Maltapost sponsors journalism award

Maltapost is the latest leading company to sponsor the Malta Journalism Awards, organised annually by the Institute of Maltese Journalists (IGM). The agreement was signed officially last week at Maltapost's head office in Qormi.

There are 12 categories in this year's Malta Journalism Awards, including three new ones. The new categories are: Cultural Tourism; Print Journalism (Features); and an overall award for the Journalist of the Year, with the prize being an attachment to a newspaper or TV/radio station abroad.

Maltapost chairman David Stellini met IGM chairman Malcolm J. Naudi and IGM secretary Joe A. Vella in his office. After discussing the awards, Mr Stellini presented Maltapost's sponsorship for the awards. Also present was Maltapost's public relations manager Tony Barbaro Sant.

Mr Stellini praised the IGM's work for the benefit of journalists and journalism in Malta, an important role in the country. He augured that the Malta Journalism Awards would be a success.

Maltapost, he added, felt it was its duty to sponsor the awards, especially the Use of Maltese Language in Journalism Award, and he expressed the hope that the sponsorship would foster the improvement of the Maltese language in journalism.

Mr Naudi thanked Mr Stellini for the sponsorship and invited him to the final night in November to present the trophy for this award personally. The trophies this year are also new.

Submissions for the awards may be delivered to the IGM at the Press Club, 104 Old Mint Street, Valletta, on Tuesday and Wednesday from 6 to 7.30 p.m.