'Mirror shines'

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Daily Mirror was among the winners at the Journalism Awards for Excellence 2012 held at the Mount Lavinia hotel this evening. Among the winners were Channaka de Silva, who won the Sports Journalist of the Year award and the Scoop of the Year award; Awantha Artigala, winner of the Best Cartoonist award; and Lakna Paranamanna, the Denzil Peiris Young Reporter of the Year. Sister paper, the Sunday Times won the Best Designed Newspaper. Pix by Waruna Wanniarachchi

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ExtraCover Tuesday, 30 July 2013 05:58 PM

Congraulations to All three and especialy to Lakna who writes sensibly and on sensible topics!

DeSelva Tuesday, 30 July 2013 07:31 PM

journalism award for toeing the regimes line?

Chavan De Silva Tuesday, 30 July 2013 10:09 PM

Congratulations Channaka, We are really proud of your achievement!

Denver Tuesday, 30 July 2013 11:56 PM

Weldone Awantha, You are indeed a great cartoonist, Congrats to Lakna and Channa too..Good luck!

ANTON Wednesday, 31 July 2013 12:49 AM

CONGRATULATIONS DAILY MIRROR AND WELL DONE AWANTHA FOR YOUR BEST PERFORMANCES, ONE OF THE BEST CARTOONISTS I HAVE EVER SEEN IN SRILANKA, KEEP IT UP.

Cobra Wednesday, 31 July 2013 01:15 AM

Congratulations Awantha, you are the best cartoonist ever, thank you for your wonderful creations. Best wishes for Daily Mirror too and all the other award winners.

Porky Pig Wednesday, 31 July 2013 02:24 AM

"Mirror Shines", yes mirrors shine when new and kept clean.

asoka abeywardena Sunday, 04 August 2013 03:26 AM

all the best avantha...

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