NAIROBI, Kenya
A new category has been announced for the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist of the Year 2014 awards: the GE Energy & Infrastructure category sponsored by global Energy and infrastructure firm, General Electric (GE). GE Africa CEO Jay Ireland said this is in line with GE’s strategic objectives on the continent.
According to Jay Ireland, the award will celebrate journalists on the continent whose articles and coverage help to highlight opportunities, challenges and solutions to Africa’s Energy and infrastructure deficit. “As a global Energy and infrastructure leader, we feel a sense of duty to recognise the all-important role that journalists play in highlighting the issues that affect everyday life on the continent. Energy and Infrastructure are pivotal for Africa’s growth and those who write about it must be celebrated,” said Jay Ireland.
Tony Maddox, Executive Vice President and Managing Director of CNN International, said: “Since the very beginning, these Awards have discovered and rewarded superlative African journalism across the continent. With even more of Africa’s storytellers now able to share their work with us, we expect even more outstanding entries.
With the discovery of oil reserves in Northern Kenya in the last two years, there has been a lot of interest in the oil and gas industry that has also seen an increment in the number of journalists reporting in this field and publications that are dedicating editorial space to cover the industry extensively. The competition is open to African nationals based on the continent.
Finalists in the 2014 competition will participate in a finalists’ programme that will include a media forum and networking opportunities with senior journalists, editors, business leaders and media owners from across the continent, culminating in a gala awards ceremony later in the year.
The CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2014 will have the opportunity to participate in the CNN Journalism Fellowship at CNN Headquarters in Atlanta. Entries are welcomed from journalists creating content targeting an African audience. Entries for this year’s competition will close on the 30th of May.
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