Astro AWANI wins big at DBP media night

Astro AWANI came out on tops when it bagged the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) Media Award 2014 at an event held last night.

Its news portal astroawani.com received top honours in the social media category.

Astro AWANI reporter Mohd Dzulfitri Yusof also shone last night, when he bagged the DBP Jouralism Award 2014 in the electronic media category while Berita Harian reporter Siti Haliza Yusof in the print media category.

DBP director-general Datuk Dr Awang Sariyan said, DBP is inviting journalists who are interested in becoming authors to take part in its Book Publishing Package Project.

“Apart from that, DBP also welcomes journalists to contribute their writing skills to our magazines such as Dewan Bahasa, Dewan Sastera, Pelita Bahasa and Tamadun Islam,” he said at the DBP Dinner with the Media 2014 at Menara DBP, here, Friday night.