When The Gleaner’s Tanesha Mundle submitted her first and sole entry in the Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) Media Awards 2022, she did so just for the fun of it.
The bubbly journalist was in the newsroom engaging colleagues in vibrant conversations when they nudged her to also enter the competition as they were at their desks making their submissions online.
When the winners were announced on Tuesday, Mundle was surprised that her story on breaches of the sugary-drink ban in schools and hospitals came out victorious.
“I had no plans on entering, and they encouraged me to enter, so I searched and I searched and found this story, which I thought could be entered, and I submitted it, and I am very surprised that I won,” Mundle, who won the award for the Best Healthy Nutrition Food Policy Story, told The Gleaner on Thursday.
“I am very happy and feeling proud of myself and proud of my colleagues who also won,” she said.
A riveting court reporter, Mundle, who left her stomping ground to pursue the winning story, noted that the other winning Gleaner journalists announced this week were the very ones who encouraged her to submit an entry.
They are Jovan Johnson, Kimone Francis, and Andre Williams.
Williams and Francis won in the category of Financial Literacy, and Johnson’s winning entry was in the category of Disaster Risk Reduction.
There was a Special Mention for Corey Robinson in the Best Healthy Nutrition Food Policy Story category, which Mundle won.
“I’m delighted to have won such a prestigious award. I was up against some really good work, and it could have easily gone to any of my worthy colleagues from across the region, so I am very grateful,” said Johnson, whose winning story focused on the poor quality of building blocks.
“It is also pressure to continue to do the kind of work that is meaningful to the lives of the people in the Caribbean, and to that, I remain steadfast,” he added.
Williams, a repeat winner after securing two awards last year, was equally moved.
“I feel elated that I won this award because it is outside my beat, and the same story was not successful at the local level. I scored several other nominations, and I’m equally pleased the judges saw it fit to consider those pieces as well,” he said. “I’m also happy for my other colleagues who were able to bring home a regional award.”
Francis, who penned the winning joint story with Williams, was also grateful for the accolade.
“It’s good to be recognised for the work we do, but as journalists, we do it for the passion,” she said.
Robinson added: “I’m extremely grateful. Last year, I won three categories, but this year, my colleagues brought their ‘A’ game, and I instead got a special mention. But I’m just very happy for them. I thank the CBU for its investment in Caribbean journalism.”
Other Jamaican journalists who won awards include Brittny Hutchinson for Health Education Journalism and a Giovanni Dennis-produced piece on the cost of living crisis, which won the Best News Item (Radio) category for the RJRGLEANER Communications Group. Dennis also won the Best Sound Engineer (Radio) category.
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