The Caribbean Tourism Group (CTO) just lately celebrated the winners of the 2024 prestigious Caribbean Media Awards at a luncheon occasion held throughout Caribbean Week in New York on the InterContinental New York Instances Sq..
The Caribbean Media Awards honor excellence in journalism, pictures, and digital content material that showcases the various and vibrant cultures, landscapes, and experiences of the Caribbean area.
This competitors acknowledges the work of journalists and media professionals who not solely current information related to the area’s tourism trade but additionally seize the distinctive essence of the Caribbean story.
“After a five-year hiatus, it’s extremely rewarding that the 2024 Caribbean Media Awards attracted submissions from a few of the most gifted and promising journalists and influencers overlaying the area. The extent of expertise represented by the work submitted bodes extraordinarily effectively for the way forward for media protection for our most crucial trade,” acknowledged Kenneth Bryan, CTO Chairman and Minister of Tourism and Ports of the Cayman Islands.
A panel of judges reviewed entries submitted by public relations companies, CTO member nations, and the media group. The judging standards included content material, construction, kind, title, high quality of language, and originality. Entries needed to be revealed or broadcast in 2023 to be thought of.
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Of their bulletins, the judges highlighted the spectacular breadth and depth of the themes lined and praised the excellent analysis and reporting demonstrated within the revealed works.
Right here is the complete listing of 2024 Caribbean Media Awards winners:
- Finest Characteristic Article or Story: Brent Pinheiro for “This Week in Journey: Studying The Artwork of Batik (in St. Kitts)” on CNC3 Tv in Trinidad
- Diaspora Journalist of the 12 months: Melissa Noel from Essence Journal for “Trinidad’s Carnival Lastly Got here Again. Right here’s All the things You Missed”; “My Household’s New Vacation Custom Is Journey. Right here’s How We Did It”; and “Exploring Grenada’s Jab Jab Custom: A Image Of Black Expression And Liberation”
- Finest Information Reporting: Romardo Lyons for “Espresso Disaster” on TVJ
- Finest Private Immersive Story: Kaitlyn McNab for “Grenada’s Spicemas Carnival Revolutionized the Means I Assume About My Blackness and My Physique” in Teen Vogue
- Finest Photojournalism: Joshua Macey from Guyana for “Ehin Erin” on Instagram
- Finest Podcast/Radio: Giovanni Dennis from Radio Jamaica for “Interval Poverty and Local weather Change in Jamaica”
- Finest Social Media Marketing campaign: Jamaica Vacationer Board for “Valentine’s Day in Jamaica: Bravo TV’s Summer season Home, Lindsay Hubbard & Carl Radke”
- Finest Video Manufacturing: Brent Pinheiro for “This Week in Journey: Paragliding in Manzanilla” on CNC3 Tv in Trinidad
- Rising Journalist of the 12 months: Brent Pinheiro from CNC3 Tv/Trinidad Guardian
“The CTO is proud to honor these distinctive professionals who’ve devoted their abilities to showcasing the Caribbean’s attract and wonder. On behalf of our member nations and the judging panel, I prolong congratulations and gratitude to each storyteller whose work was reviewed,” acknowledged Dona Regis-Prosper, Secretary-Common of the Caribbean Tourism Group.
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She additionally expressed due to the Cayman Islands Division of Tourism for its sponsorship and invaluable help in reviving the media awards occasion.
