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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