When
scribes became stars
Ranjith
Ananda Jayasinghe of Lankadeepa receiving the Mervyn de
Silva award for the Journalist of the Year from Neville
de Silva
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When
scribes became stars
It
was a blend of tradition with modern, old with new, as epitomised
by the handsome young  leader
of the drummers, with his ancient geta beraya and state-of-the-art
mike who set the tone for the evening.
Last Tuesday
evening saw all those working behind the headlines, the scoops,
the ink and the deadlines take the limelight and give recognition
and honour to all those "unsung" scribes, at the Awards
Night for Journalists.
Aptly, the ceremonies
for the Excellence in Journalism Awards 2001 held by the Editors'
 Guild
of Sri Lanka at the Mount Lavinia Hotel started off with the honouring
of three veteran journalists for their long and dedicated service
to this hallowed profession.
Many other awards
were also presented for different categories from environmental
reporting to best design and of course, the prestigious Journalist
of the Year 2001 won by Ranjith Jayasinghe of the Lankadeepa.
Pix by J.
Weerasekera
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Awards
for Long Service in Journalism: Benedict Dodampagama being
awarded a medal by Editors Guild President Siri Ranasinghe |
Awards
for Long Service in Journalism: Mrs. Roshan Pieris receiving
a medal from Lake House director Bandula Padma Kumara |
Awards
for Long Service in Journalism: David Rajhu being presented
a medal by Thinakkural Editor S. Sivanesaselvan |
Ranjith
Ananda Jayasinghe of Lankadeepa receiving the Mervyn de Silva
award for the Journalist of the Year from Neville de Silva
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Aruna
Wickremarachchi of The Sunday Times receiving the Best Designed
Newspaper of the Year Award from Hema Gunawardena, one of
the judges |
Daily
Mirror cartoonist Wasantha Siriwardene receiving a merit award
in the Best Cartoon category from veteran cartoonist Wijesoma |
Observer
Editor-in-chief Ajith Samaranayake presenting the Best Photographer
of the Year award to Lankadeepa's Asoka Pieris |
Shelani
Perera of The Sunday Times receiving the Young Reporter of
the Year award from Lankadeepa Editor Siri Ranasinghe |
The
Best Journalist of the Year(English) Award being presented
to Sunday Leader's Amantha Perera by Island Editor Manik de
Silva |
Sunday
Leader's Ranee Mohamed receiving her award for the Best Feature
Writer of the Year from Wijeya Newspapers Chairman Ranjith
Wijewardene |
The
Award for Earning the Appreciation of Peers and Public being
presented to Neville de Silva of The Sunday Times by Wijeya
Newspapers Director Sujan Wijewardene |
The
Best Sports Journalist of the Year award being presented to
T.M.K. Samat of the Sunday Leader by Chairman, United Newspapers
Ltd., M. Selladurai |
See
more pictures and the full list of winners
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