Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards — 2008
Journalist of the Year
| Winner | Publication / Channel | Medium |
|---|---|---|
| Siddharth Varadarajan | The Hindu | |
| Arnab Goswami | Times Now | Broadcast |
Journalism of Courage
| Winner | Publication / Channel | Medium |
|---|---|---|
| Vijay Pratap Singh (Posthumously) | — | — |
Hindi
| Winner | Publication / Channel | Medium |
|---|---|---|
| Geetashree | Outlook | |
| Abhisar Sharma | Aaj Tak | Broadcast |
Regional Languages
| Winner | Publication / Channel | Medium |
|---|---|---|
| Abhijit Vasant Ghorpade | Loksatta | |
| Chunduri Venkata Satyanarayana | TV-9 | Broadcast |
Film and Television Journalism
| Winner | Publication / Channel | Medium |
|---|---|---|
| Harneet Singh | The Indian Express | |
| Suresh Mathew & Rohit Khanna | CNN-IBN | Broadcast |
Books (Non-Fiction)
| Winner | Publication / Channel | Medium |
|---|---|---|
| Harish Damodaran | India’s New Capitalists (Book) |
Sports Journalism
| Winner | Publication / Channel | Medium |
|---|---|---|
| Mini Kapoor | The Indian Express | |
| Debayan Sen & Dhruv Varshney | ZEE Sports | Broadcast |
Reporting from J&K & Northeast
| Winner | Publication / Channel | Medium |
|---|---|---|
| Teresa Rehman | Tehelka | |
| Arijit Sen | CNN-IBN | Broadcast |
Environmental Reporting
| Winner | Publication / Channel | Medium |
|---|---|---|
| Varghese C. Thomas | Malayala Manorama | |
| Amey Vitthaldas Tirodkar | IBN Lokmat | Broadcast |
Uncovering India Invisible
| Winner | Publication / Channel | Medium |
|---|---|---|
| Jiji Paul | Malayala Manorama | |
| Kamal Khan | NDTV India | Broadcast |
Business & Economic Journalism
| Winner | Publication / Channel | Medium |
|---|---|---|
| Puja Mehra | Business Today | |
| Shweta Rajpal Kohli | NDTV | Broadcast |
Foreign Correspondent Covering India
| Winner | Publication / Channel | Medium |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Leahy | Financial Times |
Investigative Reporting
| Winner | Publication / Channel | Medium |
|---|---|---|
| Shyamlal Yadav | India Today | |
| Rajesaheb Nadaf | TV-9 | Broadcast |
On-the-Spot Reporting
| Winner | Publication / Channel | Medium |
|---|---|---|
| Team, Mumbai | The Hindustan Times | |
| Shamsher Singh | Headlines Today | Broadcast |
Commentary and Interpretative Writing
| Winner | Publication / Channel | Medium |
|---|---|---|
| Saubhik Chakrabarti | The Indian Express |
Civic Journalism
| Winner | Publication / Channel | Medium |
|---|---|---|
| Mahesh Gupthan | Malayala Manorama |
Political Reporting
| Winner | Publication / Channel | Medium |
|---|---|---|
| Aditi Phadnis & Pranab Dhal Samanta | Business Standard & The Indian Express | |
| Ajit Anjum | News 24 | Broadcast |
Sanjiv Sinha Memorial Award for Reporting
| Winner | Publication / Channel | Medium |
|---|---|---|
| Madhuparna Das | The Indian Express |
Priya Chandrasekhar Memorial Award for Editing
| Winner | Publication / Channel | Medium |
|---|---|---|
| Amanpreet Singh | The Indian Express |