Esther Aidoo a Broadcast Journalist with the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation has won the maiden edition of the Bank of Ghana Governor’s Economic and Financial Story of the Year Award. The award is a highly prestigious category at the 30th Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Media Awards.
Esther won with a television news feature titled “The Forgotten Coins And The Tattered Cedi.” The story analyzed the effect of the rejection of the lower denomination coins and the mishandling of the cedi has on the economy.
This award cartegory was officially announced and launched by the Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiama, to promote high-quality, insightful, and ethical reporting on complex economic and financial issues across Ghana.
The award won by Esther includes full sponsorship to attend either the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Spring Meetings or their Annual Meetings.
It also includes professional Fellowships. This gives Esther access to elite media training and fellowship programs with world-renowned institutions, such as the Thomson Foundation and the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism.
She also receives a brand-new laptop computer and a fully funded one-year internet data subscription.
