Affail Monney
The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has announced to all members and prospective entrants that the deadline for the submission of entries for the 22nd GJA Awards, originally scheduled for Friday, November 3, has been extended to Thursday, November 16.
A statement signed by Affail Monney, the President of the GJA and copied to the Ghana News Agency (GNA), said the Awards Committee would be inaugurated on Friday, November 17.
The statement said the committee is made up of Dr Doris Dartey, Media Consultant/GJA representative on the National Media Commission (NMC) as Chairperson.
The rest are Albert Sam, columnist and immediate past Public Affairs Director of Graphic Communications Group, Tina Aforo-Yeboah, Editor, Spectator, Betty Apau-Oppong, former Director, GTV.
Gabriel Bosompem, Manager TV3, Peter Agbeko, media consultant and lecturer GIJ, Kwasi Kpodo, Reuters correspondent and Akwasi Agyeman-News, Editor, Peace FM.
“All entries are to be addressed to the chairperson, Media Awards Committee, Ghana Journalists Association, P.O. Box GP 4636, Accra by 1700 hours of Thursday, November 16.
The statement said the awards will be held at the Banquet Hall, State House in Accra on the theme: “Safe Mining and Environmental Protection: The Role of the Media.”
GNA