CEI SEEMO awards best investigative journalists

(ANSA) - BELGRADE, DEC 5 - The CEI - Executive Secretariat honoured the winners of the CEI SEEMO Award for Outstanding Merits in Investigative Journalism at a ceremony held in Podgorica on November 27 during the South East Europe Media Forum. President Jakov Milatovic of Montenegro was also in attendance.
    This year's focus was on the role of investigative journalism in raising public awareness of critical issues in the environment, agriculture/food security, and health sectors, with a particular emphasis on stories advocating for transparency and good governance in terms of practices, procedures, and funding.
    Adrian Mogoş from Romania won the "professional Journalists" category. The winners ex aequo in the "Young Professional Journalists" category are Dino Cviko from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Giorgio Michalopoulos from Italy. The CEI SEEMO Award for Outstanding Merits in Investigative Journalism aims to elevate the standard of investigative journalism and recognise the tireless efforts of investigative journalists, often operating under challenging circumstances amid threats to media freedom and personal safety. (ANSA).