Alkass Digital
Doha, Qatar- AIPS Executive Committee member from Hungary, Zsuzsa Cisztu, on
Wednesday highlighted the importance of the AIPS Sport Media Awards saying,
"I think this is a very important new step in every journalist's life."
She was speaking on the sidelines of the Executive Committee & Jury Meet at
the Sharq Village & Spa -the venue for the four-day event, with the
primary aim of shortlisting the finalists for the 'AIPS Sport Media Awards'
function scheduled for Lausanne, Switzerland, in January 2019.
"Basically, to have international recognition for your work on a stage
like this. This is something we had never had a chance to reach, not even to
think about. When I was a young journalist a couple of decades ago, I wish I
had a chance to even have a submission, to apply for a contest like this,"
Cisztu, a former artistic gymnast.
Speaking about the quality of submissions, the 48-year old, who is also an
acclaimed actress and broadcast journalist said, "Now, today looking at
the submissions, you can tell that... coming from a major TV stations like CNN
or BBC, or representing papers like L'Equipe. Coming from a little poor village
of Africa or from Syria or India, you can make fantastic journalistic approach.
It's not always a matter of money, it's a matter of dedication, a matter of
looking at things, you know. Having a very special view of the world, one to be
curious, or have to have the desire to show the very colourful way of the world
to other people."
"So, I think this international award is fantastic, fantastic possibility
for not just young journalists, but also professional journalists to be
recognised internationally."