Media Initiative
Kim Norgaard, CNN Bureau Chief, South Africa
Nico Meyer, CEO of MultiChoice Africa said: ”MultiChoice Africa is especially proud to once again partner with CNN in hosting these prestigious Awards. We believe that these awards play a key role in encouraging excellence in media while sharing the great stories of the continent. Congratulations to the finalists of 2013, we look forward to hosting you in Cape Town in October to celebrate the best journalism Africa has to offer.”
Entries were published or broadcast in 2012 for the following awards:
Culture Award; The Coca-Cola Company Economics and Business Award; Digital Platform Award; Environment Award; Free Press Africa Award; Mohamed Amin Photographic Award; MSD Health & Medical Award; Print General News Award; Radio General News Award; Sport Award; Television Features Award; Television News Bulletin Award; Francophone General News Awards; Portuguese Language General News Award
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