Promasidor Nigeria Limited, organisers of the prestigious
Promasidor Quill Awards for Journalists has called for entries for the 2015
edition of the awards. The company’s Head of Legal/Public Relations, Mr. Andrew
Enahoro, reiterated his organisation’s commitment to the Nigerian economy and
as such promised that Promasidor will continue to recognise and reward
excellence in the journalism profession because of the important role journalists
play in the society.
His words: “Promasidor Quill Awards is committed to setting
the pace on rewarding journalists based on merit for their work and not as a
self-seeking approach to get accolades, but a professional platform of
assessment, recognition and reward 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”, he added.
Enahoro also disclosed that, “just like last year, the 2015
edition overall winner will have the opportunity of being at the Thomson
Foundation, United Kingdom to hone his/her journalism skills. He commended
members of the media for their interest in the awards while also urging them to
submit quality materials within the stipulated period for entries.
Enahoro disclosed that the 2015 edition will feature seven categories
- Best report on Nutrition, Best report on CSR & Industry, Best report on
Education, Best report on Children, Future Writer of the Year, Brand Advocate
of the Year, and Best Photo Story of the Year.
He said: “For each of the categories, there will be one
prime winner. Winners from each of the categories with the exception of the
winner of the Best Photo Story of the Year will be given high-end laptops while
the winner of the Best Photo Story of the Year will be given a high-end camera.
The overall winner of all categories will proceed on a four week certificate
course in Journalism at the highly acclaimed Thompson Foundation in the U.K. In
addition, winners will receive supplies of Promasidor Products”.
According to him, participants should endeavour to specify
clearly the award category entered for when filling the online form, adding
that awards for all categories will be based on creativity, accuracy of facts,
educational value, in-depth of research and analysis, quality of information,
and newsworthiness.
Enahoro further stated that only stories published between
May 2014 and April 2015 will qualify for entry for the 2015 edition.
His words: “All supporting documents attached to your entry
must be presented in 2 formats - the scanned copy of the published article and
Microsoft Word Document format of the original material. The first is to prove
that it was published while the second is to enable legibility during
assessment.”
While welcoming journalists to the briefing, the Managing
Director of Promasidor, Mr. Olivier Thiry, disclosed that Promasidor will
continue to support professionalism in journalism in Nigeria. The ‘Promasidor
Quill Awards’ is a platform in Nigeria to reward journalists for dedicated news
reportage on Industry, Education, Corporate Social Responsibility &
Nutrition issues all year round.
6 Comments
Oh cool.
ReplyDeleteWe can't wait, congrats to past winners.
ReplyDeleteIt's a nice idea.
ReplyDeletePromasidor has that ability to continue their gud work.
ReplyDeleteNice one!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to winners of 2014.
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