The awarding ceremony of the XVII national award "Golden Pen" was held

On May 15, the awarding ceremony of the XVII National Award "Golden Pen" was held in Tashkent. UzA reported about it.

Kholmurod Salimov, the acting chairman of the Union of Journalists of Uzbekistan, noted that wide opportunities are being created for mass media and journalists in our country.

According to the Union of Journalists, this year more than 500 mass media representatives participated in the international competition for the 17th Golden Pen national award with about 4,000 creative works. In particular, 125 journalists working on state and non-state television channels took part in the event.

About 900 of their creative works were considered by the jury. Among the creators whose materials were presented in this direction of the competition, there are journalists who won the love of the people, received wide public recognition, and also won various competitions.

"I congratulate the winners of the Golden Pen national award. I hope that this award will be an impetus for greater victories in the professional field," writes Komil Allamjonov, Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration.

"I would like to highlight the services of the Union of Journalists and the jury, which objectively evaluated the creativity and work of the candidates and selected the most deserving ones for the award, in organizing the competition at a high level," said Sherzod Asadov, press secretary of the president, on the Telegram channel.