Sierra Leone: Prizewinning stories focus on assistance for war victims
Cross. Sierra Leone, October 2008.
Photo © Salamatu Kemokai
December 19, 2008 – Salamatu Kemokai of the Independent Radio Network (IRN) has been awarded top prize in our latest reporting competition for her radio report about school support for amputee children. Second prize went to Joseph Turay of Cotton Tree News for a story on the launch of registration for war victims to get reparations. Both Salamatu and Joseph receive a portable computer, installed with digital sound editing software. Runners-up Betty Alimamy Sesay and Umaru Jarr receive a digital Marantz recorder.
Click here to listen to Salamatu's winning entry.
Click here to read Joseph's second placed story.
The panel was comprised of:
Julia Crawford, journalist and Project Director, BBC World Service Trust
Claire Ziwa, BBC trainer
Adolphus Williams, BBC World Service Trust producer
“I was delighted to read these reports and to see that our Communicating Justice participants have really improved the quality of their reporting over the course of this project,” said Julia Crawford. “Congratulations to Salamatu and Joseph and thanks to all those who sent stories for the competition.”