| MUMBAI:
They are the fearless individuals who have captured and reported a true picture
of our society and now its time to honour them and provide a national platform
of empowerment to recognise ordinary citizens who through their extraordinary
efforts have proved themselves to be the champions of our civil society. IBN18
Network presents the 2nd edition of Citizen Journalist Awards to honour the indomitable
Citizen Journalists (CJ) who have been highlighting the wrongs of society and
fighting against tremendous odds, bureaucratic red tape and even the lethargy
of fellow citizens to bring about a positive change in our society. The Citizen
Journalist Awards will be given out in six different categories at a ceremony
to be held in New Delhi on Feb 15th 2010 to those who have done extraordinary
reporting to bring forth the truth. The
Citizen Journalist Awards will be given away in the following categories: - Fight
Back CJ – The category where CJs can fight for their rights or against any
wrong they see around them.
- Save
Your City – The category where the CJs highlight their city-centric problems
- Be
the Change CJ - This category sees participation from volunteers who see a problem
or experience it first hand
- CJ
VIDEO - The category which highlights the alert CJs, who have a mobile camera
at their disposal and click videos about issues they feel strongly about.
- CJ
PHOTO - The category where CJs who have reported a story using a picture to say
it all
- Special
CJ – A special award category for the CJs who have had made a significant
contribution to the CJ movement
IBN18
Network will also profile the nominees for Citizen Journalist Awards by various
award categories in nominee special episodes on CNN-IBN - Feb 6th & Feb 13th
@ 9:30 PM, IBN7 - Feb 7th & Feb 14th @ 10:00 PM &
IBN-Lokmat - Feb
7th & Feb 14th @ 9.30 PM
The
Citizen Journalist Awards follow a 2-tier selection process that involves: The
IBN18 Editorial Board that generates a list of nominees across the six categories
& The Jury comprising of Eminent Citizens to select the final Citizen Journalist
Awards winners. The
Jury for “Citizen Journalist Awards” consists of:
- Dr Kiran
Bedi: Retired IPS officer, Magsaysay Award winner for Govt service
- Ranjana
Kumari: Prominent activist
- Aniruddha
Bahal: India's best known investigative journalist
- Rajendra
Yadav: Eminent Hindi fiction writers and one of the pioneers of Nayi Kahani, Hindi
literary movement
- Neelam
Katara: Won national fame for her fight against the alleged killers of her son
- Arvind
Kejriwal: Magsaysay Award Winner for Emergent Leadership in 2006, for activating
India's Right to Information movement
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