{"id":7446,"date":"2024-07-30T16:09:27","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T16:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=7446"},"modified":"2024-07-30T16:09:35","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T16:09:35","slug":"gja-announces-9-member-committee-to-vet-entries-for-28th-annual-media-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=7446","title":{"rendered":"GJA announces 9-Member committee to vet entries for 28th Annual Media Awards\u00a0."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has named GEORGE-RAMSEY Benamba, Chief Editor at the&nbsp;<em>Ghana News<\/em>&nbsp;<em>Agency<\/em>&nbsp;(<em>GNA<\/em>), as the Chairman of a nine-member committee constituted to vet entries, and select winners, for the 28<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;Annual GJA Media Awards.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a press release dated July 30, other members of the awards committee are: Jamila Akweley Okertchiri, Editor,&nbsp;<em>Daily Guide Network<\/em>; Loretta Vanderpuye, Regional Director,&nbsp;<em>Ghana Broadcasting Corporation Obonu FM \/ TV<\/em>; Joana Afua Mensah, News Editor,&nbsp;<em>United Television (UTV)<\/em>, and Isaac Yeboah, Editor,&nbsp;<em>Myjoyonline.com<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe rest are: William A. Asiedu, Head of News \u2013 Onua Group (Media General),&nbsp;Nana Kofi Acquah, International Photojournalist; Michael Quaye, Deputy News Editor,&nbsp;<em>Daily Graphic<\/em>, and Isaac Nuamah Yeboah, News Director,&nbsp;<em>Atinka Media Village,\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;part of the release reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The committee will select winners in 36 award categories for honours at this year\u2019s awards ceremony scheduled to take place at the&nbsp;<strong>Accra International Conference Centre (AICC)<\/strong>&nbsp;on&nbsp;<strong>September 28, 2024<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAmong the categories going for grabs for the first time, is the Akoto Ampaw Award for Democracy &amp; Good Governance, which the GJA announced last year to honour the memory of the late private legal practitioner for his dedication to the protection and promotion of media freedom,\u201d the GJA stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-48d1bc8004dcef8459a578d56cadbccd ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:400px; height:400px; max-height:400px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\" data-embed-type=\"Youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qv7IRnJXU1Q?feature=oembed&color=red&rel=0&controls=1&start=&end=&fs=0&iv_load_policy=0&autoplay=0&mute=0&modestbranding=0&cc_load_policy=1&playsinline=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media;accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;gyroscope;picture-in-picture clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen referrerpolicy=\"origin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Key among the prizes at stake are the prestigious P. A. V. Ansah Journalist of the Year, Best Female Journalist of the Year, Most Promising Journalist of the Year and Best Student Journalist of the Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPinned as the climax of the 75<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;GJA Anniversary, this year\u2019s awards will be bigger and better, as we expect national and international dignitaries to grace the ceremony,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe National Executive is excited about the return of MTN Ghana to the sponsors\u2019 bill, as the leading telecommunication operator in the country steps up to join the big party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We call on Corporate Ghana to also lend support to the organization of the awards to make it a big success,\u201d the GJA urged.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has named GEORGE-RAMSEY Benamba, Chief Editor at the&nbsp;Ghana News&nbsp;Agency&nbsp;(GNA), as the Chairman of a nine-member committee constituted to vet entries, and select winners, for the 28th&nbsp;Annual GJA Media Awards. 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