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The CNN YJA were introduced in 2003 by CNN to recognise and encourage
quality journalism among young media professionals in India and
Pakistan. The winners will get to spend one week at CNN’s headquarters
in Atlanta and the runners up will get to spend one week working
closely with CNN’s Islamabad and New Delhi bureaux respectively.
The awards were presented to the winners and runners up by CNN
International Asia Pacific managing editor Paul Cutler and CNN’s
senior international correspondent and New Delhi bureau chief Satinder
Bindra.
Zee News' Agarwal's story, "Dead Man Walking" highlights
the plight of over 10,000 Indians who have been legally declared
dead by greedy relatives for their selfish motives. On the other
hand, Businessworld's Dhoot's story "Dirty Providence"
is a story on how the lives of 108 million Indian citizens are affected
by the Employees Provident Fund Organisation.
Speaking at the ceremony, Cutler said, "It is indeed a privilege
to be here among all these talented journalists, and I am pleased
to have been given the honour of presenting the Awards to the young
winners. I congratulate them and all those who participated in CNN
Young Journalist Award 2004 and I hope they will continue to pursue
the fundamentals of journalism – fairness, balance and objectivity."
CNN YJA is open to all young news journalists between the ages
of 22 – 26 years working in print or television in India and
Pakistan. Contestants in the television category were required to
submit a three minute news/feature style TV package aired between
1 January and 30 September 2004. Contestants for the print/online
category were asked to submit their best by-lined stories, published
between 1 January and 30 September 2004.
Last year’s winners of CNN YJA included NDTV's Sidharth Pandey
in the television category and Business Today's Kushan Mitra
in the print/online category.
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