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MaltaMedia finalist of 17th Malta Journalism Awards
By MaltaMedia News
Aug 23, 2007 - 10:09:15 AM

MaltaMedia is yet again finalist in the e-journalism category of the Malta Journalism Awards (MJA) with Pierre Mejlak and his blog. MM has won this category in 2003, 2005 and 2006.

Martin Debattista, MaltaMedia's editor in chief, is also finalist in the Print Features sections with his specialised freelance coverage of technology in The Times' weekly IT supplement.

The 29 finalists include:

News Print Journalism:
Vanessa Macdonald (The Times)
Brandon Pisani (l-orizzont / It-Torca)
Victor Vella (l-orizzont / It-Torca)

Features Print Journalism:
Martin Debattista (The Times - i-tech section)
Vanessa Macdonald (The Times / Pink magazine)
Joanna Ripard (The Sunday Times / Child magazine)

Photo Journalism:
Ben Borg Cardona (The Malta Independent / Agence France Presse)
Matthew Mirabelli (The Times)
Darrin Zammit Lupi (The Times)

Overseas Assignments:
Brandon Pisani (It-Torca / l-orizzont)
Alvin Scicluna (TVM)

Broadcast Journalism - TV Script:
Reno Bugeja (TVM)
Julia Farrugia (One Productions)
Mario Micallef (TVM)

Broadcast Journalism - TV Film:
Alvin Scicluna (TVM)
Trip Team (One Productions)

Broadcast Journalism – Radio:
Mario Micallef (Radju Malta)
RTK
Charles Xuereb (Campus FM)

Cultural Journalism:
Lino Bugeja (The Sunday Times)
Joyce Guillaumier (It-Torca)
Alvin Scicluna (TVM)

Sports Journalism:
Mark Attard (Illum)
Teddie Borg (TVM)
Benny Pace (l-orizzont / The Times / Ir-Referi)

Sports Photo Journalism:
Matthew Mirabelli (The Times)
Darrin Zammit Lupi (The Times / Reuters)

E-Journalism:
Kurt Farrugia, Alfred Grixti & David Vella (maltastar.com)
Pierre J. Mejlak (maltamedia.com)

The jury will again confer the Gold Award . Past winners of the award are Fr Joe Borg (1998), Anton Cassar (1999), Frank Attard (2000), J.G. Vassallo (2001), Anthony Montanaro (2002), John Manduca (2003), Charles Grech Orr (2004), Pawlu Carachi (2005) and Paul Saliba (2006).

Meanwhile, the Institute of Maltese Journalists (IĠM) said that 25 participants have submitted their work for the National Language Category. The winner, toegther with winners from all other categories will be announced in a ceremony to be held shortly.


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