AWARDS: SAJA announces award winners, scholarships and Hall of Fame inductee
SAJA has announced its award winners, scholarships and Hall of Fame inductee for this year. From the press release:
SAJA Group, Inc. and the South Asian Journalists Association will honor the winners of the 2008 SAJA Journalism Awards contest at its 14th annual dinner on Saturday, June 21, at Columbia University in New York.
These annual awards recognize excellence in reporting about South Asia,as well as outstanding reporting by South Asian journalists and students in the U.S. and Canada. The Awards ceremony is part of the SAJA's international convention, which takes place June 20-21 and is expected to draw 1,000 journalists and guests from the U.S., Canada, Europe and South Asia (South Asians and non-South Asians will participate). The awards will be presented at Columbia University.
SAJA will also pay tribute to the memory of slain reporter Daniel Pearl, who, as South Asia bureau chief of The Wall Street Journal, was a regular participant in SAJA's cyber activities. The seventh Daniel Pearl Award for outstanding print reporting on South Asia by U.S. and Canadian journalists will be presented that night. This year's winner is Yaroslav Trofimov of The Wall Street Journal.
According to Monika Mathur, chair of the SAJA awards committee, "it was a highly competitive year and these awards honor some of the finest coverage on the South Asian focus and the work produced by South Asians in our industry."
Also at the dinner, the newest member of the SAJA Hall of Fame will be inducted posthumously: Gopal Raju, the founder of India Abroad and a leading South Asian journalist for several decades. "Mr. Raju paved the way for many South Asian journalists working in the U.S. today," said Sandeep Junnarkar, SAJA president and professor at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. "He also helped establish the South Asian ethnic press in the United States."
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Please join us for the SAJA awards dinner as we celebrate the award winners and induct the late Gopal Raju into the SAJA Hall of Fame. Keynote speaker: Zain Verjee, CNN State Department correspondent; emcees: Reena Ninan of the Fox News Jerusalem bureau; Hari Sreenivasan of the CBS News Dallas bureau. Buy your dinner tickets or convention day passes here: http://www.ersvp.com/r/conv08
See this press release in full, with photos, at
http://www.saja.org/about
Press contact: Monika Mathur, awards chair - monikamathur[at]gmail
SAJA Group, Inc.
in collaboration with SAJA, South Asian Journalists Association
Representing 1,000 journalists across the U.S. and Canada
(Below the introduction, you will find a list of winners. All first-place winners and finalists are provided one free convention pass, which includes the gala dinner. If you would like to buy a table for 10, please let us know. If you are a winner and would like to buy a discounted ticket for just the dinner - in addition to the free one you get - please let us know. E-mail monikamathur@gmail.com; subject line = Award winner response)
SAJA Announces 2008 Journalism Award Winners
Gopal Raju posthumously inducted into SAJA Hall of Fame;
Convention keynote speakers include WSJ managing editor
Robert Thomson and CNN's State Department correspondent Zain Verjee
http://www.sajaconvention.org
NEW YORK CITY -- SAJA Group, Inc. and the South Asian Journalists Association will honor the winners of the 2008 SAJA Journalism Awards contest at its 14th annual dinner on Saturday, June 21, at Columbia University in New York.
These annual awards recognize excellence in reporting about South Asia,as well as outstanding reporting by South Asian journalists and students in the U.S. and Canada. The Awards ceremony is part of the SAJA's international convention, which takes place June 20-21 and is expected to draw 1,000 journalists and guests from the U.S., Canada, Europe and South Asia (South Asians and non-South Asians will participate). The awards will be presented at Columbia University.
SAJA will also pay tribute to the memory of slain reporter Daniel Pearl, who, as South Asia bureau chief of The Wall Street Journal, was a regular participant in SAJA's cyber activities. The seventh Daniel Pearl Award for outstanding print reporting on South Asia by U.S. and Canadian journalists will be presented that night. This year's winner is Yaroslav Trofimov of The Wall Street Journal.
According to Monika Mathur, chair of the SAJA awards committee, "it was a highly competitive year and these awards honor some of the finest coverage on the South Asian focus and the work produced by South Asians in our industry."
Also at the dinner, the newest member of the SAJA Hall of Fame will be inducted posthumously: Gopal Raju, the founder of India Abroad and a leading South Asian journalist for several decades. "Mr. Raju paved the way for many South Asian journalists working in the U.S. today," said Sandeep Junnarkar, SAJA president and professor at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. "He also helped establish the South Asian ethnic press in the United States."
The Hall of Fame recognizes veteran U.S. journalists who helped shape coverage of South Asia, as well as pioneering South Asian journalists for their contributions to U.S. media.
"He was also tremendously supportive of SAJA from the time of its founding," said Sree Sreenivasan, SAJA co-founder and a Columbia journalism professor.
Raju, who died in April, joins previous inductees Gobind Behari Lal, who won a Pulitzer Prize for science writing in 1937; Brij Lal, veteran broadcast journalist who joined ABC News in 1952 (and Gobind's nephew); Rajan Devdas, photojournalist for more than 60 years; Amrit Kakaria, who spent more than 45 years as a journalist in US and India; James W. Michaels, former editor of Forbes who first covered India during its struggle for independence and revisited the region in reports over five decades; A.M. Rosenthal, the former New York Times editor who covered South Asia as a young correspondent and continued to write about the region as a columnist; and Peter Bhatia, executive editor of the Oregonian and veteran newspaper journalist.
SAJA also announces the winners of its 2008 journalism scholarships, totaling $8,500 this year:
* Sonia Moghe who graduated from Texas A&M University in Spring 2007, will begin her Masters of Science program at Columbia University this fall. She is winner of the second CNN-SAJA Scholarship for Broadcast Journalism ($2,000).
* Ishani Ganguli, who is currently attending Harvard University Medical School and plans to pursue a career in medical journalism, regularly contributes to the Boston Globe's Health and Science section. She receives a graduate student scholarship ($2,000).
* Ambreen Ali, who is graduating from Northwestern University with a Master in Science in Journalism this June, will begin an internship with Agence France-Presse later this year. She also receives a graduate student scholarship ($2,000).
* Zeeshan Aleem, graduated from George Washington University this spring and has been working for BBC World and BBC America since January this year. He receives the undergraduate student scholarship ($1,500).
* Aysha Sultan, who is graduating from Ward Melville High School, will major in journalism at Wilson College in Chambersburg, PA this fall. She receives the high school scholarship award ($1,000).
The SAJA Scholarships are made possible, in part, through the generous contributions of the Arun I. and Asmita Bhatia Foundation; Hansa and Ramesh Butani of Darshan TV and CNN.
This year's awards contest reflected the higher visibility of South Asians in the United States and the increased attention paid to the subcontinent, including the business and political aspects of U.S.-South Asia affairs. Below is a list of winners of this year's awards. The awards will be presented on Saturday, June 21, at 6:30 p.m. at a gala awards ceremony at the Roone Arledge Auditorium at Columbia's Lerner Hall (115th St & Broadway) as part of the four-day SAJA Convention (http://www.sajaconvention.org).
The convention and dinner are open to the public. All are welcome. Visit http://www.sajaconvention.org for details, including ticket information. All questions about the convention should be addressed to SAJA convention team at sajaconvention2008@gmail.com. Those interested in press passes should send relevant information to saja@columbia.edu.
There are still some high-profile sponsorship opportunities available.
Join organizations like Microsoft, CNN, The New York Times,
UnitedHealthcare, City University of New York Graduate School of
Journalism, Columbia University, Sony Pictures Classics, Gutenburg
Communications and others as SAJA sponsors. See details at http://www.saja.org/about
SAJA JOURNALISM AWARDS 2008
Winners for work executed in calendar year 2007. Each person/team below
will receive a certificate at the SAJA Annual Dinner on Saturday, June
21, 2008, at Columbia University. The student winners will receive an
additional cash prize.
SAJA Hall of Fame Inductee
The late Gopal Raju, founder of India Abroad and a leading South Asian journalist for several decades.
The Hall of Fame recognizes veteran U.S. journalists who helped shape coverage of South Asia, as well as pioneering South Asian journalists for their contributions to U.S. media.
CATEGORIES FOR US/CANADIAN MEDIA OUTLETS
I. The Daniel Pearl Award for Outstanding story about South Asia, or South Asians in North America: Print
* Winner: Yaroslav Trofimov, The Wall Street Journal, for "Untouchable."
* Finalist: Scott Carney, WIRED, for "The Bone Factory: Inside India's Underground Trade in Human Remains."
II. Outstanding story about South Asia, or South Asians in North America: Broadcast (TV/Radio)
* Winner: Sujata Berry, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, for "Who Speaks For Islam."
* Finalist: Philip Reeves, National Public Radio, for "Ganges: A Journey Into India Part 5; Where the Ganges Meets the Sea, A Journey Ends."
III. Outstanding story about South Asia, or South Asians in North America: New Media
* Winner: Neil Katz & Marisa Sherry, Frontline World Rough Cuts, for "The Missing Girls."
* Finalist: Manav Tanneeru, lead producer & CNN.com Staff , CNN , for "CNN Uncovering America: The Asian-American Journey."
IV. Outstanding editorial/commentary on South Asia, or South Asians in North America: All media
* Winner: Amar Bakshi, The Washington Post, for "Hate America; Hate Amar Too?"
* Finalist: Meenakshi Verma Agrawal, ABCDLady, for "Riding the Mumbai Locals-Ladies Style."
V. Outstanding photograph about South Asia, or South Asians in North America (single or series)
* Winner: Daniel Acker, Adam Dean, Adam Ferguson, Warrick Page & Asad Zaidi, Bloomberg , for a series of photos of "Bhutto's Final Days."
* Finalist: Jay Mandal, The Indian Star/On Line News, for "U.S-India ties: Yawn of a New Era."
CATEGORIES FOR SOUTH ASIAN JOURNALISTS BASED IN THE US OR CANADA
VI. Outstanding story on any subject: Print
* Winner: Bobby Ghosh, TIME Magazine, for "Behind the Sunni-Shi'ite Divide."
* Finalist: Jay Dixit, Psychology Today , for "The Ideological Animal."
VII. Outstanding story on any subject: Broadcast/Radio
* Winner: Mayank Bubna, Dan Rather Reports on HDNet, for "Burma's Ethnic Crisis." (The piece begins at 15:20 on the time counter)
* Finalist: Sujata Berry, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, for "Benazir Bhutto - Feature interview."
VIII. Outstanding story on any subject: New Media
* Winner: Sachi Cunningham, Frontline/World, for "Nepal: A Girl's Life."
* Finalist: Amar Bakshi, washingtonpost.com, for "Begum Nawazish Ali - Drag Queen Defies U.S."
IX. Outstanding editorial/op-ed/commentary on any subject: All media
* Winner: Subrata Chakravarty, India Abroad, for "The man who broke the story of the Mahatma's assassination."
* Finalist: Sandeep Jauhar, The New York Times, for "Break a Confidence? Never. Well, Hardly Ever."
X. Outstanding photograph on ANY SUBJECT (SINGLE OR SERIES)
* Winner: Sumit Dayal, eurasianet.org, for "Afghanistan: The New National Army Strives To Professionalize."
* No Finalist
CATEGORIES FOR STUDENTS OF SOUTH ASIAN ORIGIN IN US OR CANADA
XI. Outstanding story on any subject by a South Asian STUDENT in the US or Canada: All media, including photography.
The student winners receive a certificate, plus a cash award as indicated below.
* 1st Prize: Mrinalini Reddy, Medill School of Journalism, for
"Muslims on TV, No Terror in Sight," published in The New York Times.
($500.00)
* 2nd Prize: Sidra Khatkaty of Forest Hills High School and the
Radio Rootz Team at the People Production House, for "Hate Crime?
Exploring Conflict in the South Asian Community." ($300.00)
* 3rd Prize: Nayna Sasidharan, Emerson College, for "Saving a Life with a Swab." ($200.00)
XII. Special One-time Category: Outstanding piece covering the political turmoil in Pakistan: All media
* Winner: Anil Kalhan, AsiaMedia & Dorf on Law, for "Musharraf's Global War on Journalism" and "Musharraf's Global War on Journalism - II"
* Finalist: Zain Verjee, correspondent & Elise Labott, producer, CNN , for "Coverage of Pakistan's State of Emergency."
* ATTENTION: Winners - we need a response! All winners and finalists are provided one free convention pass (for the four days) and gala dinner ticket (in addition to a certificate). If you would like to buy a table for 10 to have your colleagues and friends cheer you on, please let us know. If you are a winner or a finalist and would like to buy a discounted ticket for just the dinner - in addition to the free one you get - please let us know. E-mail monikamathur@gmail.com - subject line = Award winner response.
Notes:
* The awards were judged by journalists drawn from various newsrooms in New York and Washington, DC and the faculty of the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism and of the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism in New York. Our thanks to all the judges.
ABOUT SAJA GROUP, INC. & SAJA
SAJA, the South Asian Journalists Association, was founded in March
1994 as a networking group for journalists of South Asian origin in New
York City. It has grown into a national group of more than 1,000
journalists working for leading publications, broadcast networks and
online outlets in various cities in the US and Canada.
SAJA works closely with SAJA Group, Inc., a 501(c)3) organization, in offering a variety of activities and resources.
Details of SAJA's activities and resources for journalists are available at http://www.saja.org.
Among these are the SAJA Journalism Awards program (http://www.saja.org/awards.html), Web-based SAJA Stylebook for Covering South Asia and the South Asian Diaspora (http://www.saja.org/stylebook) and its tips and resources for journalists covering South Asia or South Asians living in North America (http://www.saja.org/tips.html).
The flagship chapter in New York chapter hosts monthly meetings in Manhattan with distinguished guest speakers, as well as various career-oriented panels. SAJA has busy chapters in Washington DC, Bay Area, Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, Texas and Boston.
Please direct all questions about the SAJA Awards to MONIKA MATHUR , awards chair: monikamathur@gmail.com
Please contact V.V. "Sugi" Ganeshananthan, convention chair for information about the convention: sajaconvention2008@gmail.com
or http://www.sajaconvention.org
Buy your dinner tickets or convention day passes: http://www.ersvp.com/r/conv08
See this press release in full, with photos, at
http://www.saja.org/about
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