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 2022 awards panel are:
1. Famara Fofana ( Chair)
2. Aisha Dabo ( Vice-Chair)
3. Sheriff Bojang Jnr
4. Gheran Senghore
5. Ndey Tapha Sosseh
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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