Hespress Arabic journalist Mustapha Chakiri was awarded Friday the electronic journalism prize for his article entitled “From Sudan to Melilla: migrants go through deadly trips to look for life.”
The 20th edition national press grand prize took place after 2 years of hiatus, following the circumstances surrounding the pandemic.
President of the Moroccan Media Federation (FMM), Kamal Lahlou awarded the Tata native journalist for his fruitful work.
Lahlou said « this edition is special, even the money prize is doubled, noting that the previous prize was set at MAD 6 million.
The founder of several national media Lahlou recalled that he was the first to name the national football team « the Atlas Lions » on May 13, 1993.
Lahlou wished the Moroccan team success, to reach the World Cup finals and make history.
The national team qualified for the quarter-finals, after defeating Spain on penalties (3-0).
The Atlas Lions are set to face off against Portugal on Saturday at 4 p.m.
Chakiri said on this occasion, « I would like to thank the jury members for the trust they put into my work —I m also proud and happy to get rewarded for this prestigious prize.»
« I am glad to win such a prestigious prize, which is proof of good quality work,» he added.
« I would like to dedicate it to my family, my late father, the higher institute of information and communication (ISIC) director Abdellatif Bensfia for teaching us journalism deontology, and professor Errami for clarifying the written press, » he continued.
Tata native Chakiri joined the electronic media Hespress in 2018.
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