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Award for Prannoy Roy

Thiruvananthapuram: Media personality and NDTV head Prannoy Roy has been selected for the Thoppil Gopalakrishnan memorial award instituted by the Kerala-based Media Trust for excellence in journalism.

Dr. Roy was chosen by a six-member jury headed by Kerala Education Minister M.A. Baby for his outstanding contribution to Indian journalism, a trust spokesperson said here on Monday.

“Roy is a role model for journalism and has upheld ethical values and secular outlook in coverage of events including the recent Mumbai terror attack,” the jury noted.

The award, instituted in memory of Thoppil Gopalakrishnan, former editor of the Malayalam daily Janayugam, carries Rs. 25,000 and a citation.

Special Jury award for Parvathi Menon

Parvathi Menon of The Hindu and Sebastian D’souza of Mumbai Mirror have been chosen for Special Jury awards. Ms. Menon has been selected for the exposé of sexual assault on a nun in Orissa’s Kandhamal district during the attack on tribal Christians and Mr. D’souza for his pictures of the Mumbai attacks.

They will be presented Rs. 15,000 each and citations. — PTI

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