BelTA photo correspondents are the best – contest results

BelTA correspondents in Mogilev and Gomel oblasts Oleg Foinitskiy and Sergei Kholodilin have been given special awards at the republican contest “Life in Defiance of Chernobyl”. The awarding ceremony was held at the public press-center of the House of Press in Minsk. Timed to the 20th anniversary of the Chernobyl catastrophe, the contest featured journalists of the printed mass media and photo correspondents. It was organized by the information ministry and the Chernobyl committee. The contest witnessed 32 participants from republican, regional newspapers and freelancers. Presenting the awards, first deputy information minister, chairman of the jury Lilia Ananich said that regional newspapers took an active part in the contest. “It is good that the materials are optimistic, that they show the attention of the state to the problems of the people who live in the affected regions. All the pictures reveal that people in the affected areas do not actually survive – they live full lives in defiance of Chernobyl”, Lilia Ananich said. 1st and 2nd class diplomas of the information ministry and prize money were presented today to the newspapers Zvyazda and Dnyaprovets (the town of Rechitsa, Gomel oblast). 2nd class diplomas and prize money were presented to the newspapers Narodnaya Gazeta and Naviny Palessya (the town of Stolin, Brest oblast). The newspapers Kalinkavitskiya Naviny (the town of Kalinkovichi, Gomel oblast) and Chyrvony Styag (the town of Krasnopoliye, Mogilev oblast) were presented 3rd class diplomas and prize money. The newspaper Svabodnaye Slova (the town of Rogachev, Gomel oblast) was given a special prize of the contest.