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AMIC Books Win Awards in ASIAN PUBLISHING CONVENTION 2008

Two publications of the Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) have won awards at this year’s Asian Publishing Awards announced on 15 August in Singapore.

The Internet and Governance in Asia: A Critical Reader, edited by Indrajit Banerjee, won the award for the “Best book published about the media industry in Asia”. Media Pluralism in Asia: The Role and Impact of Alternative Media, edited by Kalinga Seneviratne, received an Excellence Award in the same category.

Commenting on Dr. Banerjee’s winning entry, the head of the judging panel, Mr. R Ramachandran, Executive Director of the National Book Development Council of Singapore said that in selecting the winner, the board of judges recognised the book for having a clear traditional and new media perspective, and for being well researched, relevant and contextually appropriate for Asia.

The Asian Publishing Awards is Asia’s premier Awards programme that recognises best publishing practices in Asia. It incorporates the Asian Magazine Management Awards, Asian Book Publishing Awards, and Asian Corporate Communications Awards. The Awards attracted 203 entries from 79 companies representing 22 countries.

The winners were announced at the Gala Dinner of the Asian Publishing Convention (APC) 2008. Mr. Ho Kwon Ping, Chairman of MediaCorp Pte Ltd gave the awards during the dinner celebrations, the culmination of the Convention attended by 249 delegates from 19 countries.

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