Zimbabwean journalist Faith Zaba is one of the three recipients of the 2022 Wan-Ifra Editorial Leadership Award in recognition of her role in steering the editorial thrust of her publication, organisers announced late Thursday.
The annual WIN Editorial Leadership Award recognises the exemplary contribution of a female editor to her newsroom and her media organisation’s contribution to society.
Zaba, who is editor of the privately owned Zimbabwe Independent, was named the 2022 Laureate for Africa during the ongoing Wan-Ifra’s World News Media Congress taking place from 28-30 September in Zaragoza, Spain.
Other winners of the award are Diana Moukalled, co-founder of Daraj Media in Lebanon who was named 2022 Laureate for the Arab Region, and Regina Reyes, senior vice president and head of Integrated News and Current Affairs Division of ABS-CBN Corporation in the Philippines. Reyes was named 2022 Laureate for Southeast Asia.
Announcing the winners, Wan-Ifra’s chief executive Vincent Peyregne noted that equality and inclusion in the media “are essential for a healthy and representative society.”
“We are happy to welcome our 2022 laureates, Zaba, Moukalled and Reyes to the group of media leaders who play an exceptional role in making a difference in media while contributing to these fundamental ideals,” Peyregne said.
Zaba is the first female editor of Zimbabwe’s leading business and investigative weekly.
“This award is a message to young women in the media and those who have the beautiful dream of joining this amazing profession; they too can sit at the table,” the Zimbabwean journalist said.
She noted that “sheer hard work, perseverance and determination” would see the “glass ceilings” being shattered in the media.
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