A ZIMBABWEAN journalist has won the prestigious CNN-sponsored African Journalist of the year competition for an uncompromising documentary examining his troubled country's struggle against HIV-AIDS.
Hopewell Rugoh-Chin'ono's "Pain in My Heart" garnered him top prize at this year's CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2008 Awards Ceremony after beating 1911 entries from a record 44 nations across the continent.
Rugoho-Chin'ono was one of 23 finalists at the Awards ceremony on Saturday evening and was also the category winner in The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Award for Excellence in HIV-AIDS Reporting in Africa.
Ghana's President John Agyekum Kufuor, presented Hopewell him with the Award at an event in Accra attended by CNN International's Managing Director Tony Maddox.
"The recognition this award gives me goes a long way to improving journalistic standards for many colleagues who are working under very difficult conditions," Rugoho-Chin'ono said on receiving the award.
"It is a huge honour and commitment and I will do my best to meet the expectations of my peers. I dedicate the award to all those struggling to be recognized, and I salute the ongoing challenge to achieve excellence across the African continent."
Maddox said the awards, now in their 13th year, had "unearthed a wealth of voices from around Africa, each demonstrating a quality of journalism, and in some cases a resourcefulness and bravery in pursuing the story which has my deepest admiration."
mzila • mctootle@instruction.com Subject: congrats Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:17:11 • Without politicising the whole thing for media organisations or national/international differences the subject matter of Mr Chin'ono's video touches the core of humanity and as such implores human beings at whatever level to inspect themselves and try to be of use to stave off the progress of this enemy called HIV.Makorokoto...Amhlophe Hopewell.Its a long way you've come and I know it.
Omugabe • Dziva@sanandresano.com Subject: Look Inward & Look East for Self-development, Zim Patriots! Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:29:40 • Please with the 'prestigious' puckishness!
There is NOTHING 'prestigious' about Western press, which promotes European effort at world domination via PROPAGANDA!
Where, for example, was the 'prestige' of CNN when the Iraqis were invaded UNPROVOKED to have hundred of thousands of them slaughtered by European powers?
Let's reserve the word 'prestige' for entities possessing dignity, integrity and virtuousness.
Western media BUSINESSES are not such 'prestigious' entities!
If 'prize money' is offered, Rugoh-Chin'ono should considered a returning of a small portion of stolen African wealth. And that's it.
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