New Delhi, March 20: It was a happy moment for two journalists belonging to TRT World and Media One as they bagged the prestigious Ramnath Goenka Awards for Excellence in Journalism.
Veteran journalist Sofia Bind of Media One TV bagged the 2021 Award for her documentary on the Chola Nayakars of Kerala. Sofia Bind is a Chief producer at Media One. She was previously associated with Malayala Manorma News and Kairali TV. She has published several interviews, features, and reports on environmental and human rights issues in leading Malayalam magazines. Bind is also a documentary filmmaker and Associate Director of the award-winning movie “Manhole.” She has received numerous awards, including Kerala State Television-Media Award, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Media Award, Red Ink Award, etc.
Zoya Hussain of TRT World won the 2022 Award for her story on hysterectomies among India’s women manual scavengers. Her story talked about how women from the lowest social strata of India’s caste-ridden society are the worst sufferers as they are forced to work in harsh, unhygienic conditions as scavengers. Many have to undergo hysterectomies due to infections picked at work.
Zoya Hussain is a freelance journalist based in New Delhi. She covers social issues, health, and environment. Zoya has been a journalist for the past 6 years. She is a Thomson Reuters fellow on India’s Dual Track Just Transition Training and has also received a Reuters Grant for Reporting on Social Inclusion. She is also an ICFJ fellow on combating dis/misinformation and reporting on religious freedom. TRT World is a renowned news portal owned by the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation, the national public broadcaster of Türkiye.
All the recipients received the awards at the hands of Shri Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Minister of Road Transport and Highways of India at a glittering ceremony yesterday.
