CCIJ Member Sonja Smith of The Namibian wins two major awards

On April 29, 2021, CCIJ member Sonja Smith of The Namibian was recognized at the EFN Namibia Journalism Awards Ceremony. She won the Best Agriculture & Environment Category award and was awarded Journalist of the Year. Sonja expressed her gratitude for the support of the CCIJ community throughout this process, and we are thrilled for her success!

Read the two articles Sonja was recognized for here and here. 

We thank Raymond Joseph and Yaffa Fredrick for their work editing the stories, Scott Lewis for his photo contributions to the articles, and Jillian Dudziak for her work on the designs.

Join us in celebrating this accomplishment of our community and its members!