Press release: AVBOB FCJ Excellence Awards winners for 2023 announced The AVBOB FCJ Excellence Awards, hosted by the Forum of Community Journalists NPC (FCJ), is a well-known event in the media industry with exciting new categories introduced in this year’s competition and entries exceeding 500.
This year, participants showcased their exemplary work across various categories, with front pages, the newly introduced back pages category, free newspaper of the year, and compelling human-interest reportage dominating the entries.
The dedication and talent displayed by community journalists in various writing and photography categories underscore the vibrancy and diversity of community journalism in South Africa.
The adjudication process was overseen by André Gouws.
Winners were announced at a prize-giving dinner at @Sandton Hotel on August 2 with top honours for Journalist of the Year going to Daleen Naudé from Middelburg Observer, Highvelder’s Wayne van der Walt, for the second year in a row, took the Photographer of the Year title and this year’s recipient of the Alet Roux Trophy for Most Promising Journalist went to Matthew Handley, also from Middelburg Observer.
AVBOB, through its financial investment in the FCJ and industry and the ongoing support from Caxton and Media24 allowed the FCJ to further enrich its offering and support to community journalists.
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