Press Release 03/12
The Broadcasting Authority encourages Journalistic Professionalism
At a short presentation at the offices of the Broadcasting Authority it was officially announced that the Authority was going to sponsor the Institute of Maltese Journalists in its efforts to acknowledge journalistic work in the various aspects of broadcasting. For the 22nd Edition of the Malta Journalism Awards, the Council of the Institute of Maltese Journalists has announced seventeen categories, four of which are for journalistic broadcasting on radio and television.
For the presentation of the contract for sponsorship Mr Anthony J Tabone, Chairman of the Broadcasting Authority and Mr Pierre Cassar, Chief Executive of the Authority met with Mr Joe A. Vella, Honorary Secretary of the Institute of Maltese Journalists and Mr Roderick Agius, the organizer of the Malta Journalism Awards on behalf of the Council of the Institute of Maltese Journalists.
During the presentation Mr Tabone said that this is the eight year that the Authority is sponsoring these categories with the aim of encouraging competition amongst local radio and television journalists and to cherish the efforts done by journalists in local broadcasting. Mr Tabone said that “the Authority considers broadcast journalists as the fulcrum on which rests the operations of news rooms of local broadcasting stations – a most important role especially within an ever technological changing scenario”.
Mr Vella, whilst thanking the Authority, retorted that without such support and sponsorship the annual Malta Journalism Awards could never materialize. The Hon. Secretary of the Institute of Maltese Journalists stressed that this annual activity of the Institute is eagerly expected by all journalists especially after an intensive year, sometimes at great personal risks of the journalists themselves.
The four categories being sponsored by the Broadcasting Authority include:
• Best script for TV News
• Best script for a Journalistic Feature on TV
• Best Journalistic Film (including TV and Internet)
• Best Journalistic Programme on Radio
For this 22nd Edition of the Malta Journalism Awards a new category is added: that of the Best script for a Journalistic Feature on TV; while this year the category for the best Journalistic Film also includes films broadcast not only on television but also on news portals.
Each winner in each category will receive the sum of €350, a certificate, as well as a Trophy of the Malta Journalism Awards.
Mario Axiak 16th February 2012
Head Research & Communications
Is-Sur Anthony Tabone, Chairman Awtorita’ tax-Xandir u s-Sur Joe A. Vella, Segretarju Onorarju Istitut tal-Ġurnalisti Maltin, jiffirmaw il-kuntratt tal-isponsorship.
Fir-ritratt jidhru wkoll is-Sinjuri Pierre Cassar (xellug) u Roderick Agius