Vivian Wu Journalism Awards honor news excellence

2015/12/07

The winners of this year’s Vivian Wu Journalism Awards were honored at a ceremony Dec. 3 in New Taipei City for producing exceptional news reports that serve the public interest while enhancing the quality of the local media environment.

According to award organizer Vivian Wu Foundation, 18 individuals from six local print and TV media outlets received honors in seven categories spanning foreign affairs, in-depth reports, mainland Chinese coverage and photojournalism.

Among these, United Daily News was the biggest winner, receiving the print media award for foreign affairs coverage with a special project on how burgeoning social enterprises around the world are inspiring local young people to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams while contributing to society.

The Chinese-language newspaper also picked up the mainland Chinese coverage award for a series celebrating the 70th anniversary of the ROC’s victory in the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945).

Meanwhile, a moving piece by Formosa Television Station honoring a borough chief in southern Taiwan’s Kaohsiung City garnered the top honor in mainland Chinese coverage among TV outlets.

The local community leader is known for going the extra mile to look after elderly veterans living alone in his neighborhood who moved to Taiwan from mainland China in 1949.

The award for best in-depth print media journalism went to CommonWealth Magazine for an article on Taiwan’s industrial waste situation, while TVBS Inc. claimed the TV version of the award with a piece on the challenges faced by the country’s National Health Insurance system.

Sanlih E-Television picked up the award for best foreign affairs journalism for a report on the Syrian refugee crisis, while Apple Daily newspaper received the photojournalism award for a series of photos on the TransAsia Airways ATR-72 plane crash in February.

In addition, a special scholarship was presented to a journalist from Taiwan Public Television Service. The financial support will enable him to pursue advanced studies abroad on ways to apply the strengths of traditional outlets to social media for the development of innovative public services.

Source: Taiwan Today (http://taiwantoday.tw/ct.asp?xItem=239760&ctNode=2194&mp=9)