Question: Who has/have been honoured with International Press Institute award for Excellence in Journalism 2021?
(a) Sreenivasan Jain
(b) Mariyam Alavi
(c) Both a & b
(d) Ritika Chopra
Answer: (c)
Related Facts:
- The International Press Institute (IPI) India Award for Excellence in Journalism 2021 has been awarded jointly to Sreenivasan Jain and Mariyam Alavi of NDTV, and Lakshmi Subramanian and Bhanu Praksh Chandra of The Week.
- The award comes with cash prize of Rs 1 Lakh, a trophy and a citation.
- The selection was made by a jury of editors headed by former Supreme Court judge Madan B Lokur after considering the entries received.
- The Excellence in Journalism Award 2020 had been awarded to Ritika Chopra of The Indian Express for her exclusive reports on the internal fissures in the Election Commission of India on complaints on Model Code of Conduct violation against VVIPs.
BY: AMIT GUPTA