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Vanguard, Staff, Others Win Big At 29th Dame Award
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Mrs Chioma Obinna, staff of Vanguard Newspaper has won the Nutrition Reporting Category, of the 29th Diamond Awards for Media Excellence (DAME) on Saturday night.She also got the first runner up on Child Friendly Reporting. Mr Niyi Adesina of the Nation emerged the Editor of the Year, while the Editor of Vanguard Newspaper, Mr Eze Anaba, got the 2nd runner-up for the Editor of the year award. Vanguard as a paper got the 2nd runner-up of the Newspaper of the year award.
A visually impaired reporter, Mr Gbenga Ogundare, and Channels television Chief Executive Officer, Dr John Momoh, are among journalists, who soared at the Dame Award.The Punch and the Nation won the Best Designed Magazine and the Newspaper of the Year awards, respectively, at the annual event held at the Oriental Hotel, Lekki, Lagos State.
Momoh won the Lifetime Achievement Award while 44-year-old Ogundare emerged winner in the Judiciary Reporting Category.
The visually impaired won with his story on “The Long Tortuous Road to Justice for Rape”, published by the Nation on Aug. 18, 2019.
Other recipients of 29th DAME include Mr Bayo Akinloye of ThisDay newspaper, who won in the Agriculture Reporting Category sponsored by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
Akinloye emerged the winner with his report on “From Cocoa to Cannabis: Nigerian Farmers Seek Fortunes Inside Forbidden Farms”.
The story was published by ThisDay on June 30, 2019.
Akinloye was presented the award by the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mr Buki Ponle, who was represented by an Assistant-Editor-in-Chief in the agency, Mrs Ijeoma Popoola.
There were 14 award categories in the 29th DAME as against 18 categories featured in the 28th edition.
NAN reports that DAME is organised annually by Diamond Publications Ltd., publishers of Media Review.
The awards are meant to enhance professionalism and reward hard work.
DAME’s first outing was on March 20, 1992. Eight awards in print journalism were given to deserving professionals.
In his address of welcome at the 29th edition, the Editor-in-Chief of Media Review, Mr Lanre Idowu, said that DAME held in 2020 in spite of challenges because it was important to keep its dream going.
He said that DAME had brought hope, joy, fulfillment and recognition to many media professionals.
“In the face of the menace of fakery in news dissemination and technological liberalisation of access which makes everyone a reporter, editor and publisher, it is critical to continue to stress the vital role journalists play in serving the public with news that they can trust.
“It is essential to separate the wheat from the shaft by honouring our committed and enterprising media professionals.
“We believe, by so doing, we are renewing faith in our society, encouraging hope for a greater tomorrow and keeping alive the dream for a better practice, ” Idowu said.
Speaking to NAN, the visually impaired, Ogundare, expressed joy that he won the DAME for the second time.
The journalist, who had been practicing for 18 years, noted that he emerged DAME’s Child-Friendly Reporter of the year 2016.
“I feel very excited; it is a lot of motivation for blind journalists like me to make impacts and not discouraged by their disability,” he said.
A participant at the event who pleaded anonymity told NAN that DAME had done much to draw the attention of media professionals to their roles as keepers of public conscience.
She said that DAME was a strong platform for any journalist to develop himself and earn recognition. (NAN)
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Texas Sheriff Who Starred On Live PD Charged With Evidence Tampering In Black Mans Dying
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A Texas sheriff discovered as Robert Chody was arrested Monday September 28, on prices of tampering evidence in the circumstance of a Black person who died in law enforcement custody.
NBC described that the Williamson County Sheriff Robert Chody is accused of destroying or concealing audio and video footage that showed his deputies pursuing and applying drive on 40-calendar year-outdated Javier Ambler in March 2019, according to an indictment.
Chody’s indictment stems from footage shot by cameramen for the “Dwell PD†clearly show on the night the former postal employee and the father of two died subsequent a 22-moment auto chase by Williamson County deputies.
Ambler’s death and the concerns in excess of the ruined “Reside PD†footage ignited a controversy that led to the cancellation of the strike A&E present in June. Chody is accused of buying that “Are living PD†ruin the footage demonstrating Ambler’s death which was hardly ever aired.
District Attorney Margaret Moore accused the sheriff’s section of “stonewalling†the investigation earlier this yr in a tweet no extended out there adhering to the deletion of her Twitter account.
She wrote
“For the past year, [the sheriff’s office] has stonewalled our investigation. What should really have been a routine targeted visitors quit ended with Javier’s dying.â€
Former Williamson County basic counsel Jason Nassour is also accused of destroying the recordings “with intent to impair their ability as evidence†in the investigation of Ambler’s dying.
Chody and Nassour had been indicted on a felony proof tampering charge and launched on a $10,000 bond, officials reported. The two adult males are dealing with concerning two and 10 decades in jail if convicted.
A defiant Chody, speaking to the media following he was unveiled on bond, claimed the rates were politically-motivated.
He said
“We’re right here mainly because it is really a month right before the election – my election.
“I discover it stunning and disgusting that our district legal professional utilizes his office environment for his political agenda.
“The info are very apparent and allow me be quite crystal clear. I did not tamper with proof.â€
Chody’s lawyer, Gerry Morris identified as the indictment “100% baloneyâ€. Morris said
“Sheriff Chody gave no order, no route, instituted no policy, had absolutely nothing to do with the destruction of any ‘Live PD’ video clips, period. There is not a solitary shred of evidence that suggests if not.â€
Ambler’s last times were captured on law enforcement human body cameras, but prosecutors experienced sought the Live PD footage simply because it probable available the clearest see of the deadly confrontation. Deputies started pursuing Ambler for allegedly failing to dim his headlights to oncoming website traffic. The vehicle chase finished in Austin exactly where Ambler was restrained and tased at minimum 3 occasions.
Prior to shedding consciousness, Ambler instructed the officers he had a coronary heart problem and claimed he couldn’t breathe. Ambler died of congestive coronary heart failure and hypertensive cardiovascular disease related with morbid obesity, in mix with forcible restraint, according to a custodial loss of life report submitted with the Texas Legal professional General’s Place of work.
The fashion of demise was dominated a homicide. Although the internal Williamson County investigation cleared the deputies involved in the encounter of wrongdoing, the deputies determined as James Johnson and Zach Camden remained under investigation by Austin law enforcement and Travis County prosecutors.
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