U.S. Embassy awards student journalism competition winners
The U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa presented awards to three university students as part of the Embassy’s second Student Journalism Competition.
The objective of the competition is to encourage students to gain practical experience in journalism that can be applied to their future careers.A panel of judges, including practicing journalists, reviewed the entries and judged them based on content, presentation, use of resources and research materials. The competition was conducted among university and college students throughout the country. Students submitted stories that were published or broadcast in public or private media outlets.