India’s prestigious Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards were started in 2006. The RNG Awards honour journalists for exemplary work in print, broadcast and digital media which shows their extraordinary strength of character and integrity while accurately reporting news under challenging or even dangerous circumstances. Work having rigorous research, analytical bend and deep insights which may have left out of the headlines, and point to issues must be heard.
President Ram Nath Kovind, who was the chief guest at the event, said the award honours those journalists from print, broadcast and digital media who have maintained the highest standards of their profession. He also said the winners, despite immense challenges, produced work that sustains public trust in the media and impacts the lives of people.
The Awards, with prize money of Rs 1 lakh in each category, will also honour a writer, whose non-fiction work covers an issue on a scale that newspapers or television channels cannot aspire to tackle.
The winners were chosen by an eminent jury that included Tom Goldstein, Professor and Dean, Jindal School of Journalism & Communication, O P Jindal Global University; S Y Quraishi, former Chief Election Commissioner; Pamela Philipose, journalist and Senior Fellow at the Indian Council of Social Science Research; and, former Supreme Court judge, Justice B N Srikrishna.
Ramnath Goenka Awards: Photojournalism category
The winner in the photojournalism category is C Suresh Kumar from The Times of India (Print/Digital).
Ramnath Goenka Awards: Books (Non-Fiction) category
The winner in Books (Non-Fiction) category is Gyan Prakash (Print).
Ramnath Goenka Awards: Civic journalism category
The winner in Civic journalism category is Ghosal from News18.com (Print/Digital).
Ramnath Goenka Awards: Politics & Government category
Winners in Politics & Government category are: Sushant Kumar Singh, The Indian Express (Print/Digital); Shikha, India Today TV (Broadcast); Moumita Sen, India Today TV (Broadcast)
Ramnath Goenka Awards: Investigative journalism category
Winners in the investigative journalism category are: Poonam Agarwal, TheQuint.com (Broadcast); Teena Thacker, Mint (Print/Digital)
Ramnath Goenka Awards: Business and economic journalism category
Winner in business category is Nidhi Verma fom Thomson Reuters (Print/Digital).
Ramnath Goenka Award: Environment/Science category
Winners in Environment, Science & Technology reporting category are: Sarvapriya Sangwan, BBC News Hindi (Broadcast); Mridula Chari & Vinita Govindrajan, Scroll.in (Print/Digital)
Ramnath Goenka Awards LIVE: Reporting from conflicting zones category
Winners in reporting from Conflict Zones category are: Dipankar Ghose, Indian Express (Print/Digital); Late Achyuta Nanda Sahu, Doordarshan (Broadcast); Mormukut Sharma, Doordarshan (Broadcast); Dheeraj Kumar, Doordarshan (Broadcast)
Ramnath Goenka Awards LIVE: Hindi category awards
Ramnath Goenka Awards are now being presented by President Ram Nath Kovind. Winner in Hindi category are: Shadab Ahmad Moizee, TheQuint.com (Broadcast), Diti Bajpai, Gaon Connection (Print/Digital)
Ramnath Goenka Awards LIVE: Regional category awards
Winners in the Regional category are: Saneesh TK, Manorama News (Broadcast); Anwesha Banarjee, EI Samay (Print/Digital)
Ramnath Goenka Awards: Uncovering India Invisible category
Winners in Uncovering India Invisible category are: Hina Rohtaki, The Indian Express (Print/Digital); Meghnad Bose, The Quint.com (Broadcast); Asmita Nandy, TheQuint.com (Broadcast)