Dawn reporter wins award
KARACHI, Nov 7: Dawn’s staff reporter Faiza Ilyas has won the Pakistan Press Foundation’s “Gender in Journalism Award 2007” in the category of “most gender sensitive reporting”. Supported by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco), the award was conferred by former Sindh High Court judge Majida Rizvi on Tuesday.
The article which earned Ms Ilyas the award was Nursing: a noble profession gone awry, selected from among 400 entries received from across the country. The article was published in The Review section of Dawn.
The other finalists in the category included Gul Nasreen, Sabina Qazi, Moniza Inam and Ambreen Ali.
The award in the category of “best reporting by a female journalist” was given to Fauzia Shaheen for her story on the Multan air crash published in monthly Dastak. Rina Saeed Khan, Moniza Inam, Zofeen T. Ebrahim and Afia Shehrbano were the other finalists in the category.
Source: Dawn
Date:11/8/2007
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