Gleaner takes three PAHO awards
published: Wednesday | September 17, 2003
Dr. Manuel Peña, Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) representative in Jamaica, congratulates winners in the PAHO 2003 Media Award for Excellence in Health Journalism at the organisation's office, King Street, downtown Kingston. The awardees (from left) are: Gary Spaulding, Radio Jamaica; Erica James-King, The Gleaner; Ceila Morgan, Radio Jamaica; Patricia Watson, The Gleaner. In the background are Dr. Geraldo De Cosio, adviser on the Prevention and Control of Diseases (left) and Ana Treasure, Environmental Health Adviser at PAHO. - Carlington Wilmot /Freelance Photographer
THE GLEANER yesterday took home three awards in the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) 2003 Media Award for Excellence in Health Journalism.
Reporter Erica James-King, who is attached to the The Gleaner's Western Bureau, received two awards and features co-ordinator for The Sunday Gleaner, Patricia Watson, received one.
Miss James-King was awarded Best News Story in print for her article entitled 'Dirty Sugar Probe'. The series of articles probed the problem of foreign matter that could pose serious health risk in Jamaica's sugar. She also received a United Nations award for her article 'Rivers Run Low'. This article examined the issue of desiccation, with particular focus on rivers in Portland.
Miss Watson took the award for Best Communication/Mass Media Campaign in Health for the series 'Breaking the Silence, Dispelling the Myth' about HIV/AIDS. The informative and sometimes controversial series is an in-depth look at the HIV/AIDS pandemic from the local, regional and global perspectives. The series won a total of nine local, regional and international awards in 2002.
Other awardees were Indy McLymont of The Observer, for her article 'Life After Lead Poisoning'. She received the award for Best Feature article. Gary Spaulding of Radio Jamaica received the award for Best News Report in radio for his story Baby Pansy. Ceila Morgan, also of Radio Jamaica, received the award for Best Feature or documentary in radio for the story, The World around us: Focus on diabetes.
