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AfricaPress-Tanzania:<\/strong> \u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bTHE Zanzibar committee on media freedom will this year introduce awards for journalists in five different categories as part of honoring the good work that journalists are doing.<\/p>\n

The deputy chairperson of the committee Dr Mzuri Issa made the remarks at the department of communication of the State University of Zanzibar (SUZA) Kilimani, Unguja in Zanzibar.<\/p>\n

He said this year\u2019s celebration will be different as a way of celebrating the good work that journalists are doing.<\/p>\n

Among the awards to be given include the blue economy award, Government of National Unity category which has been named the Maalim Seif award.<\/p>\n

According to Dr Mzuri other awards includes gender reporting category which has been named Mariam Mwinyo and the revenue category which has been named ZRB category. Another category will be the corruption and responsibility award which has been named ZAECA award.<\/p>\n

Explaining further, she said the awards will base on stories published and aired between January and April this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis award is very important because it will help in promoting good governance and we believe that by the end of the day it will help improve journalism in the country,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The chairman of the committee, Farouk Kareem called upon journalists to come up in large numbers to participate in the awards which will be the first to be given in the Isles.<\/p>\n

Apart from the awards, he said there will be a special bonanza which will involve journalists aimed at promoting sporting behavior and doing of exercises among journalists.<\/p>\n

Every year, 3rd May is a date which celebrates the fundamental principles of press freedom, to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the media from attacks on their independence, and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the exercise of their profession.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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