About Us
The Gambia National Journalism Awards 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.
Awards Committee
Meet The Committee Members
Judging
All submissions are adjudicated by a panel of five independent media experts appointed by the Awards Committee. Members of the 2021 awards panel are:
1. Mr. Esau Williams ( Chair)
2. Mrs. Ndey Tapha Sosseh ( Vice-Chair)
What are the Judges looking out for?
Accuracy and relevance
Grammar, style and presentation
The impact of the story
Creativity and originality
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