Thiruvananthapuram, Aug. 1 -- Dhanya Rajendran, Editor-in-Chief of The News Minute, has been selected for the Professor Maxwell Fernandes Journalism Award.
She has been chosen for the honour in recognition of her fearless and independent journalism, and for effectively leveraging new media platforms to build The News Minute into a credible digital news outlet.
The award has been instituted in memory of Professor Maxwell Fernandes, the founding Head of the Department of Communication and Journalism at the University of Kerala. It is jointly presented by his family and the MCJ Alumni Association.
The award ceremony will be held at 2 pm on August 4 at the University of Kerala's Kariavattom campus.
A native of Palakkad, Dhanya has been acti...