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University of Missouri honours ARY News’ Journalist
Published by TV Explore on August 5, 2009
Mazhar Abbas, journalist from ARY News is among those receiving distinguished service awards from the University of Missouri School of Journalism.
Mazhar Abbas, deputy director of news and reporting for ARY News (Formerly known as ARY One World), a news outlet in Pakistan, joins the online news magazine Slate and five other journalists receiving the Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism.
Others named were were:
— Rance Crain, president of Crain Communications Inc.; editor-in-chief of Advertising Age, Crain’s Chicago Business and Crain’s New York Business
— Doug Crews, executive director, Missouri Press Association
— Bill Eppridge, photojournalist
— Rod Gelatt, professor emeritus, Missouri School of Journalism
— Deborah Howell, editor and ombudsman
Medalists will present master classes on topics related to their areas of expertise to Missouri School of Journalism students and other guests during the day of Oct. 20. That evening, the medalists will be recognized at an awards banquet at the Donald W. Reynolds Alumni Center on the MU campus.
Medalists are selected by the faculty of the School on the basis of lifetime or superior achievement in journalism. The Missouri School of Journalism has awarded the Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism annually since 1930. More than 425 distinguished journalists, advertising and public relations practitioners, business people, institutions and media organizations from around the world have received this prestigious award.

The first Pakistan Media Awards will be held in April 2010 in Karachi. You can vote for your favorite nominations in various categories. Click here for details.






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