In the meantime, Ghanaian journalist Godwin Asediba was named the winner of the 2025 BBC Information Komla Dumor Award. Established in 2015, the award was named after the Ghanaian broadcaster and BBC journalist who died of a heart attack in 2014. Asediba, who works for Ghana’s TV3, will spend three months working with BBC Information groups throughout tv, radio, and on-line in London. “This recognition strengthens my resolve to shine a light-weight on points that matter and to amplify the voices that too typically go unheard,” Asediba mentioned.
In the present day we rejoice 10 years of the Komla Dumor Award…🎉
Ghana’s @GodwinAsediba has been named this yr’s winner!
Learn extra about this particular award celebrating African journalists: https://t.co/JIcCEvNbo4
— BBC Information Press Crew (@BBCNewsPR) August 21, 2025
In memoriam: Newsmax and the media world are mourning the lack of make-up artist Travis Renee Baldwin, who was allegedly killed by her son, Logan Chrisinger, in Arlington, Virginia, this past weekend. The police indicated that no clear motive has but been decided for the unlucky killing. “Everybody was deeply saddened in regards to the passing of Travis Renee, who was a beloved a part of our Washington manufacturing group. Our sympathy goes out to her family and friends,” Newsmax mentioned in a press release to TVNewser. Baldwin, 57, was an unbiased contractor who had been with Newsmax for the previous 5 years. She has additionally labored for ABC and ESPN. Newsmax staffers took to social media to mourn Baldwin’s passing.
We’re heartbroken at Newsmax DC.
Our beloved, caring, and at all times encouraging Renee will now not gentle up our newsroom along with her smile, contagious power, and at all times, at all times rigorously curated seems.
I referred to as her our newsroom’s fashionista.
Good purchase, Renee. You can be dearly… pic.twitter.com/nLRHilRG5p— Nana Sajaia (@NanaSajaia) August 20, 2025
3 lovely, smiling ladies on the way in which out from work a while in the past.
Heaven’s latest angel sits perched within the center, Renne Travis Baldwin.
I’m certain many buddies and buddies of buddies in our trade have come into contact with Renee when you’ve ever been in want of H&MU.… pic.twitter.com/lgPI2dsxNy
— Marisela Ramirez (@mariselapenny) August 19, 2025