Luanda - The submission of applications for the II Edition of the Catoca Journalism Prize, which began this Wednesday, will take place until the 28th of March this year, throughout the national territory, the organizers announced this wednesday in Luanda.
The respective prize is valued at KZ20.500.000 (approx.US$30.000), which will be divided into seven categories, with KZ5.000.000 (US$6.000) for the 'Catoca Journalism Grand Prize', KZ3.000.000 (US$3.605) for the 'East Journalist Award', KZ2.500.000 (US$3.004) for 'Reporting Award' and equal value for the categories 'Interview Award', 'Journalism Award in National Vernacular', 'Image Award' and 'Best Broadcaster Award'.
Speaking at a press conference, the jury president, Teixeira Cândido, highlighted that for this edition, works published from January 2023 to March 28, 2024, in any media outlet, can compete.
He called for the need to comply with ethical aspects in the stories, due to the fact that applications had been rejected in the previous edition for violating the principles of adversarial proceedings.
“I remember that, in the last edition, a journalist had presented in a report people who enegaged in extortion acts through digital media, but did not listen to the sources (...)”, he noted, adding that such attitude violates the principle of fair or impartial hearing.
In turn, Catoca's management advisor for communication and image, Pedro Capumba, said that the award comes as recognition of the importance and role of the activity carried out by journalists, who put all their knowledge to inform, educate and entertain.
He recalled that the award aims to encourage professionals who stand out annually, with the aim of encouraging good journalistic work, striving for quality, rigor and the professionals' sense of opportunity.
Teixeira Cândido highlighted that the economic and international context imposed many restrictions, but recognizing the importance of the award, the company's management maintained this competition as a way of recognizing the work carried out by journalists, with the winners being announced at a gala to take place in the second half of April 2024.
Promoted by the Catoca Mining Society, as part of its social responsibility, the award also aims to reward the regularity, quality, creativity and opportunue work of media professionals, chiefly those that stand out throughout the year.
In the last edition, ANGOP journalists Quintas Benjamim and Silvina Lembeno won the trophy, in the Interview category.
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