PESHAWAR:The organizing committee of Amir Ahmad Siddique Media Award has announced sixth award and invited the aspiring journalists of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to submit their entries till May 15, 2022.
According to a press release issued here on Wednesday, this year the award winning journalists will receive a cash prize of Rs. 50,000 each besides trophies.
The award, aims at promoting quality and ethical journalism, is arranged annually in memory of late Lala Amir Ahmad Siddique, a noted senior journalist from Peshawar who remained associated the journalism profession for around seven decades.
The judges committee of Amir Ahmad Siddique Media Award has announced six categories of competition.
These categories are Best Story, Article and Column (Urdu), best story, Report (English), best Radio report Urdu and Pashto, best video report for TV, Digital news platform, best video camera man and video grapher for TV or Digital news platform and best picture for newspaper or digital news platform.
The seven members judges committee is headed by Ismail Khan, Editor North Daily Dawn. While other members are Haroon Rashid, Editor Independent Urdu Pakistan, Faizullah Jan, Chairman Journalism Department Peshawar University, Shabina Ayaz, Director Aurat Foundation Peshawar, Jehangir Khattak, a journalist from Peshawar now based in US, Ali Akbar, Bureau Chief Dawn new and Zalan Mohmand, a senior journalist.
Journalists who wanted to participate can submit one contribution each for each category of media awards.
This year competition will cover two-year period from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2021 to overcome the gap caused by corona pandemic, hampering holding of the award. The intending applicants can send submissions to email ([email protected]).
The award distribution ceremony is planned to be held in July at Zubair Mir Hall of Peshawar Press Club.