DAJA Honors Asian Journalists

TOKYO (17 November 2008) – Journalists from India, Indonesia, Nepal, and the Philippines received the top prizes in the 2008 Developing Asia Journalism Awards.

The winners were selected from among nearly 240 entries from across ADB's developing member countries.

Twenty-two finalists from 13 developing countries in Asia attended a four-day workshop program in Tokyo that was organized by the Asian Development Bank Institute. The program culminated in the awards ceremony on 14 November 2008 at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan.

The Award recognizes excellence in journalistic reporting by those covering development trends and issues in the region. The winners were chosen by a distinguished panel of four independent judges.

The Tokyo-based ADB Institute was established in 1997 to help build capacity and knowledge related to poverty reduction and other areas that support long-term growth in developing economies in the Asia and Pacific region.

Meet the Special Prize winners and the Category winners.