The Wire chosen for media award

Digital media group The Wire has been chosen for the fifth N. Rajesh Memorial Media Award, instituted by the Madhyamam Journalists’ Union (MJU) in reminiscence of veteran journalist and former Kerala Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ) chief N. Rajesh. MJU office-bearers mentioned in a launch in Kozhikode lately that the award, carrying a handbag of ₹25,000 and a plaque, could be introduced to MK Venu, founding editor, The Wirein Kozhikode on October 21. They mentioned that the group was chosen for the award contemplating its “excellent contributions to fearless and investigative journalism.” Poet and author PN Gopikrishnan would ship the N. Rajesh memorial lecture on The Indian media panorama: Evolution and the current,