{
  "id": 19484928,
  "title": "CJID announces 2026 Excellence in Media Awards finalists across nine West African countries",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/cjid-announces-2026-excellence-in-media-awards-finalists-across-nine",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T10:37:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/cjid-announces-2026-excellence-in-media-awards-finalists-across-nine-west-african-countries/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) has announced the finalists for the 2026 Excellence in Media Awards, following submissions from journalists across nine West African countries. The third edition of the awards, which began in 2024, attracted 424 entries from 277 journalists, representing a 54.2 per cent increase on the 275 entries received for the 2025 edition.…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "AllAfrica",
        "title": "Nigeria: CJID Announces Shortlist for 2026 Excellence in Journalism Awards",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/nigeria-cjid-announces-shortlist-for-2026-excellence-in-journalism",
        "published": "2026-11-11T04:50:06.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "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."
}