Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards | |
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Awarded for | To recognise courage and commitment and showcase the outstanding contributions of journalists from across the country [1] |
Country | India |
Presented by | Indian Express Group |
First awarded | 2006 |
Website | rngfoundation.com |
The Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards (RNG Awards) are one of the awards in India in the field of journalism. Named after Ramnath Goenka, the awards have been held annually since 2006, with the 12th edition being held in 2017. The awards are given for both print journalism as well as broadcast journalism, with a total of 25 different prizes being awarded in 2017 for excellence in journalism during 2016. [2] [3] In Fact Indian Express group started, Ramnath Goenka India Press Photo Award in 2004. This award was only for media photographers and the winners was announced in December 2004 at Nariman House, Express tower in Mumbai and Photo Journalist Shailendra Pandey won The First Picture of the year award.
Past winners have included Kuldip Nayar (Lifetime award), Siddharth Varadarajan ( The Hindu ), Shashi Tharoor, Dionne Bunsha, Muzamil Jaleel ( The Indian Express ), Rajdeep Sardesai, Karan Thapar (CNN IBN), Kishalay Bhattacharjee, Ravish Kumar, Umashankar Singh (Mojo) NDTV, Nidhi Razdan (NDTV), Neelesh Mishra ( Hindustan Times ), Christophe Jaffrelot ( The Caravan ), Mark Tully (BBC), Arnab Goswami (Times Now) and Sudhir Chaudhary (Zee News) among others. [4] [5] [6] [7] Foreign journalists to have won the award for Foreign Correspondent Covering India include Amelia Gentleman ( The New York Times International Edition ) and Stephanie Nolen ( The Globe and Mail ). [8] [9] [10]
The Ramnath Goenka Memorial Debate, started in 2007, is also held during the event. [11]
Over the years, the awards categories have changed. Awards can remain ungiven if there is no suitable winner, such as for the Ramnath Goenka Memorial Award For Lifetime Achievement In Journalism. The awards also have a cash prize, which over the years has also changed. Award categories during the 12th edition included: [12]
Past awards have included categories such as 'Excellence in HIV/AID Reporting Award', a joint initiative of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Indian Express Group. [13] Other past awards include 'Priya Chandrashekhar Memorial Award For Excellence In Editing' and the 'Prakash Kardaley Memorial Award For Civic Journalism'. [10] In 2020, the 'conflict reporting' category was removed for the year. [14]
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