Maldives Media Council (MMC) has decided to host the Journalism Awards ceremony on November 12.
The purpose of the Journalism Awards is to uphold the work of individuals who show excellence and make valuable contributions to the field of journalism. MMC has received 82 nominations for the awards.
MMC requested that the nominations be submitted for two categories and 12 fields this year. As such, the awards will be presented to journalists in 12 fields of the news article and broadcasting categories. The fields include investigative journalism, the social sector, the legal and judicial sector, the business sector, the sports sector, photo and video journalism, graphics and illustrations, and feature reports. The awards will also be given to the best upcoming journalist and the best journalist of 2022.
The nominees are required to be Maldivian journalists who worked at a registered media company for a minimum of nine months between January 1 and December 31. The journalists were allowed to be nominated for one of the fields.