The winners for the 2021 Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Awards have been announced.
The 26th edition of the prestigious awards scheme was held at the Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel in Accra on Saturday, November 12, 2022.
Portia Gabor who works at Media General, TV3 to be precise won three awards on the night, viz;
2021 Journalist Of The Year, Her feature titled ‘Beggars Paradise’ which aired on TV3 was adjudged the Best News Production for TV, and Health Journalist of the Year with her feature titled ‘Health for Wealth.
Check The Complete List of Winners Below;
News Reporting (Print)
Maclean Kwofi (Daily Graphic) – Covid-19 Protocol missing at Kotoka International Airport
News Reporting (Television)
Portia Gabor (TV3) – Beggar’s Paradise
News Reporting (Radio)
Ridwan K. Osman (EIB Network)
News Reporting (Online)
Emmanuel Bonney (Graphic Online) – Invasion of street beggars in Accra
Features (Print)
Kester Aburam Korankye (Daily Graphic) – Attaining Efficient transport system, has the BRT collapsed
Features (TV)
Peggy Ama Donkor (GTV) – Highway Robbery in the far east of the Bono East Region
Features (Radio)
Mavis Ofei Akyeampong – Frontline workers
Features (Online)
Albert Oppong Mensah (GNA) – COP26: Why Ghana’s still voice
Documentary (TV)
Solomon Joojo Cobinna (Joy News) – Searching for the witch hunters
Best in Democracy Reporting
Seth J. Bokpe (Fourth Estate) – Testing the RTI Law
Sports
Juliet Bawuah (TV3) – Rugby at the beach
Education
Joseph Armstrong Alorgbey (TV3) – Contractor fails to hand over school block to
Investigative Journalism
Francisca Enchill (Joy Prime / Freelance ) – Pay or die: Agony of pregnant women in hospitals
Photo Journalism
Geoffrey Buta (Ghanaian Times) – Five-hour downpour destruction
Business and Economics
Daryl Kwawu (Joy News) – The unemployment challenge
Environment and Science
Godwin Asediba (GHOne TV) – Sanitation crisis in public toilets
Health
Portia Gabor (TV3) – Wealth for health
Agriculture
Richard Kwadwo Nyarko (Joy News) – When the last fish is caught
Gender
Benedicta A. Gyimah (Ghanaian Times) – Cost of pesticides
Disability
Samuel Amoh (Adom TV) – Rejected over elephantiasis – the story of Aziz Entsie
Tourism
Beatrice Senaju (GBC) – Bomfobiri wildlife sanctuary, beauty in the wild
Road safety
Kester Aburam Korankye (Daily Graphic) – Indiscipline unabated, motorway without rules
Best TV/Radio Programme in Akan
Di Asa (Atinka TV)
Best TV/Radio Programme in Ga
Obonu FM
Best TV Programme in English
Newsfile (Joy News/Joy FM)