The best journalists of 2017 are as follows:
Editorial
Elena Cioina, the portal Sănătate Info (www.e-sanatate.md)
Investigation
The newspaper Ziarul de Gardă
Iurie Sănduța, RISE Moldova
TV Report
Liuba Şevciuc, RISE Moldova
Alexandru Popescu, Radio Free Europe
Report in Print Media
Natalia Petrusevici, the newspaper SP, Balti
Longread (multimedia)
The portal Newsmaker
Photography
Andrei Moraru, People and Kilometers
Special Awards:
Debut of the Year
People and Kilometers
Development of the Year
The portal Diez
Hope of the Year
Svetlana Gore, TVR Moldova
Best Blog
Elena Robu, www.elenarobu.md
Responsible Journalism and Reporting on System Problems
Alina Radu, the newspaper Ziarul de Gardă
Innovative Journalism
RISE Moldova, the platform RISE Leaks
The rules used at the selection of winners can be found here.
At the awards gala, the National Prize for Professional Journalistic Ethics, offered by the Press Council, was given to the weekly investigative newspaper Ziarul de Garda.
The Best Journalists of the Year Awards Gala has been organized by the Chisinau Press Club every year since 1995. The main goal of this action, which falls under the objective of contributing to the strengthening of professional journalism, is to support and encourage journalists’ efforts of achieving quality in the media and adhering to international professional standards.