00:00Ladies and gentlemen, please give a big round of applause to our recipient, Datin Paduka Esther Ng.
00:07Star Media Group Chief Content Officer Datin Paduka Esther Ng received the Media Luminary Award
00:13from the National Press Club during the club's Diamond Jubilee celebration in Kuala Lumpur
00:19on Friday night. The award was given to recipients for their contributions to journalism.
00:25The other recipients of the award were Bernama Chief Executive Officer Nurul Afidah Kamaluddin,
00:31Media Consultant Datuk Nuraina Samad and Media Prima Television Network's Chief Executive Officer
00:37Nini Yusof. They were among 17 recipients of various awards at the event.
00:43I didn't get here by myself, I didn't walk here by myself, I did it with my team
00:48and for that I'd like to thank SMG for giving me the opportunity to lead
00:53and for backing me up and letting and my seniors for letting me stand on their shoulders. So for
00:59that I'm very grateful. The event also honoured 11 veteran journalists for their lifetime commitment
01:05to upholding the highest standards of journalism. They included Zainur Sulaiman
01:10and Datuk Sri Azman Ujang who received the Lifetime Dedication to Journalism Award.
01:16Tonight you will see a subtle team emerging as we recognise those leaders, the giants
01:24who have made a difference. I would like to start with acknowledging our women journalists. We do
01:31not do this because it is fashionable or to trot our token effort once a year to fulfil policy
01:39requirements. We do it because we have genuine women in leadership positions and who
01:47continually contribute to the media industry day in and day out. The NPC Diamond Award
01:55went to P. C. Shivadas and NPC President's Award was given to Datuk Hardev Kaur.
02:01The event was attended by 170 media petitioners and industry leaders.
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