By
Rachelle M. Nessia
CEBU CITY,
March 3 (PIA) --- The Metrobank Foundation, Inc. and the Probe Media
Foundation, Inc. are set to launch in Cebu the Search for Journalists of
the Year (JOY) on March 5, 2014 at Crown Regency Hotel, Fuente
Osmeña Blvd, Cebu City.
The Search will recognize three (3) journalists as paragons of
their profession and the media industry. Each of them will receive a Php
300,000.00 cash prize and a specially designed medallion.
The awardees will also be bestowed the title “Metrobank Foundation
Fellows in Journalism”, where they will share their expertise and experience
through professional lectures for students, academic professionals, and media
practitioners in different parts of the country.
Interested parties are requested to register via online form at
http://bit.ly/JOYCebu.
Now on its 2nd year, the JOY Search recognizes excellence in
Philippine journalism.
It celebrates and honors Filipino journalists from print,
television, radio and online media whose excellent stories have contributed to
the development of the nation, and have influenced and inspired their
colleagues and the broader media industry over the years.
The first journalists recognized by MBFI in 2001, and then known
as the Search for Outstanding Journalists (SOJ), were Sheila Coronel, Jessica
Soho, and the late Armando Malay. In 2013, it was re-launched to become the
Search for JOY with Malou Mangahas, Jarius Bondoc, and Jiggy Manicad as the
awardees.
For further information, please contact the Probe Media
Foundation, Inc. (PMF) at tel. no. (02)433-0456 or e-mail:
metrobankfoundation.joy@gmail.com or visit the following links to access downloadable
forms: http://bit.ly/2015JOY, www.mbfoundation.org.ph or www.probefound.com.
(rmn/PIA Cebu/PR)