Nominees of the national award "URKER - 2020" are announced»

On the eve of the award ceremony, the jury members announced the nominees for the "URKER - 2020" award in the field of print, radio, and Internet journalism, organized by the Ministry of information and public development of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

This year the contest is held in 11 categories, the organizers received 470 applications from participants. Applications for the award could be submitted from October 2 to November 5, 2020.

1. The best photo of the year:
Altynbek Artabae, the newspaper "Arai"
We Almabek, Massaget.kz
Ruslan Mazunin, independent photographer
Saken Dildohot, Independent environmental columnist
2. Best report of the year:
Aigerim Taubay, Sputnik Kazakhstan news
Agency aynash Esalieva, Egemen Qazaqstan
newspaper Nursultan Myktybayev, portal Kyzylorda-news.kz
Daniyar Adilbekov, portal Informburo.kz
3. Best analytical material of the year:
Kairat Zhandybayev, portal Strategy2050.kz
Nurlan Orazgaliyev, "Aikyn"
newspaper Yessimzhan Nakhtybayuly, portal Inbusiness.kz
Gulim Yerkinbek, portal BariBar.kz
4. Best investigative journalism of the year:
Darkhan Nurumbetova, portal BaigeNews.kz
Elena Britskaya, Yuri Masanov, Informburo portal.kz
Mikhail Kozachkov, Vremya newspaper
Dina Imambayeva, Akikat magazine»
5. Best interview of the year:
Zarina Akhmatova, HOLA News portal
Yerkebulan Nurekesh, "Aikyn" newspaper Gulbarshyn Sabayeva
, "Egemen Qazaqstan"
newspaper Aigerim Fazyl, Tengrinews portal
6. Best educational material of the year:
Azamat Abiluly, Egemen Qazaqstan newspaper
Timur Nitaliev, Sputnik Kazakhstan news Agency
Enlik Saktan, portal BariBar.kz
Dinara Nasyr, Zhaiyk press portal
7. Best project on a radio station:
Program "Efirde 102 FM" TV-radio, radio station " Atyrau»
Business Start program, Zhana FM radio station»
Satti kun program, Zhana FM radio station»
Program "Omirdin Ozi", radio station " Halyk radiosy»
8. Best news portal of the year:

portal BAQ.kz LS Aqparat
portal TengriNews
portal BaigeNews.kz
9. Best newspaper of the year:
newspaper "Kursiv"
Newspaper "AQ JOL"
Newspaper "Túrkistan"
Newspaper " Zhas Alash»
10. Best magazine of the year:

"Akyldym" Magazine "Mukagali"
Magazine "Akyl-kenes "
Magazine" Zhuldyz»
11. Nomination them. Sherhana Murtaza:
Kainar Olzhay
Sarsenbai Kali
Erkin Kydyr
Duman Buy

The winners of the Award will be announced on November 13, the award ceremony will be held in "Kazmedia ortalygy", a live broadcast will be available for the audience on the Award website - urker-awards.kz.

According to the results of the competition, the best representative of each category is awarded the title of Winner with a commemorative statuette "Urker" and a cash prize of one million tenge.

Organizers of the national award: the Ministry of information and public development of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the corporate Fund "Media damytu kory".