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Winners of the MediaCorp News Awards 2012

Singapore, 27 July 2012 – MediaCorp News Awards 2012 was a glamorous affair as the media company’s scoop of journalists, producers and creative teams who descended upon Conrad Centennial Singapore shed their usual office garb and dressed to the nines for the occasion. The MediaCorp News Awards which is into its seventh year, celebrates its winning journalistic works across its news platforms on television, radio, print and online. Here are the winners: News Story of the Year 

Nightingale Nursing Home Elderly Abuse
Chinese TV News
 
Feature Story of the Year
Tuesday Report: Applaud to Life Episode 3 “Majie”
Chinese Current Affairs
 
Entertainment Story of the Year
Women in Charge
TODAY
 
Online Initiative of the Year
Style: Living (Issue 15) app on iPad
Publishing
 
Young Journalist of the Year
Evelyn Lam
Chinese TV News
 
Journalist of the Year
Ken Teh
Channel NewsAsia


Mr Shaun Seow, MediaCorp CEO says, “Good journalism, as evident through our News Awards, goes beyond powerful sound bites, singing prose and well-filmed video. It may also not garner the most 'likes' on social media. Instead, it comes in the form of a well-told story that deals with issues of the day and nudges or even pushes us along to find answers. At the end of the day, good journalism helps make the world a better place.  I'm heartened by the enterprise that goes on every day in the newsrooms of MediaCorp, and I want to salute my colleagues for their relentless pursuit of journalistic excellence."
 
A panel of local judges selected the winning entries which were broadcast or published in 2011. Please see Annex 1 for the panel of judges. The full winners’ credit list can be found in Annex 2. 
 

Issued by Corporate Communications, MediaCorp
 
For more information, please contact:
Winston Chong
Senior Manager
Corporate Communications
MediaCorp
Tel:       (65) 6350 3351
Fax:      (65) 6251 5628
E-mail: winstonchong@mediacorp.com.sg 

 
About MediaCorp 

MediaCorp is Singapore’s leading media company with the most complete range of platforms, spanning television, radio, newspapers, magazines, movies, digital and out-of-home media. 

It pioneered the development of Singapore’s broadcasting industry, with the broadcast of Radio in 1936 and Television in 1963. Today, MediaCorp has over 50 products and brands in four languages (English, Mandarin, Malay and Tamil), reaching out to all adults in Singapore every week. 

Our industry firsts include the Digital Video Broadcast technology for outdoor digital television, and Asia’s first Digital Audio Broadcast radio service. Initiatives in the digital space include online classifieds, Internet TV-on-demand, High Definition TV broadcast.

MediaCorp is an active regional player through co-productions in TV dramas and movies, magazines publishing, as well as Channel NewsAsia International, one of the first Asian-owned English news channels. 

Winner of numerous international awards and accolades including Asian Television Awards’ Terrestrial Broadcaster of the Year, MediaCorp’s vision is to become Asia’s top media company, delivering valued content to the world. 

For more information, please visit mediacorp.sg.


Annex 1
 
Panel of judges
 
 
Ms Janice Koh 
Nominated Member of Parliament
 

Mr Liew Mun Leong
President & Chief Executive Officer,
CapitaLand Group
 

Dr Tan Khee Giap 
Associate Professor & Co-Director,
Asia Competitiveness Institute,
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
 

Dr Mary Ann Tsao 
President, Tsao Foundation
 

Mr Michael Zink
Head of Asean/Citi Country Officer, Singapore
Citibank



Annex 2
 
Winners’ Credit List