Winners Announced for the 2018 Rwanda Data Journalism Awards (RDJA)

Venuste Kamanzi, Journalist from Umuseke.com being awarded

AWARDING CEREMONY

Four winners were awarded during the cerebration of African statistics day on 12 December 2017. Each journalist was awarded a computer and a certificate. Awards for this first Edition were provided by PARIS 21 and UNICEF Rwanda. The UNICEF Deputy Country Representative awarded winners together with the representative from Rwanda Media Commission (RMC). In her Remarks, Dr.  Monique Nsanzabaganwa who was the Guest of Honor appreciated the new innovation and emphasized importance of sustaining it.

Jean Claude Mutuyeyezu, from Rwanda Television being awarded

The support from PARIS21 and UNICEF and other stakeholders were highly appreciated.  The RDJA and other existing initiatives like NISR Infographic competition   are innovative approaches that are needed in this data revolution era to nurture data-driven mind, boost the statistical literacy of the country’s general population and improve the use of data in journalistic stories.

WAY FORWARD

NISR with its stakeholders will continue to organise this competition every year. As we organise the 2018 edition, it was recommended that journalists who participated to the first edition be brought together in a training workshop to get feedback from judges and improve their knowledge and skills in data storytelling.

TABLE OF WINNERS:

Category

Description

Winner(s)

Media outlet

Number of stories submitted

Winning story

Excellence in Online Data Journalism

Best interactive or static visualization in a story which accomplish a journalistic purpose and use data significantly in an online media

  1. Twarabamenye Venuste
  2.  

Agronews.com

 

 

4

 

 

http://agronews.rw/ibikorwa-byo-kuhira-biziharira-61-byingengo-yimari-ya-psta4/

  1. Kamanzi venuste
  2.  

Umuseke.com

4

 

https://umuseke.rw/uburyo-10-bwo-kwizigamira-mu-rwanda-hari-nuburusha-inyungu-za-banki.html

Excellence in TV Data Journalism

Best data-driven journalism on TV news stories or programs

Jean Claude Mutuyeyezu

        (13.85/20)

Rwanda Broadcasting Agency/Rwanda Television

3

 

 

Excellence in Radio Data Journalism

 

Best data-driven journalism in radio news stories or programs

Marie grace Bagambake

        (12.8/20)

Rwanda Broadcasting Agency/Radio Rwanda

4

Available on CD

Excellence in Print Data Journalism

Best data-driven journalism with informative static visualization on print     newspapers

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Competition background

By: Ruben MUHAYITETO