On December 9, 2008 ACTION held the Second National Contest for the Best Journalistic Investigation Awards Ceremony to commemorate International Anti-Corruption Day.  The Second National Contest on the Best Journalistic Investigation and Anti-Corruption Publication in Ukraine was held this year to further the ACTION project’s commitment to popularize investigative journalism.  This year the ceremony was attended by Hryhoriy Nemyria, Vice-Prime minister of Ukraine, Valeriy Putiato, representative of the Presidential Secretariat of Ukraine, representatives from various ministries, diplomatic missions, international projects, as well as colleagues – journalists from numerous media outlets.

The winners in four nominations are:

“Best journalistic investigation on countering corruption in regional print and Internet press in Ukraine”:

·         1^st place – Oleksandr Kulyk, Poltava, “Poltavska dumka-2000”;

·         2^nd place – Oleg Peretyaka, Luhansk, “Vashe Zdorovya”; http://www.vz.kiev.ua/med/34-08/11.shtml,

·         3^d place – Anastasiya Mazur, Sumy, “Panorama” http://rama.com.ua/AMS+article.storyid+5646.htm, http://rama.com.ua/AMS+article.storyid+5716.htm, http://rama.com.ua/AMS+article.storyid+5759.htm.

“Best journalistic investigation on countering corruption in national print and Internet press in Ukraine”:

·          1^st place – Yuriy Patykivsky, Kyiv, ”Ukrayina Moloda”; http://www.umoloda.kiev.ua/number/1259/159/44586/

http://www.umoloda.kiev.ua/number/1205/159/42789/

http://www.umoloda.kiev.ua/number/1125/159/40185/,

·         2^nd place – Oleg Lystopad, Kyiv, “Selianska Pravda”, “Dzerkalo Tyzhnia”; http://www.dt.ua/3000/3320/64268/

·         3^d place – Petro Skorobagatsky, “Vecherniye Vesti” http://vv.com.ua/article.aspx?a=7379

http://vv.com.ua/article.aspx?a=2369

“Best journalistic investigation on countering corruption in national TV and radio programs in Ukraine”:

·         1^st place – Safarov Azad Amrah ogly, 5th channel;

·         2^nd place – Roman Bochkala, Ê-1;

·         3^d place – Pyschyk Volodymyr, ÓÐ-1

“Best journalistic investigation on countering corruption in regional TV and radio programs in Ukraine ”;

·         1^st place – Martin Roman, ²À Rivne;

·         2^nd place – Olena Zorya, Melitopol  “ÌTV-PLUS”;

·          3^d place – Nataliya Grekova, Dnipropetrovsk, “Resonance –ÒV”           

The grand prize was awarded to Nataliya Chornovil of the media holding “Îbozrevatel” for her publication “Shock: In Koncha-Zaspa Traffic Patrol Stopped Ministers” http://www.obozrevatel.com/news/2007/9/6/188995.htm.

Juhani Grossmann, Closing Remarks for the Second National Contest for the Best Journalistic Investigation Awards Ceremony