Organisers of Promasidor Quill Awards, Promasidor Nigeria
Limited, makers of Cowbell Milk, has released the names of the judges for the
2014 edition of the coveted journalism awards. The panel of judges comprising
seasoned practitioners will appraise entries for the awards.The list made
available to the media by the company’s Head of Legal and Public Relations, Mr.
Andrew Enahoro, includes distinguished professionals namely: Ambassador Patrick
Dele Cole, a veteran journalist, who returns as chairman of the panel of
judges; Professor Emevwo Biakolo, Dean of School of Media and Communication of
the Pan Atlantic University (PAU); Kadaria Ahmed, former editor of 234 Next,
Joseph Okonmah, Chairman, Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Lagos
Chapter; and Reze Bonna, a renowned celebrity photographer and Architect.
Enahoro who said the selection of the panel was based on the
high profile of the personalities which includes their experience and
integrity. He also reiterated his company’s commitment to rewarding excellence
and professionalism in journalism. He added that “Promasidor Quill Awards is
committed to setting the pace on rewarding journalists based on merit for their
work and not a self-seeking approach to get accolades, but a professional
platform of assessment, recognition and reward for outstanding journalistic
work,”.
He reminded would be contestants for the awards that each of
the seven categories of the awards (Best Report on Nutrition, Best CSR &
Industry Report of the Year, Education Reporter of the Year, Best Photo Story
of the Year, Best Report on Children, Future Writer of the Year and Brand
Advocate of the Year) seeks to reward excellent reportage about these issues as
it concerns or affects society and industry. He added that eligibility for the
awards has no bias regarding the content or the direction besides fulfilling
the criteria for the awards.
“A media house must have published the entries within 1st
April 2013 through to 30th April 2014. Our distinguished panel of judges to
select the winners for the year 2013/14 will assess all entries,” he stated.
While commending the quality of most of the entries for the
maiden edition, he noted and expressed disappointment over the practice of
plagiarism in some of the entries, he said last year’s panel noticed some weak
writing styles and lack of professional execution in some of the works entered
last year. To this end, he said the organisers of the award have put together a
panel of judges with vast experience and commitment to media excellence to
ensure the standard of assessment is fair and picks the best material to win.
“Again, we encourage journalists to participate and send in
their entries, to be professional and seek to execute their work within ethical
standards in the industry. We would continue to improve on the Promasidor Quill
Awards and its rewards for winners to ensure it becomes the best Media Awards
in the country.”
As part of Promasidor Nigeria Limited’s Corporate Social
Responsibility initiative, the company conceived and launched the Promasidor
Quill Awards as a platform in Nigeria to empower and reward journalists for
dedicated news reportage on Industry, Education, Corporate Social
Responsibility Children, Future Writer & Nutrition issues as well as
photography all year round. An annual event that fetes journalists to a
celebration of excellence and societal recognition, The Promasidor Quill Awards
brings more depth and rewards reporting excellence.
The Quill Awards was launched at the Promasidor Media Brand
Academy in March, 2012 in Lagos. The commitment is to make it an annual
project, possibly expanded as a continental CSR platform for Promasidor in
future.
According to Enahoro, Promasidor Quill Awards is committed
to setting the pace on rewarding journalists for outstanding journalistic work.
“We are committed to continue to grow the awards as a
professional platform of assessment, recognition and reward for outstanding
journalistic work. These awards seek to remind journalists of the importance of
their role in society and to society, the need to encourage professionalism and
appreciate outstanding work.”
The awards cover seven categories including Best Report on
Nutrition, Best CSR & Industry Report of the Year, Education Reporter of
the Year, Best Photo Story of the Year, Best Report on Children, Future Writer
of the Year and Brand Advocate of the Year.
The 2014 edition of the awards is in tune with current
technology trends. There is a new and improved website for the Quill awards
(https://quillawards.promasidor-ng.com) to collect entries and keep journalists
informed through interaction and social media integration through the years.
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