Winners of EU Prize for Journalism in Georgia announced

The EU Prize for Journalism was first presented by the EU Delegation to Georgia in 2012. Photo: EU in Georgia/Facebook
Agenda.ge, 15 Feb 2017 - 12:10, Tbilisi,Georgia

The winners of the 2016 European Union Prize for Journalism have been revealed.

The EU Delegation to Georgia revealed the 2016 winners of the annual EU Prize for Journalism that recognised the best of local reporting at a special ceremony at Rooms Hotel last evening.

Held for the fifth time in Georgia's capital of Tbilisi, last night’s ceremony presented articles, blogs and documentary photo works in six categories.

The prizes went to the following reporters and media projects:

The winning photo: Village Mokhe - Praying in the Open Air by Giorgi Londaridze for Samkretis Karibche

In addition, a Special Prize for Peace Journalism was awarded by the European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia:

  • Best conflict-sensitive journalistic work contributing to confidence-building and peace in the context of armed conflicts in Georgia: "Non-stop Communication” by Gvantsa Doluashvili for JamNews

"For five years now, the EU has been supporting professional, impartial and informative journalism in Georgia with this prize. With over 122 submissions this year, we had the pleasure of selecting and awarding some exceptional works," EU Ambassador Janos Herman said at the award ceremony.