In a ceremony organized by the Association of Journalists of Kosovo, Kallxo.com took home five out of 12 awards in different categories, including Best TV Story of the Year for its series of TV programmes holding municipal mayors accountable for their promoted but unfulfilled works.
Kallxo.com journalists and a cameraman have been awarded by the Association of Journalists of Kosovo, AJK, in an award ceremony held on Tuesday in Prishtina.
The Kallxo.com team consisted of Adelina Ahmeti, Behar Mustafa, Mediana Halili, Shqipron Xhema, Valon Fana, and Xheneta Murtezaj won the Best TV Story award for the new product “Shiriti” (The tape) which was launched months ago and aims to hold municipal leaders accountable when it comes to the work they promote on social media and the quality of the works in the field.
Kreshnik Gashi was awarded for the conflict reporting category with his documentary “Putin Calling: Russia’s Disinformation Flows Unchecked Through Balkans” which was produced in Bosnia, Kosovo, and Montenegro and explores the scale of Kremlin-backed disinformation in these countries and its dangerous influence on the public.
Denis Sllovinja was awarded The Best Cameraman of the Year with the footage he captured in the aftermath of the January 2023 floods in Skenderaj.
Journalist Arbrita Uka was awarded for Best Reporting on Confidence Building, with her article “In Kosovo, Girls’ Football Scores Goal Against Ethnic Intolerance” which shows that in Kosovo, despite Albanian and Serbian communities living largely separate lives, friendly cooperation between football teams can be achieved.
Adelina Ahmeti won the first prize in the category of Women Empowerment with her investigation that shows the struggles a woman faced against the system in her attempt to get a divorce from her husband, who she had previously reported for domestic violence while she was fighting for child custody.
In the ceremony, Ardiana Thaci Mehmeti of Klan Kosova was announced as Journalist of the Year; Doruntina Baliu of Radio Free Europe was awarded for best story on environment; Nadije Ahmeti from Radio Free Europe for the best web story; Blerta Ahmeti and Dafina Halili won second and third prize on Women Empowerment respectively; Merita Miftari, Jetlira Ademi won the first prize on anti-gypsism while Gentiana Ahmeti and Rexhep Maloku won second and third prize respectively. Albiona Maloku won the best story on sports, while Bujar Vitia won the best story on health.
Xhemajl Rexha, Head of the AJK, said that 2024 has been a difficult and challenging year for journalists in Kosovo.
“On behalf of AJK, I would like to thank each journalist for the extraordinary work during 2024. Next year is not expected to be easier because of the elections,” Rexha said.
“This year, there have been attacks on journalists which have come from groups of interests, political parties, and members of government. There have been constant attacks and attempts to denigrate the work of journalists but I am happy that this has not affected journalists’ work in the interest of the public,” he added.
This year’s competition included 12 categories of awards with more than 100 applications from journalists in total.
Cornelia Taylor, Acting Head of OSCE Mission in Kosovo, told journalists during the ceremony about their important role in society.
“Journalism plays a fundamental role in upholding the principles enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The core of journalism lies in the fundamental right of freedom, of liberty, but also of truth,” Taylor said.
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