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30 scribes to receive RedInk awards on Saturday

5 June 2014

A panel discussion on the media coverage of the Lok Sabha polls will be held at the NCPA on June 7. Senior journalists, including Times Now editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami and Rajdeep Sardesai as well as Star India CEO Uday Shankar and Ogilvy and Mather chairman Piyush Pandey will participate in the debate. The panel discussion is part of the finale of the Mumbai Press Club's RedInk Awards 2014. A total of 30 print and television journalists will receive prizes and trophies. Governor K Sankaranarayan, I&B minister Prakash Javadekar will attend the awards ceremony.

Source: Timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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