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Amrita TV best citizen journalist is Ratheesh MUMBAI: In the grand finale of Amrita TV's novel talent hunt ,Best Citizen Journalist, Ratheesh(28),from Kollam bagged the coveted crown .Ratheesh, a cable TV operator, fought it out with 3 other finalists in front of an invited banquet audience at Hotel Leela,Kovalam Beach,Trivandrum on June 4. The jury panel was headed by Mr Sashi Kumar,Chairman Asian College of Journalism,and the panel comprised Ms,Sevanti Ninan,noted columnist,and media watcher,Mr. M.G.Radahakrishnan, Special Correspondent, India Today, Mr. K.L.Mohana Varma, noted novelist, and Mr C.P.Nair, IAS,Ex-Chief Secretary, Govt.of Kerala Ratheesh as Best Citizen Journalist, won prize worth Rs 2.50 lakhs, while the second prize worth Rs 2 lakhs was bagged by Bonimol(23),social worker, and the third position went to Harish(22),a student of law. Best Citizen Journalist, which has been acknowledged as the first television reality show to discover talent among persons not trained in journalism, had contestants in the 20-30 age-group which included a dentist,naturopath,freelance trainer and social worker. The show which started in February 2008 as a weekday primetime programme, evolved into a highly recognised programme with insightful segments like ,Investigative Round,Environmental Issues Round,Anti-Corruption Round,Poverty Issue Round,Human Rights Issue Round and Expose Round .Running into 85 episodes,the permanent jury of the show consisted of Mr Sashi Kumar and Mr M.G .Radahakrishnan which was complemented by celebrity judges comprising eminent persons from civil services,police,media and cinema. The grand finale of Best Citizen Journalist will be telecast on June 7 at 7 pm exclusively on Amrita TV www.amritatv.com
