10
Journalists Win FAO’ Fellowship Project Award
Ten
Nigerian Journalists have won the Food and
Agriculture Organisation, FAO’s Mini-media
Fellowship Project Award on ``The human face of
avian influenza’’.
The fellowship is open to media practitioners in
print, radio, video/television, photography and
online/digital.
It is for Journalists living and working in Nigeria
for local, national or international media
organisations as full-time staff or freelancers.
Speaking at the presentation of the fellowship in
Abuja, FAO Representative in Nigeria, Dr Helder
Mutiea, said it was aimed at promoting in-depth
reporting on avian influenza.
He said those considered for the award employed
``innovative multi-media communication approach’’
and focused on areas of the country affected by and
at the risk of contacting the Highly Pathogenic
Avian Influenza.
Dr Mutiea said the recipients would meet with FAO
officials, government specialists, community
leaders, poultry farmers and traders among others.
36 entries were received, ninety per cent of the
entries came from
male Journalists and ten per cent from female
Journalists.
NAN/Qasim / Ahaziah