Entries for journalism awards open

Dubai: The General Secretariat of the Arab Journalism Awards (AJA) has started accepting entries for the eighth edition of the annual event. The deadline for submissions is January 15.

The region's most coveted recognition for journalistic excellence will give away cash prizes totalling Dh863,000 for best works in politics, business, investigative journalism, Information Technology, columnist, culture, sports, environment, photo-journalism, caricature, interview and children's journalism.