YCAB honors antidrug journalism

INDONESIA: Yayasan Cinta Anak Bangsa (YCAB), together with the United Nations Information Center (UNIC), presented awards on Saturday to nine journalists for their articles on juveniles and narcotics, in conjunction with the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, which falls on June 26.

The second YCAB-UNIC Award winners for the straight news category were Adi Prinantyo from Kompas daily, Endy Poerwanto from Bali Pos daily and Sukaryono from Yogyakarta's Kedaulatan Rakyat daily.

For local feature articles, the award went to Guntur Adi Sukma from Medan's Analisa daily, MM Marina Nilangningsih from Yogyakarta's Bernas daily and Dwi Wiyana from online news portal Tempo News Room.

The winners for national feature articles were Subroto from Republika daily, A Wisnu Hardana from PCplus weekly and Leony Aurora from The Jakarta Post.

First-prize winners in each category will receive Rp 20 million (US$2,150) in cash, second-prize winners will get Rp 10 million, while the third-prize winners receive Rp 5 million. -- JP