São Paulo – The Brazil-Arab News Agency (ANBA) is among the finalists in the Massey Ferguson Journalism Award for the fourth time. Article "A new age in the farmland", produced by journalists Isaura Daniel and Geovana Pagel, was one of the three chosen in the Internet category in the eighth edition of the award.
The article shows that Brazilian farmers have already noticed that the climate is changing and, together with research institutes and governments, have established a teaching movement about how to plant and harvest in a warmer climate.
Last year, ANBA won with article "The food that sprouts in the drought", by Isaura Daniel, who had won the award in 2007, with article "The race for the perfect chicken". Also in2007, Alexandre Rocha was among the finalists, with an article about the quality of meat in Rio Grande do Sul, and, in 2006, Geovana Pagel was among the finalists with an article about production of flowers in the Northeast.
In this edition, the other finalists include journalists Nestor Tipa Junior, from Rural Channel, and Inaê Riveras, from Reuters agency, in São Paulo. The award should be granted on July 2nd, in Porto Alegre.
According to a spokesperson at Massey Ferguson, this year a total of 207 works were enrolled from organisations in 13 states, the second best result since 2006. Most of the articles came from São Paulo, 77, followed by Rio Grande do Sul, 54. Paraná is in the third position, with 21 works enrolled. There are also works from the states of Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Goiás, Santa Catarina, Rio de Janeiro, Pernambuco, Ceará, Paraíba, Alagoas and the Federal District.
Also running are works in the TV, Newspaper, Magazine and Photojournalism categories. Check the complete list of finalists in the award on the organisation’s blog, which may be visited by clicking on the link below.
*Translated by Mark Ament
