The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has formed a nine-member committee to manage the vetting of submissions and the selection of winners for the 28th Annual GJA Media Awards. The committee will be led by George-Ramsey Benamba, Chief Editor at the Ghana News Agency (GNA).

The committee members are:

– Jamila Akweley Okertchiri, Editor, Daily Guide Network– Loretta Vanderpuye, Regional Director, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation Obonu FM / TV– Joana Afua Mensah, News Editor, United Television (UTV)– Isaac Yeboah, Editor, Myjoyonline.com– William A. Asiedu, Head of News, 3FM and Co-host, Sunrise Morning Show on TV3– Nana Kofi Acquah, International Photojournalist– Michael Quaye, Deputy News Editor, Daily Graphic– Isaac Nuamah Yeboah, News Director, Atinka Media Village

The committee is responsible for choosing winners in 36 categories for this year's awards ceremony, scheduled to be held at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) on September 28, 2024.

For the first time, the Akoto Ampaw Award for Democracy & Good Governance will be given, in honor of the late legal practitioner’s dedication to media freedom.

Notable awards include the prestigious P. A. V. Ansah Journalist of the Year, Best Female Journalist of the Year, Most Promising Journalist of the Year, and Best Student Journalist of the Year.

This year's awards will culminate the GJA’s 75th Anniversary, promising a spectacular event attended by national and international dignitaries.