APO Group, the leading pan-African communications and business consultancy, has announced the jury for the prestigious APO Group African Women in Media Award 2020.
The award recognises, celebrates and empowers African women in the media who support female entrepreneurship throughout the continent.
According to APO, this is the largest and most influential panel of judges ever assembled for an African media award, and it reflects the importance of recognising gender equality in business and the media.
“I want to thank all the judges for devoting their time and energy to the APO Group African Women in Media Award,” said Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard, Founder and Chairman of APO Group.
“I’ve never seen a judging panel of this quality before, and we are honoured that every member shares our vision for women empowerment and entrepreneurship. Their passion and enthusiasm has helped make this award the biggest of its kind in Africa.”
The media award is part of APO’s commitment to supporting the development of journalism on the continent.
The award is open to African female journalists whose stories were broadcast or published between 1 January and 31 October 2020.
A statement by APO said, “The stories are judged on content, writing, analysis, creativity, human interest and community impact.
“The judges will be asked to select the winning journalist, who will then be announced at the 6th Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum’s Virtual Conference and Awards, hosted from 2-3 December 2020.
