This is the highest and most prestigious Journalism Awards in the country organised by the Gambia Press Union (GPU) as a flagship event of the annual commemoration of World Press Freedom Day. The Awards honours and celebrates courage and excellence in Gambian journalism across all type of news and information media – print, online/multimedia platforms, radio, television, and photography.
Entries are opened for submission on June 01 2021
Closing date of submission is 30th June 2021.
The Finalists shall be announced on 15th August 2021.
Winners shall be announced at Awards Ceremony on 3rd September 2021
The Gambia Press Union National Journalism Awards Committee hereby announce the nominees for the 2021 Excellence in Journalism Awards.
Awards Hall of Fame: 2020 Winners, links to their stories and judges' comments.
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