GHANA JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL MEDIA AWARDS 2023 ENTRY REQUIREMENTS & RULES
The competition is open to members in good standing who are working in the print (including news agency), electronic and online media in Ghana.
The competition is open for works published in 2022. Members of the National Executive and the GJA Media Awards Committee are not eligible to contest.
Entries should cover works published from January1, 2022 to December31, 2022. Entrants may submit entries for a maximum of two categories, and not more than two published works should be submitted for each category.
However, one work shall not be entered in more than one category. Entrants should submit clear, original published work of each entry. Entrants must upload a clear passport size photo for their entries.
Student journalists must upload a scanned copy of their Student ID Card for their entries.
Entrants are advised to secure strong Internet connection to ensure easy and fast uploading of entries.
The deadline for submission of entries is at 5pmon September 8, 2023. Entries/Nominations should be titled ‘GJA MEDIA AWARDS 2023’
The GJA is NOT bound to give an award in a category if it does not merit one.
Link to submit GJA Awards entries https://awards.gjaghana.org/apply
The Awards Committee shall select the overall best story from the various categories for consideration by the National Executive as winner of the P. A. V. Ansah Journalist of the Year.
The Awards Committee shall select the best story by a female journalist from the various categories for consideration by the National Executive as winner of the Best Female Journalist of the Year.
The Awards Committee shall select the best story by a young journalist from the various categories for consideration by the National Executive as winner of the Komla Dumor Most Promising Journalist of the Year.
The Awards Committee shall select the best story by a student journalist from the various categories for consideration by the National Executive as winner of the Best Journalist of the Year.
BIO DATA
- NAME
⚫ DATE OF BIRTH
GENDER - MEDIA ORGANISATION
- POSTAL ADDRESS
⚫ EMAIL ADDRESS - REGION OF WORK
⚫ TYPE OF MEDIA (State-owned / Private-owned) - NATURE OF MEDIA (Print / Television / Radio / Online)
i.
DISABILITY
ii.
DOMESTIC TOURISM
iii. iv.
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ROAD SAFETY
ILLEGAL MINING
DIVISION FOUR (PROGRAMMES& LAYOUT) (One award for each category)
i. BEST RADIO/TV PROGRAMME (GHANAIAN LANGUAGES)
ii.
BEST RADIO/TV PROGRAMME (ENGLISH LANGUAGE) iii. BEST NEWSPAPER LAYOUT (PRINT)
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DIVISION FIVE (PROMISING JOURNALIST)
i.
ii.
iii.
BEST STUDENT JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR (Open to students of accredited journalism communication training institutions whose works were published in 2022.
Such entrants must upload a scanned copy of a valid student’s identity card to support their entry)
GJA/KOMLA DUMOR MOST PROMISING JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR(Open to journalists of the Association with not more than three years’ experience)
BEST FEMALE JOURNALIST (Open to female journalists of the Association with not more than ten years’ experience)
DIVISION SIX (JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR)
i.
GJA/P.A.V. ANSAH JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
SIGNED
Kofi Yeboah
(General Secretary)
