Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui Bags RedInk Journalist of the Year 2020 Award Posthumously

Photojournalist Danish Siddiqui, who died during an assignment in Afghanistan, has been posthumously awarded the ‘Journalist of the Year’ for 2020 by the Mumbai Press Club. Chief Justice of India NV Ramana presented the annual ‘RedInk Awards for Excellence in Journalism’, instituted by the Mumbai Press Club, in a virtual event. The award was received by his wife Frederike Siddiqui.

Senior journalist Prem Shankar Jha, 83, was bestowed with the lifetime achievement award “for his long and distinguished career of incisive and analytical writing”. National RedInk Awards for Excellence in Journalism has been instituted by Mumbai Press Club to encourage good quality reporting and analysis, fair play and high ethical standards in Indian journalism. The awards are presented across 12 categories to journalists working in print, television and digital media. It carries a cash prize of Rs. 1 lakh, a trophy, and a citation.