The Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards (RNG Awards) are one of the awards in India in the field of

journalism Journalism is the production and distribution of reports on the interaction of events, facts, ideas, and people that are the "news of the day" and that informs society to at least some degree. The word, a noun, applies to the occupation (pro ...

. Named after Ramnath Goenka, the awards have been held annually since 2006, with the 12th edition being held in 2017. The awards are given for both

print journalism Journalism is the production and distribution of reports on the interaction of events, facts, ideas, and people that are the " news of the day" and that informs society to at least some degree. The word, a noun, applies to the occupation (prof ...

as well as

broadcast journalism Broadcast journalism is the field of news and journals which are broadcast by electronic methods instead of the older methods, such as printed newspapers and posters. It works on radio (via air, cable, and Internet), television (via air, cable, ...

, with a total of 25 different prizes being awarded in 2017 for excellence in journalism during 2016. Past winners have included Kuldip Nayar (Lifetime award), Siddharth Varadarajan ('' The Hindu''),

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, Dionne Bunsha,

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, Ravish Kumar, Umashankar Singh (Mojo)

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, Nidhi Razdan (

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''),

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), Arnab Goswami (

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) and Sudhir Chaudhary (

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) among others. Foreign journalists to have won the award for Foreign Correspondent Covering India include Amelia Gentleman (''

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'') and Stephanie Nolen ('' The Globe and Mail''). The chief guest during the second award ceremony in 2007 was the former President of India, A.P.J Abdul Kalam. Over the years chief guests at the event have included Prime Minister of India

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, former Prime Minister

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, former Chief Justice of India

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, Vice- President of India

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, Finance Minister of India

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Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, former vice president Hamid Ansari, former president

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and former chief justice of India

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. The Ramnath Goenka Memorial Debate, started in 2007, is also held during the event.

Award categories

Over the years, the awards categories have changed. Awards can remain ungiven if there is no suitable winner, such as for the Ramnath Goenka Memorial Award For Lifetime Achievement In Journalism. The awards also have a cash prize, which over the years has also changed. Award categories during the 12th edition included:

Print

* Reporting From J&K And The Northeast * Hindi * Regional Languages * Environmental Reporting * Uncovering India Invisible * Business & Economic Journalism * Political Reporting * Sports Journalism * On The Spot Reporting * Investigative Reporting * Feature Writing * Foreign Correspondent * Commentary And Interpretative Writing * Civic Journalist * Photo Journalism

Broadcast

Past award categories

Past awards have included categories such as 'Excellence in HIV/AID Reporting Award', a joint initiative of

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, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and

Indian Express Group Indian Express Limited is an Indian news media publishing company. It publishes several widely circulated dailies, including ''The Indian Express'' and '' The Financial Express'' in English, the ''Loksatta'' in Marathi and the '' Jansatta'' in ...

. Other past awards include 'Priya Chandrashekhar Memorial Award For Excellence In Editing' and the 'Prakash Kardaley Memorial Award For Civic Journalism'. In 2020, the 'conflict reporting' category was removed for the year.

Full list of winners

Please see https://rngfoundation.com/awards/#pastaward

Gallery

File:The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu presenting the 12th Ramnath Goenka Awards for Excellence in Journalism, in New Delhi on December 20, 2017 (2).jpg File:The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh presenting the Ramnath Goenka Award for Excellence in Journalism to Shri Punya Prasoon Vajpayee, at a function, in New Delhi on April 12, 2006.jpg File:The Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari presented the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards 2010-11, in New Delhi on January 16, 2012 (1) (cropped).jpg File:The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu presenting the 12th Ramnath Goenka Awards for Excellence in Journalism, in New Delhi (cropped).jpg File:The Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari presented the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards 2010-11, in New Delhi on January 16, 2012 (cropped).jpg

References

External links

Official website
of the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards {{Indian journalism awards Indian Express Limited Indian journalism awards 2006 establishments in India