Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu presents 12th edition of Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards
The 12th edition of Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards saw twenty seven journalists winning prestigious award for outstanding work done in 2016.
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At the 12th edition of the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards in New Delhi, Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu presented the award for Hindi broadcast to Ravish Kumar of NDTV India on Wednesday. PTI
The vice-president presented an award to Congress MP Shashi Tharoor for his book ‘An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India’. PTI
Waseem Andrabi of Hindustan Times received the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award for Photo Journalism. PTI
Naidu was presented a collage of his old photographs by Viveck Goenka, Chairman of Indian Express Group. PTI
The 12th edition of the awards saw twenty seven journalists winning the prestigious award for outstanding work done in 2016. PTI
Naidu said that the four keys for journalism are: accuracy, balance, seeking accountability and separation of news from editorial and advertising. Image courtesy: Twitter / @VPSecretariat
The awards, which come with a trophy and a reward of Rs 1 lakh to each of the winners, recognise courage and commitment of journalists from across the country. Image courtesy: Twitter / @VPSecretariat