{"id":34603,"date":"2021-02-11T19:56:31","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T17:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/?p=34603"},"modified":"2021-02-11T19:56:31","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T17:56:31","slug":"chinono-bags-the-greenfield-people-journalist-of-the-year-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/chinono-bags-the-greenfield-people-journalist-of-the-year-award","title":{"rendered":"Chin\u2019ono Bags The Greenfield People Journalist Of The Year Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n<p>Journalist Hopewell Chin\u2019ono has taken to Twitter to announce that he has been awarded the Greenfield People Journalist of the Year 2020 award.<\/p>\n<p>Chin\u2019ono shared a photo of the communication he received on the award and said:<\/p>\n<p>I have been awarded the Greenfield People Journalism Prize for Africa. It is a public service journalism award that recognizes outstanding journalists in Africa, whose work have resulted in positive change, and impact in society.<\/p>\n<p>The communication that notified Chin\u2019ono of his award said:<\/p>\n<p>Hi Hopewell and David.<\/p>\n<p>This email serves to introduce you to each other, as our joint winners, and by extension to some of our communications team members (Esther, Safiya, Farida). General introduction of our winners below:<\/p>\n<p>1. People Journalist of the Year 2020 \u2013 Hopewell Chin\u2019ono \u2013 Zimbabwe Rationale: Impactful investigative reporting on the COVID-19 procurement corruption by high profile public officials including the health minister in Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n<p>2. People Journalist for Informed Commentary 2020 \u2013 David Hundeyin \u2013 Nigeria. Rationale: Impactful expos\u00e9 on the draconian Infectious Diseases Bill under consideration by Nigeria\u2019s House of Representatives during the COVID-19 lockdown.<\/p>\n<p>Chin\u2019ono was arrested 3 times in 6 months said he was being prosecuted for exposing rampant corruption in the Zimbabwean government. He recently announced his decision to start a fundraising initiative to buy PPE for Zimbabwe\u2019s front line workers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press-Nigeria: Journalist Hopewell Chin\u2019ono has taken to Twitter to announce that he has been awarded the Greenfield People Journalist of the Year 2020 award. Chin\u2019ono shared a photo of the communication he received on the award and said: I have been awarded the Greenfield People Journalism Prize for Africa. 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