{
  "id": 16900965,
  "title": "Full list: Winners of the GJA Ashanti Media Excellence Awards",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/full-list-winners-of-the-gja-ashanti-media-excellence-awards",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T13:07:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/full-list-winners-of-the-gja-ashanti-media-excellence-awards/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Ashanti regional chapter of the Ghana Journalists Association honored journalists in various categories during the Ashanti Media Excellence Awards held on Saturday, October 24, 2025. The awards aimed to promote excellence in journalism and qualitative media practice by recognizing outstanding work produced in 2025. There were 10 competitive categories, including Environment, Science and Climate Journalism, Agriculture Journalism, Education Journalism, Business and Economy Journalism, Entertainment Journalism, Photojournalism, Sports Journalism, Feature Production, Community Impact Journalism and Health Journalism.\n\nIn Environment, Science and Climate Journalism, Mahmud Mohammed-Nurudeen from JOY NEWS won 1st Place for his article \"Experts say Missing Engine Parts in Most Ghanaian Vehicles Polluting Air, Sickening People.\" Nana Boakye Dankwah Yiadom from LUV FM/JOYNEWS took 2nd Place for his piece \"Greens to Pits – Galamsey Ravaging Cocoa Farms and Threatening Export.\" Bright Yeboah from CITI FM/CHANNEL ONE TV won 3rd Place with \"Climate Change: Farmers Use Smart Tree Planting to Restore Degraded Lands.\"\n\nEmmanuel Bright Quaicoe from LUV FM/JOYNEWS was named Ashanti Region Journalist of the Year 2025 for his exceptional reporting of the August 2025 Helicopter Crash at Adansi Akrofuom, as well as for his outstanding work in Feature Production and Agriculture Journalism.",
  "summary": "The Ashanti regional chapter of the Ghana Journalists Association, on Saturday, October 24, recognized and celebrated the impactful work of journalists in the region.",
  "key_points": [
    "Mahmud Mohammed-Nurudeen wins 1st Place in Environment category for article on air pollution",
    "Nana Boakye Dankwah Yiadom placed 2nd for reporting on galamsey's impact on cocoa farms",
    "Emmanuel Bright Quaicoe named Ashanti Region Journalist of the Year 2025"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Full list: Winners of GJA Ashanti Media Excellence Awards",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/full-list-winners-of-gja-ashanti-media-excellence-awards",
        "published": "2026-10-28T11:31:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}