The 12th edition of the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards were held in the Capital on December 20, 2017. Vice-president M Venkaiah Naidu, who was the chief guest at the function, handed over the awards to 27 winners in 25 categories, including print and broadcast for outstanding work done in 2016.
An eminent jury, including former Supreme Court judge B N Srikrishna, HDFC Ltd chairman Deepak Parekh, former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi and senior journalist Pamela Philipose, chose the winners from over 800 entries that came from all parts of the country, many of them in regional languages.
The Express Group instituted the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards in 2006 as part of the centenary year celebrations of its founder, Ramnath Goenka. Over the years, the awards have become the gold standard of journalism honours in India, the ultimate recognition that every outstanding journalist working in the country searches for today.
The awards, which come with a trophy and a reward of Rs 1 lakh to each of the winners, aim to celebrate excellence in journalism, recognise courage and commitment and showcase the outstanding contributions of journalists from across the country.
Winners list:
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S. No. |
Category |
Name |
Publication |
City |
1 |
Reporting From J&K And The Northeast |
Abhishek Saha |
Hindustan Times |
New Delhi |
2 |
Hindi |
Rahul Kotiyal |
Satyagrah.scroll.in |
Noida |
3 |
Regional Languages |
Reshma Sanjeev Shivadekar |
Loksatta |
Mumbai |
4 |
Environmental Reporting |
Jimmy philip |
Deepika Daily |
Kerala |
5 |
Uncovering India Invisible |
S.V Rajesh |
Malayala Manorama |
Thiruvananthpuram, Kerala |
6 |
Business & Economic Journalism |
Utkarsh Anand |
The Indian Express |
Noida |
7 |
Political Reporting |
Muzamil Jaleel |
The Indian Express |
Noida |
8 |
Sports Journalism |
Qaiser Mohammad Ali |
Outlook |
New Delhi |
9 |
On The Spot Reporting |
Shubhajit Roy |
The Indian Express |
Delhi |
10 |
Investigative Reporting |
Ritu Sarin, P V Iyer & Jay Mazoomdar |
The Indian Express |
Noida |
11 |
Feature Writing |
Sangita Barooah Pisharoty |
The Wire |
Ghaziabad, U.P |
12 |
Foreign Correspondent Covering India |
Ellen Barry |
The New York Times |
New Delhi |
13 |
Commentary And Inyterpretative Writing |
Tamal Bandyopadhyay |
Mint |
Mumbai |
14 |
Civic Journalism |
Chaitanya Marpakwar |
Mumbai Mirror |
Mumbai |
15 |
Photo Journalism |
Waseem Andrabi |
Hindustan Times |
Srinagar |
16 |
Books (Non-Fiction) |
Shashi Tharoor |
Aleph Book Company |
New Delhi |
BROADCAST |
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1 |
Reporting From J&K And The Northeast |
Moumita Sen |
India Today |
New Delhi |
2 |
Hindi |
Ravish Kumar |
NDTV India |
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3 |
Regional Languages |
Dinesh Akula |
TV5 News |
Hyderabad |
4 |
Environmental Reporting |
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5 |
Uncovering India Invisible |
Manogya Loiwal |
TV Today |
Noida |
6 |
Business & Economic Journalism |
Harshada Sawant |
CNBC Awaaz |
Mumbai |
7 |
Political Reporting |
Ashish Singh |
News X |
Noida |
8 |
Sports Journalism |
Bipasha Mukherjea |
TV Today |
Uttar Pradesh |
9 |
On The Spot Reporting |
Ashish Sinha |
India News |
Noida |
10 |
Investigative Reporting |
Sreenivasan Jain |
NDTV 24x7 |
New Delhi |