The team bested news portals Malaysiakini and Astro Awani for the award, which came in second and third respectively.Also on the winning list are Star photographers Chen Soon Ling and Azhar Mahfof, who won bronze awards for the best photojournalism category for “Fight against Covid, the Invisible Enemy” and the best photo essay category “After the Flood” respectively.
"I’m so proud of our data journalism team - we are such a small and effective team, and the fact that the team is always game to try out new things and new technology is what sets them apart from others. "We will continue to delve into important and relevant issues because the Star Media Group is all about that - we are big on people issues. This award is proof we are on the right track," said Chief Content Officer Esther Ng.
This year’s awards saw 350 participations from newsrooms across the country, with 116 winners chosen after screening by judges. In his speech, MPI chief executive officer Datuk Dr Chamil Wariya said the selection of winners was made by a panel of independent judges, who were veteran journalists unaffiliated to any media organisation, as well as academicians from local public and private universities.
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