Kathmandu, Nov. 18
Nepalese Association of Financial Journalists (NAFIJ) has announced an economic journalism award of Rs. 100,000.
It has established the award in collaboration with banking and insurance expert and Chief Executive Officer of Mahalaxmi Life Insurance, Ramesh Kumar Bhattarai. As per the agreement between two sides, NAFIJ will award one best economic journalist in September every year.
For the award, Bhattarai has extended a financial support of Rs. 1 million which will be deposited in a bank as a revolving fund. The award will be titled as ‘Sharada/Dhundiraj-NAFIJ Economic Journalism Award’.
Bhattarai has supported NAFIJ for the award in memory of his late parents Sharada Devi and Dhundiraj Bhattarai.
President of NAFIJ Modnath Dhakal and Bhattarai signed a memorandum of understanding for the award amidst a programme on Wednesday.
Bhattarai said that he hoped that the award would motivate economic journalists in digging out the best and impactful stories. “There is a need for strengthening the foundation of economic journalism in Nepal and for it we must increase the number and quality of the awards,” he said.
Meanwhile, Dream High Nepal has announced Nepal Media Award 2078 with the support of the Federation of Nepalese Journalists (FNJ).
The award will be given to the best journalists across the disciplines from print, electronic and broadcast journalism, said Kamal GC, chairman of the company.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 19 November 2021.
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