Kohima, January 13 (MTNews): The Nagaland Building & Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Board (NBOCWWB) launched the Media Fellowship 2023 at DIPR Conference Hall, Kohima today.
Chief Executive Officer, NBOCWWB, Dr T Chubayanger, chairing the function, said that the first Media Fellowship was introduced in 2022, and motivated by the success of the fellowship, the NBOCWWB has decided to announce the Media Fellowship 2023.
Dr. Kekhrie Yhome, Chairman of NBOCWWB said after the successful culmination of the first media fellowship which showcased the plight of construction workers, the NBOCWWB decided to award the fellowship to two parties, namely the Kohima Press Club (KPC) and DIPR.
He said that DIPR will initiate the production of two documentaries on Immigrant Workers engaged in Nagaland in the building and construction sectors and Internal Migration within Nagaland amongst Nagas in the search for livelihood through the building and construction sectors. He also said that KPC will initiate fellows/awards in three categories – feature writing/ reporting, Photojournalism, and Video journalism.