The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) in a statement on Monday announced that The Jakarta Post had been named one of the winners of this yearâs World Young Reader Prize for its contribution to youth engagement and news literacy
he World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) in a statement on Monday announced that The Jakarta Post had been named one of the winners of this year's World Young Reader Prize for its contribution to youth engagement and news literacy.
The award was presented for the 'Playing with the News' category for its 'competitions, news simulations, games and entertainment to help strengthen the English skills of 15 to 17-year-olds'.
The category is supported by Denmark's Capital of Children, a partnership between Billund municipality and the LEGO Foundation that specializes in children's play, learning and creativity.
WAN-IFRA is a global organization that represents more than 18,000 publications, 15,000 online sites and over 3,000 companies in more than 120 countries.
The award acknowledged Youth Speak! Fun Day activities, which were a partnership between the Post, Chevron Indonesia and the Education and Culture Ministry in implementing an engagement program that brought together 100 senior high schools in 23 cities across nine provinces, namely Riau, North Sumatra, West Java, Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Central Java, East Java, Bali and East Kalimantan, starting from January 2012 to January 2013.
Aside from the Post, other winners of the prize included Malaysia's The Star, Singapore Press Holdings and Brazil's Gazeta Do Povo, which jointly received awards in the 'Enduring Excellence' category.
Norwegian local media group, Amedia, took the top prize as World Young Reader News Publisher of the Year.
In total, news publishing companies from 13 countries were honored with World Young Reader Prizes.
The awards will be presented at the WAN-IFRA World Young Reader Summit and Ideathon in Bali, Indonesia, in November.
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