The Indian Express journalist Abhishek Angad on Monday was named as a winner of the IIMCAA Awards 2024, conferred by the Indian Institute of Mass Communication Alumni Association (IIMCAA).
Angad won the ‘Jury Special Mention’ award in the ‘Journalist of the Year’ category. Angad is a Principal Correspondent at The Indian Express, covering the state of Jharkhand.
Anup Pandey won the coveted ‘Journalist of the Year’ award which carries a trophy, a certificate and a cash prize of Rs 1.5 lakh. Shagun Kapil won the Agriculture Reporter of the year award along with a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh. Other winners were honoured with cash prizes of Rs 50,000, in addition to trophies and certificates.
Winners in the other categories include: Rajat Mishra in the ‘Publishing Reporting’ category, Abhinav Goel in ‘Broadcast Reporting’, Surabhi Singh in ‘Producer’, Muhammad Sabith U M in ‘Publishing Reporting’ in Indian Languages’, Shatarupa Samantaraya in ‘Broadcast Reporting in Indian Languages’, Saransh Jain in ‘Advertising’, Shillpi A Singh in ‘PR’, Ofactor in ‘Ad Agency’, and Kaizzen in ‘PR Agency’.
The ‘Jury Special Mention’ category celebrated the entries of applicants who closely missed the top spot. Other than Angad, four other recipients of the ‘Jury Special Mention’ awards in the ‘Journalist of the Year’ category were Ritwika Mitra, Ashutosh Mishra, Manish Mishra, and Nidhi Tiwari. Diwash Gahatraj won ‘Jury Special Mention’ award in Agriculture Reporting, Parimal Kumar and Vishnukant Tiwari in Broadcast Reporting, Rohan Kathpalia in Producer of the Year category, and Supriya Sundriyal and Nikhil Swami in the ‘PR’ category.
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