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Journalists of year 2009 named

The Chisinau Press Club - the Independent Journalism Center and the Committee for the Freedom of the Press - held the traditional 10 Journalists of the Year Gala on December 22.

Info-Prim Neo, 23 December 2009, 12:23

This year, the laureates were selected by the members of the Independent Journalism Center's Senate. There were used the following criteria: professionalism, objectivity and observance of the deontological norms.

The 10 journalists of the year 2009 are:

Valentina Baciu, "Timpul" newspaper;
Vasile Botnaru, Radio Free Europe;
Oleg Brega, "Jurnal TV";
Angela Gonta, PRO TV Chisinau;
Rodica Mahu, "Jurnal de Chisinau" newspaper;
Ruslan Mihalevski, "SP" newspaper in Balti;
Maria Parfionova, "Teleradio-Gagauzia"/Radio Gagauzia;
Alina Radu, "Ziarul de Garda" newspaper;
Corneliu Rusnac, "Associated Press" and "Imedia";
Alexandr Takii, "Ekonomicheskoe Obozrenie Logos-Press" newspaper;

Seven special prizes were awarded at the Gala:

Excellence Prize - for journalistic longevity: writer and publicist Serafim Saka;
Hope of the Year: Tatiana Zabulica, SOR TV;
Development of the Year: Jurnal Trust Media;
Special Prize of the Independent Journalism Center - for promoting diversity in the mass media: Angelica Jelnova, Radio Jelannoe, Rybnitsa;
OWH TV Studio was awarded for the documentary "Capcana";
The news portal Unimedia won the prize "For Innovation in the Internet Press", while Dumitru Lazur - a special prize for the investigation "Minister Baldovich Hides Interests".