Press Release 06/2010
Date: 15 February 2010
NOMINATIONS FOR THE GOLD AWARD 2010
The Institute of Maltese Journalists (IG.M) will be receiving nominations for the Gold Award 2010. Submissions will be accepted from individual persons, associations, organizations or institutions.
Individuals cannot nominate themselves, but everyone is free to submit to the IG.M an individual, group of persons, association, organization, or institution, if in his or her opinion, the nomination qualifies for the Gold Award.
The Gold Award is sponsored by the Tumas Foundation for Education in Journalism (FTFEG.).
The aim of the Award is to give recognition:
(a) To a Maltese person, residing in Malta, with a long career and vast experience in journalism and whose contribution goes beyond the requisites of normal professional practice; or
(b) To an association, organization, institution or a group of persons that gave an outstanding contribution for the development of journalism.
This is the tenth year in which the Gold Award is being
awarded. The award is in addition to the annual Malta Journalism Awards
(MJA) which recognizes achievements by an individual journalist on specific
contributions of the previous year.
Deadline for submissions
Submissions will be accepted up till Monday, 2 March, 2010.
The nominations must include all relevant details (e.g.: details of the achievements over the years; letters of reference; biography of the nominee) as well as the reason or reasons for the submission of the nomination.
The winner will be chosen by a panel of judges chaired by the President Emeritus Dr Edward Fenech Adami.
Nominations are to be submitted to Joe A. Vella, Secretary, IG.M, 104 a, Old Mint Street, Valletta; or 146/5 Howard Street, Sliema, SLM 1759.
Past Winners
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; 2007 –Lino Cassar; 2008 – Joe Micallef Stafrace; 2009 – Lino Spiteri.
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.
Last Update 15th July 2006
