By TwoCircles.net, Staff Reporter
New Delhi: Four Muslim journalists were announced as winners of the prestigious “RedInk” award for Excellence in Journalism-2017 among 28 others from across the country.
Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis was chief guest at the award ceremony which was held on Wednesday, June 7 at the Jamshed Bhaba Theatre, Nariman Point.
Aamir Rafiq Peerzada (NDTV), Ryan Naqash (Scroll.in), Alia Allana (Fountain Ink) and Atir Khan (India Today) were shortlisted for the award.
The award carries prize money and a trophy.
Aamir Rafiq Peerzada won in Science and innovation category, Ryan Naqash won in human rights, Alia Allana won in crime, Atir khan also won award in crime category.
The judging process for the RedInk Awards for Excellence in Journalism-2017 was completed on Monday May 22 with the selection of 32 award winners – 28 in the competitive category and 4 awardees in the special categories.
The Mumbai Press Club, which has instituted the RedInk Awards, received a record 1,300 story entries from journalists all over the country in video, digital and print formats. These were read and classified over 4 weeks by curators selected for each of the 10 category of awards.
“Significantly, the issue of drought, that scorched large swathes of the country last year, dominated the short-listed stories in many categories like Human Rights, Environment, Business and Politics. Stories on the severe drought in the Bundelkhand region, both in print and video, scored awards in many categories, while reporting on the drought conditions in Maharashtra too attracted special attention,” Mumbai Press Club said in a statement.
As a special gesture of appreciation, the Mumbai Press Club also felicitated the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis, for recently ensuring the passage of the Journalist Protection Act.