Somali Journalists Are Successful!!

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Win after win after win for Somali Journalists who are making news across the world. It seems that the world has finally discovered Somali journalists, and they are being awarded from one recognition to another all over the place.


Somali journalists win coveted CNN African Journalism award

Kampala (HOL) - Star FM’s radio broadcaster Kassim Mohammed and AFP’s (Agence France-Presse ) Mogadishu’s correspondent, Mustafa Haji Abdinur were among the 15 recipients of one of the most prestigious awards in the African media and broadcasting industry; the CNN Multichoice African Journalism Award. The stiff competition included more than 2000 entries from 1000 journalists in 40 African countries

http://www.hiiraan.com/news2/2010/Jun/s ... award.aspx



Somalia's Omar Faruk Elected to IFJ’s Top International Executive Board

The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) Secretary General Omar Faruk Osman was elected to the International Executive Board of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) during its World Congress held in Cadiz, Spain, from March 25 to 28.

The World Congress, which was attended by hundreds of delegates representing over 600,000 member journalists in 120 countries worldwide, elected Omar Faruk Osman as Executive Member with a very significant majority in a contest.

http://www.hiiraan.com/news2/2010/May/s ... board.aspx