Time is fast running out for TV reporters in South Africa and Africa (and journalists in other mediums) who only have until next Wednesday, 22 February to enter for the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards 2012.
Over 17 years it has grown, and the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards 2012 is and remains the most prestigious annual awards ceremony recognizing great journalism in television, radio, print and online originating from the African continent.
The judges this year include several names who've judged the competition before and will judge all the entries again at the end of March: Ikechukwu Amaechi (editor of the Daily Independent in Nigeria), Amadou Mahtar Ba (CEO of African Media Initiative), Jean-Paul Gerouard (deputy editor-in-chief of France 3 TV, Ferial Haffajee (editor-in-chief of City Press in South Africa), Joel Kibazo (journalist), Arlindo Lopes (general manager for regulatory and corporate affairs for MultiChoice Africa in Angola and Mozambique), Zipporah Musau (managing editor for magazines at The Standard Group in Kenya) and Kim Norgaard (CNN International's bureau chief in South Africa). Pedro Pinto (CNN International's sport anchor) will help with the judging of the Portuguese general news category.
The entry form, details and all the rules on how to enter for the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards 2012 can be found at www.cnn.com/africanawards
