PHNOM PENH, Oct 27 (Bernama) -- A Cambodian journalist has won an international media award for article touching on poverty impact that caused by global economic crisis, China's Xinhua news agency reported quoting a press release issued Tuesday by Economics Today magazine.
An Sithav, 25, a reporter for Economic Today Magazine, won a 2009 Developing Asia Journalism Award, on Oct 23 held in Tokyo, Japan.
He was awarded with the first prize in the poverty impact of the global financial crisis category.
Sithav said he was surprised to hear his story, "Not Working", the lead story of the June Issue 40 of Economics Today, was worthy of a place among the finalists.
"I was very pleased that I was selected as a finalist of 2009 Developing Asia Journalist Award, and then as a winner of poverty impact of the Global Financial Crisis among the journalists of Asia Pacific region," he said.
"I do not believe I could be recognized internationally with two years experience as journalist, but now I am a representative of Cambodia who won the first place," he added.
Sithav began working as a journalist in September 2007 and he reports mostly on development which he thinks is the current pressing issue.
Parista Yuthamanop of the Bangkok Post took the second place in the same category, with Yoke Heong Chee of Malaysia's Third World Network taking the third.
Published twice monthly, Economics Today covers economic and business, politics and society, international news, and provides snapshots of key economic and financial indicators.
An Sithav, 25, a reporter for Economic Today Magazine, won a 2009 Developing Asia Journalism Award, on Oct 23 held in Tokyo, Japan.
He was awarded with the first prize in the poverty impact of the global financial crisis category.
Sithav said he was surprised to hear his story, "Not Working", the lead story of the June Issue 40 of Economics Today, was worthy of a place among the finalists.
"I was very pleased that I was selected as a finalist of 2009 Developing Asia Journalist Award, and then as a winner of poverty impact of the Global Financial Crisis among the journalists of Asia Pacific region," he said.
"I do not believe I could be recognized internationally with two years experience as journalist, but now I am a representative of Cambodia who won the first place," he added.
Sithav began working as a journalist in September 2007 and he reports mostly on development which he thinks is the current pressing issue.
Parista Yuthamanop of the Bangkok Post took the second place in the same category, with Yoke Heong Chee of Malaysia's Third World Network taking the third.
Published twice monthly, Economics Today covers economic and business, politics and society, international news, and provides snapshots of key economic and financial indicators.
4 comments:
Congratulation Mr. Sithav for your hard work to be an professional journalist.
In Cambodia today, it is hard to find any journalist by profession working on the Khmer press. Some are trying very hard to proclaim themselves to professional journalist. One of them is Mr. Soy Sopheap who alway claims that his a professional journalist.It seems that he is trying for every thing including TV presenter, negotiator and Hun Sen mouther.
អបអរសារទ!!
Just follow your heart my friend, they sky is the limit... We are proud for everyone of you... follow your dreams...
M really happy to hear that as he originated from Cambodia.
And thank god that Crazy Soy Sophear is not the champion.
I am really sick of Hun Sen's Slave, Crazy Soy Sopheap.
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