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Published:Tuesday | February 2, 2021 | 12:07 AM
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Kirk Wright earned the night’s top award, Journalist of the Year.
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Kirk Wright earned the night’s top award, Journalist of the Year.
Senior Reporter Jovan Johnson took home two awards at the PAJ Awards – the Hector Bernard/ Theodore Sealy Award for News (print), as well as the award for Excellence in Agriculture for his series of stories on the ‘Sweetheart Deal’ involving former M
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Senior Reporter Jovan Johnson took home two awards at the PAJ Awards – the Hector Bernard/ Theodore Sealy Award for News (print), as well as the award for Excellence in Agriculture for his series of stories on the ‘Sweetheart Deal’ involving former Minister without Portfolio J.C. Hutchinson.
Janella Precius (left), who took home the UNICEF Media Award for Excellence in Reporting on Children’s Rights, embraces Trishana McGowan, who took home the Hugh Crosskill/Raymond Sharpe Award for Sports Journalism (electronic) media.
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Janella Precius (left), who took home the UNICEF Media Award for Excellence in Reporting on Children’s Rights, embraces Trishana McGowan, who took home the Hugh Crosskill/Raymond Sharpe Award for Sports Journalism (electronic) media.
Gleaner Multimedia Photo Editor Gladstone Taylor won the Junior Dowie Award for Sports Photography for ‘Mommy Rocket’, his capture of sprint star Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce hugging her son Zyon after securing her fourth world title in the 100m at the 2019
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Gleaner Multimedia Photo Editor Gladstone Taylor won the Junior Dowie Award for Sports Photography for ‘Mommy Rocket’, his capture of sprint star Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce hugging her son Zyon after securing her fourth world title in the 100m at the 2019 World Athletic Championships in Doha, Qatar. Taylor also won the Errol Harvey Award for Human Interest Photography.
From left: George Davis, president of the Press Association of Jamaica; Michelle Wilson-Reynolds, first vice- president, PAJ; and Dionne Jackson-Miller, past president, PAJ, make a stylish trio at the PAJ Awards, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel.
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From left: George Davis, president of the Press Association of Jamaica; Michelle Wilson-Reynolds, first vice- president, PAJ; and Dionne Jackson-Miller, past president, PAJ, make a stylish trio at the PAJ Awards, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel.
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The biggest night in Jamaican journalism went ahead unimpeded on Saturday as guests — most joining virtually and a select few present at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel — attended the Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) Awards. The RJRGLEANER Group took top honours in 17 categories, with Television Jamaica’s Kirk Wright claiming the Journalist of the Year award. Something Extra brings you the highlights.