New Delhi: The Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards was held in New Delhi, Yesterday and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh was the chief guest at the event and handed over the awards to 29 winners in 18 categories across print, broadcast and purely digital for outstanding work done in 2017.
The Award aims to celebrate excellence in journalism, recognize courage and commitment and showcase outstanding contributions and individuals every year. It pays tribute to journalists from Print & Broadcast, who maintain the highest standards of their profession despite being in the face of political and economic pressures, who still manage to produce work that generates and sustains public trust in the media and impact the lives of people.
Winners of RamnathGoenka Excellence in Journalism Awards 2017:
Under Print 2017:
REPORTING FROM J&K AND THE NORTHEAST
NamrataBijiAhuja, The Week: For her dispatch from inside Camp Hebron where NSCN (I-M) runs a parallel government
RikyntiMarwein, Highland Post: For first reporting on the molestation charges against the Meghalaya Governor linked to jobs in the Raj Bhavan
HINDI
Amit Kumar Singh, Thewire.in: For his story on the lives of policemen in Kashmir: the challenges and hopes, the threats and fears
REGIONAL LANGUAGES
Sandeep Ashok Acharya ,Nishant Dattaram Sarwankar, Loksatta: For their expose on the irregularities and corruption that has plagued the Slum Rehabilitation Authority in Mumbai
ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING
SandhyaRavishankar, Thewire.in: For her investigative reports on illegal beach sand mining in Tamil Nadu
UNCOVERING INDIA INVISIBLE
ParthMeena Nikhil, Ruralindiaonline.org : For reports on how agrarian distress impacts everyday life in rural India
BUSINESS & ECONOMIC JOURNALISM
Team Reuters, Thomson Reuters: For a series of reports on a secret operation inside a tobacco giant’s campaign to subvert the global anti-smoking treaty
POLITICAL REPORTING
Sushant Kumar Singh, The Indian Express: For his inside reports on strategic affairs, including the Doklam crisis and a secret meeting between India and Pakistan
SPORTS JOURNALISM
Nitin Sharma, The Indian Express
DakshPanwar, The Indian Express
For tracking the dreams of women cricketers in Punjab’s Moga
ON THE SPOT REPORTING
Mridula Chari, Scroll.in: For exposing how a sedition case against 15 men accused of celebrating a Pakistan win in cricket fell apart
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
Vijay Kumar S, The Hindu: For his reports on how taxmen alerted officials about payoffs in the Tamil Nadu gutka scam – but were ignored
FEATURE WRITING
Dipankar Ghose, The Indian Express: For his ground report on how victims of rape deep inside Bastar are struggling to make themselves heard
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT COVERING INDIA
Annie Gowen, The Washington Post: For her report on the life of a teenaged pellet victim, a cricketer, in Kashmir
COMMENTARY AND INTERPRETATIVE WRITING
Gulab Kothari, Rajasthan Patrika: For his powerful editorials against attempts in Rajasthan to silence the media, and clip the powers of judiciary and police
CIVIC JOURNALISM
Shalini Nair, The Indian Express: For exposing glaring gaps in the urban development mission
PHOTO JOURNALISM
Tashi Tobgyal, The Indian Express: For his powerful images documenting the life and death of those who keep our cities clean – manual scavengers and sewage workers
BOOKS (NON-FICTION)
Milan Vaishnav: For his study of the symbiotic relationship between crime and Indian politics, When Crime Pays: Money and muscle in Indian politics
Under Broadcast 2017:
REPORTING FROM J&K AND THE NORTHEAST
ZaffarIqbal, NDTV India: For reporting on radicalisation and stone-pelters in South Kashmir
HINDI
Abhisar Sharma, ABP News: For driving home the horror of Encephalitis in East UP
REGIONAL LANGUAGES
M Gunasekaran, News 18 Tamil Nadu: For his reports on fisherfolk during Cyclone Ockhi
ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING
Sushil Chandra Bahuguna, NDTV India: For painstakingly documenting the lives submerged in Pancheshwarki Padtal
UNCOVERING INDIA INVISIBLE
Pratima Mishra, ABP News: For reporting on caste discrimination against Dalits in Gujarat
BUSINESS & ECONOMIC JOURNALISM
Sushil Kumar Mohapatra, NDTV India: For documenting the impact of GST on ragpickers
POLITICAL REPORTING
Brajesh Rajput, ABP News: For reporting on the use of sub-standard material in a government-housing scheme in Madhya Pradesh
SPORTS JOURNALISM
Moumita Sen, India Today TV: For exploring the question of violence in the Valley through the lens of football
ON THE SPOT REPORTING
JagwinderPatial, ABP News: For his fearless reporting on the violence following the arrest of the DeraSachaSauda head
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
Anand Kumar Patel, India Today TV: For reporting on the problem of over-priced drugs
Internal Awards 2017
SANJIV SINHA MEMORIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN REPORTING
Aanchal Magazine, The Indian Express
PRIYA CHANDRASHEKHAR MEMORIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN EDITING
Ram Sarangan, The Indian Express
