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Journalism Awards for Excellence 2009

Winners/Merit Award list
  • Mervyn de Silva Journalist of the Year -- Namini Wijedasa of the Lakbimanews
  • Scoop of the Year -- News Desk of the Sunday Times
  • Investigative Journalist of the Year -- Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema of the Sunday Leader
    Merit -- Raknish Savan Wijewardene of the Sunday Leader
  • Best Environmental Reporter of the Year -- Karunaratne Gamage of the Irida Divaina
    Merit (Tamil) -- Kulanthaivel Jeyandran of the Thinakkural
    Merit (English) -- Ifham Nizam of the Island
  • Subramaniyam Chettiar Award for Reporting on Social Issues -- Mohamed Hussain Fathima Husna of the Thinakkural
    Merit (Sinhala) -- Ratna B. Ekanayake of the Divaina
    Merit (English) -- Solonachchige Chathuri Prarthanie Dissanayake of the Sunday Times
  • Sports Journalist of the Year -- Channaka de Silva of the Daily Mirror
    Merit -- Mohamed Naushad Amit of the Nation & Ehamparan Ravivarmah of the Metro News
  • Denzil Peiris Young Reporter of the Year -- Yahalawelge Surekha Sanjeevani Samarasena of the Ravaya
    Merit -- Nadia Fazlulhaq of the Sunday Times & B. Dianne Geraldine Silva of the Daily Mirror
  • Photojournalist of the Year -- Hettiarachige Ganasiri Samantha Perera of the Daily Mirror
    Merit: Sanka Gayashan Vidanagama of the Sunday Times
  • Best Designed Newspaper of the Year -- Irida Lakbima
    Merit (English) -- The Nation
    Merit (Tamil) -- Metro News
  • Cartoonist of the Year -- Suppiah Jeyapalan of the Virakesari
    Merit: Wasantha Kanthilal Siriwardena of the Nation & J. M. Kelaart de Silva of the Island
  • Prof. K. Kailasapathy Award for Reporting Under Special Circumstances-- The Sunday Leader
    Merit (Sinhala) -- M. Mihiri Mangala Fonseka of the Irida Lakbima
    Merit (Tamil) -- Arun Arokianathan of the Daily Virakesari
  • Upali Wijewardene Feature Writer of the Year -- Udani Wijesundara of the Irida Lakbima (Sinhala), Balasubramaniam Kirubharan of the Thinakkural (Tamil) and Ranee Mohamed of the Sunday Leader (English)
    Merit -- Sanjeewika Samaratunga of the Irida Lankadeepa (Sinhala), Hassthani Radhakrishnan of the Daily Virakesari (Tamil) & Randima Attygalle of the Nation (English)
  • Business and Finance Journalist of the Year -- Shyam Nuwan Ganewatta of the Divaina/Irida Divaina (Sinhala), Yogarajah Nimalraj of the Thinakkural (Tamil) and Walimuni Cheranka Mendis of the Daily Financial Times
    Merit -- Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema of the Sunday Leader
  • B. A. Siriwardena Columnist of the Year -- Amarasiri Wickramaratne of the Lanka (Sinhala), Ayakkannu Titokugan of the Thinakkural (Tamil) and Chandani Kirinde of the Sunday Times (English)
    Merit – Sujeewa Wimalanath Weeraratne of the Ravaya (Sinhala), A. H. Siddeque Kariyapper of the Virakesari weekly (Tamil) and Emil Hals Van Der Poorten of the Sunday Leader (English)
  • Sepala Gunasena Award for Defending Press Freedom in Sri Lanka - Lasantha Wickrematunge
    Honourable mention to -- Upali Tennakoon, J. S. Tissainayagam, Poddala Jayantha and N. Vithyatharan
  • D. R. Wijewardene Award for Earning the Appreciation of Peers and the Public - Iqbal Athas
    Honourable mention -- Shamindra Ferdinando (The Island), Sirimevan Kasthuriarachchi (Daily Divaina), Mihiri Fonseka (Irida Lakbima), Ramesh Warallegama (Daily Lakbima), Prasanna Jayasuriya (Daily Lankadeepa), Duminda Sanjeeva Balasuriya (Irida Lankadeepa), Sunil Jayasiri (Daily Mirror), Ranil Wijepala (Daily News), Tissa Ravindra Perera (Rivira), Prasanna Fonseka (Siyatha) and Ranga Jayasuriya (Labimanews)
  • Lifetime Achievement Awards
    Anandi Balasingham, Srilal Kodikara, Arthur U. Amarasena, M. V. Kaanamylnathan and M. S. M. Mansoor.
Sepala Gunasena Award for Defending Press Freedom in Sri Lanka: Lal Wickrematunge receives the award on behalf of the late Lasantha Wickrematunge Young Reporter of the Year: Surekha Samarasena receives the award from Mr. Koththigoda
Investigative Journalist of the Year: Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema receives the award from Mr. Ranasinghe Environmental Reporter of the Year:Karunaratne Gamage receives the award from Mr. Wijewardene
Environmental Reporter of the Year: Merit (Tamil) – Kulanthaivel Jeyandran receives the certificate from Mr. Wijewardene Environmental Reporter of the Year: Merit (English) – Ifham Nizam receives the certificate from Mr. Wijewardene
Subramaniyam Chettiar Award for Reporting on Social Issues: Mohamed Hussain Fathima Husna receives the award from Mr. Sumathipala Cartoonist of the Year: Suppiah Jeyapalan receives the award from Ms. Ranjani
Cartoonist of the Year (Merit): Wasantha Kanthilal Siriwardena receives the certificate from Ms. Ranjani Cartoonist of the Year (Merit): J. M. Kelaart receives the certificate from Ms .Ranjani
Best Designed Newspaper of the Year Award being presented to Irida Lakbima by Ms. Ranjani Best Designed Newspaper of the Year (Merit-English) being presented to the Nation by Ms. Ranjani
Best Designed Newspaper of the Year (Merit -Tamil) being presented to Metro News by Ms. Ranjani Business and Finance Journalist of the Year (Sinhala): Shyam Nuwan Ganewatta receives the award from Mr. Sumathipala
Business and Finance Journalist of the Year (Tamil): Yogarajah Nimalraj receives the award from Mr. Sumathipala Prof. K. Kailasapathy Award for Reporting Under Special Circumstances being presented to The Sunday Leader by Mr. Koththigoda
Reporting Under Special Cirumstances (Merit-Tamil): Arun Arokianathan receives the certificate from Mr. Koththigoda Reporting Under Special Circumstances (Merit-Sinhala): Mihiri Fonseka receives the certificate from Mr. Koththigoda
Sports Journalist of the Year (Merit): Naushad Amit receives the certificate from Mr. Wijewardene Sports Journalist of the Year (Merit): Ehamparan Ravivarmah receives the certificate from Mr. Wijewardene
Feature Writer of the Year (English): Ranee Mohamed receives the award from Mr. Ranasinghe Feature Writer of the Year (Sinhala): Udani Wijesundara receives the award from Mr. Ranasinghe
Feature Writer of the Year (Tamil): Balasubramaniam Kiru bharan receives the award from Mr. Ranasinghe Feature Writer of the Year (Merit-English): Randima Attygalle receives the certificate from Mr. Ranasinghe
Feature Writer of the Year (Merit-Tamil): Hassthani Radhakrishnan receives the certificate from Mr. Ranasinghe Earning the Respect of Peers and the Public (Merit): Sirimevan Kasthuriarachchi receives the certificate from Mr. Nadesan
Earning the Respect of Peers and the Public (Merit): Mihiri Fonseka receives the certificate on behalf of Prasanna Fonseka from Mr. Nadesan Earning the Respect of Peers and the Public (Merit): Ranil Wijepala receives the certificate from Mr. Nadesan
Earning the Repect of Peers and the Public (Merit): Ranga Jayasuriya receives the certificate from Mr. Nadesan Earning the Respect of Peers and the Public (Merit): Ramesh Warallegama receives the certificate from Mr. Nadesan
Earning the Respect of Peers and the Public (Merit): Shamindra Ferdinando receives the certificate from Mr. Nadesan Earning the Respect of Peers and the Public (Merit):Tissa Perera receives the certificate from Mr. Nadesan
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