Globe Media Excellence Awards 2015: Mindanao Nominees

Globe Media Excellence Awards contenders in Mindanao bared October 30, 2015 A total of 58 entries were shortlisted for various categories of the Globe Media Excellence Awards (GMEA), the most anticipated premier award-giving body that gives recognition to excellence in journalism in Mindanao.

The premier award-giving body which recognizes excellence in journalism from the best breed of scribes in Visayas and Mindanao, the awards gives recognition to print, broadcast, and digital media practitioners who have excelled in their respective fields. Awards night for the GMEA Mindanao leg will be held on November 17. 

"The number of entries that we received this year is a testament to the commitment of media practitioners to provide exemplary reporting in their respective fields given the vital role of the press in effecting positive societal transformation and nation building," Globe Senior Vice President for Corporate Communications Yoly Crisanto said. 

Entries were from various media organizations in Zamboanga, General Santos, Cagayan de Oro and Davao. The finalists will vie for nine award categories namely: 

• Reporter of the Year for Print, 
• Explanatory/Investigative Story of the Year for Print/Online, 
• Columnist of the Year, Photojournalist of the Year, 
• Reporter of the Year for Television, 
• Explanatory/Investigative Story of the Year for Television, 
• Reporter of the Year for Radio, 
• Blogger of the Year, 
•  Social Media Advocate of the Year

There were a total of 352 entries this year compared with 259 last year.  In Cagayan de Oro, Maria Irene Aserios, a fellow blogger bagged a back to back nomination title for being CDO's Social Media Advocate of the Year and Blogger of the Year.

Irene Aserios (Mindanoan.com) stories were about "We Bisaya folks have a phrase for politician who deny that they're campaining" and "How to continue helphing typhoon Sendong survivors". 

The awards night for the GMEA Mindanao leg will be held on November 17. The judges's decisions for bloggers category are:

• - Consistency of content on the advocacy (50%), 
• - Reader friendly presentation and design of content (20%), 
• - Social Impact (30%). 

For social media advocates:

• - Content (50%) 
• - Consistency of content on the advocacy (50 percent), 
• - Reader Engagement (20%) 
• - Number of Comments to the post, 
• - Social Impact (30%) Retweets, Shares, Favorites, Likes. 

 As in previous years, the entries explore and promote advocacies in business and entrepreneurship, information and communications technology, environment and disaster response, governance and social progress and youth and education.