Press Release
Date: 20 July 2008
GOLD AWARD 2008 NOMINATIONS
The Institute of Maltese Journalists (IGM) accepts nominations for the Gold Award 2008. Submissions can be made by persons, organisations or institutions. No one can nominate himself or herself, but everyone is free to submit nominations to the I?M of a person, persons, society, body, organisation or other institution who, in their opinion, qualify for this honour.
The Gold Award is sponsored by the Tumas Fenech Foundation for the Education of Journalists (FTFEG).
The aims of the Gold Award are to give deserved recognition:
To the Maltese person or person resident in Malta who has had a long
career and possesses vast experience in journalism; or
The institution, society, body, organisation or group of persons who
have contributed substantially to the development of journalism.
In both cases the contribution would be above and beyond the requisites of normal practice in the profession.
Closing date
Submissions will be accepted until Thursday, 21 August, 2008. Whoever submits a nomination has to provide all the details necessary, including: a detailed account of the work carried out; a letter of recommendation from a number of persons involved; the nominated person's biography.
This must be accompanied by the reason or reason why the nomination is being made so that the Council of the I?M will be in a position to pass on the nomination to the Selection Board, whose Chairman is President Emeritus Prof. Guide de Marco. The Selection Board's choice will be officially announced during the presentation ceremony of the Malta Journalism Awards (MJA).
Submissions should be sent to the IGM Secretary General Joe A. Vella, Press Club, 104 Old Mint Street, Valletta VLT 1517; or 146/5 Howard Street, Sliema SLM 1759.
The winners so far
1998 - Fr Joe Borg; 1999 - Anton Cassar; 2000 - Frank Attard; 2001 - J.G. Vassallo; 2002 - Anthony Montanaro; 2003 - John Manduca; 2004 - Charles Grech Orr; 2005 - Paul Carachi; 2006 - Paul Saliba; and 2007 - Lino Cassar.
The Institute was instrumental in setting up the Press Ethics Commission (PEC) in 1991 and the Tumas Fenech Foundation for Education in Journalism (1999).
The 19th anniversary of the IGM's foundation will be celebrated
in November this year. The Institute will continue to work on its stated
objectives to improve the standard of journalism, through ethics, education
and professionalism.
L-Istitut tal-Gurnalisti Maltin
jhabbar ir-rebbieh
ta' l-Ghaxar Edizzjoni
tal-
Gold Award
sponsorjata mill-Fondazzjoni Tumas Fenech ghall-Edukazzjoni fil-Gurnalizmu:
Mr Lino Cassar
Din is-sena l-Edizzjoni tal-Gold Award se tkun sponsorjata mill-Fondazzjoni
Tumas Fenech ghall-Edukazzjoni fil-Gurnalizmu. Ghal iktar dettalji dwar
il-Malta Journalism Awrds ikklikkja hawn
Il-Mission Statement tal-GOLD AWARD
L-ghan ewlieni tal-Gold Award huwa li jonora lil dawk li matul ]ajjithom ikunu taw kontribut sinifikanti lill-gurnalizmu, liema impenn ikunu ghamluh billi jkunu marru lil hinn mid-dover gurnalistiku normali taghhom.
Biex ikompli jibni fuq is-success miksub mill-BPC Award to Journalists li, sa mill-1990, beda jaghti rikonoxximent xieraq lill-Gurnalisti, u fuq proposta tas-sur Joseph Brockdorff ic-Chairman tal-BPC International Limited, l-isponsor ewlieni ta' dan l-Award, il-Malta Press Club fl-1998 nieda l-Gold Award.
L-iskop tal-Gold Award huwa biex jinghata gharfien misthoqq lil persuna
b'karriera twila u esperjenza vasta fil-gurnalizmu li tkun tat kontribut
sostanzjali ghall-izvilupp tal-gurnalizmu liema kontribut imur lil hinn
minn rekwiziti ta' prattika normali fil-professjoni. Jistghu jsiru wkoll
sottomissjonijiet u nominazzjonijiet ta' ghaqdiet, organizzazzjonijiet
jew istituzzjonijiet sakemm dawn ikunu konformi ma' l-ghan tal-Gold Award.
Rebbieha
Ir-rebbieha ta' l-edizzjonijiet passati tal-Gold Award huma Fr Joe Borg (1998), Anton Cassar (1999), Frank Attard (2000), J.G. Vassallo (2001), Anthony Montanaro (2002), John Manduca (2003), Charles Grech Orr (2004), Paul Carachi (2005), u Paul Saliba (2006).
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Last Update 15th July 2006
