Nuwakot, Jan 20: The Govinda Biyogi Journalism Award, 2080 has been presented to four journalists, including senior journalist and former chairperson of the RSS Kul Chandra Wagle.
At the Biyogi journalism award distribution and felicitation programme hosted by the Editors’ Society Nepal here today, news chief of Yoho Television Jibram Bhandari, editor of Trishuli Prawaha Sharan Utsuk Sapkota and journalist Montessori Rajbhandari were honoured.
Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat had handed over the award.
The Society honoured Wagle and Rajbhandari in recognition of their substantial contributions to the promotion of journalism sector. Likewise, Bhandari was provided with the Govinda Biyogi Journalism Award carrying a purse of Rs 25,000.
Journalist Sapkota bagged the Govinda Biyogi Special Journalism Award carrying a purse of Rs 15,000.
Recalling the contributions of Biyogi to the journalism sector, Finance Minister Dr Mahat pledged to extend financial assistance next year for the management of a building of the Govinda Biyogi Journalism Study Centre.
Also speaking on the occasion, Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) Chairperson Bipul Pokharel drew the government’s attention towards enhancing journalists’ skills and capacity, increasing wages and removing complications in advertisement.
He stressed the need of establishing the Mass Communications Academy for honing journalists’ skills and capacity. Wages have not been reviewed in every two years. The government needs to address the issues”.
Chairperson of Minimum Wage Fixation Committee, Sangeeta Khadka urged the government to address the demand of increasing wage of working journalists.
Speaking after felicitation, former Chair of RSS Wagle underlined the need of collaborative efforts for addressing the challenges surfaced in journalism sector. He called for devising measures for enhancing capacity and ensuring financial safety of journalist for promoting journalism with critical awareness.
General-Secretary of the Society, Shyam Dotel said training for new generation journalists was a mist for enhancing quality journalism in the country.
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