By Osagie Alonge
US singer Beyonce Knowles has won over 240 awards and accolades in her 15-year music career but who would have imagined she would be honoured with a journalism award?
The mother-of-one and wife to famous entertainment mogul Jay Z has won an award from the New York Association of Black Journalists (NYABJ) for her Essence article ‘Eat, Play, Love’, the group said on Wednesday in a press release.
Bey’s article talks about her ‘decision to take nine months away from her career to travel and find herself’. ‘In Capri I ate pizza and drank red wine every Sunday. I discovered I love artichokes and that a salad and fresh fish are not only healthy choices but incredibly delicious’, the 30-year-old narrates.
The award to Beyonce has however been received with mixed reactions. ‘These types of awards overlook the real journalists who write about insightful and sometimes dangerous topics’, Amber Rose of Mused Magazine wrote in reaction to the award.
However special correspondent for ABC News, Katie Couric tweeted, ‘From 1 journalist 2 another: congratulations to @Beyonce!’
The NYABJ awards is to hold on May 15. It is unsure if Beyonce will attend.
5 comments
No way! did they see that disgrace of a letter that she wrote to michelle obama? Somebody def wrote that article..cos u can tell from the letter that she can’t write to save her life. hiss n she bought that award. simple!
wait a minute…did u say her letter to michelle obama was a disgrace??….you are a self hating arse….and u have reading and comprehension problems that needS attendant care…..gud lawd!……u think writting a letter necessarily invloves putting the the recepients address and yours???…..no wonder ur thinking in between ur legs…..#sit ur arse all the way down*…and to think she bought the award shows how foolish u are……so why areN’T other celebs buying this same awards to have dia name slapped to it??….u shudnt be on blogs/sites commenting cause u have extreme issues….now..take ur arse back and read that article that earned her this award…she deserved it….and yes she won….deal with IT…..besides NET u guys are always doing a poor job…..U FAILED TO GET THE FULL ARTICLE OF THIS STORY AND DECIDED TO WRITE THIS TRASH TO CONFUSE THE MINDS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC…..*EPIC FAIL* FROM U GUYS…CAUSE I GOT THE TRUE STORY…..WELL DETAILED…..ALSO THE EDITOR OF THAT MAGAZINE ‘ESSENCE’ SAID THEY EDITED LITTLE PART OF BEYONCES ARTICLE………SHE KEEPS WINNING……STAY PRESSED
@net….you guys are so dumb as a door knob…misleading headline…..she is set to receive…not she wins….untill its been given to her thats when y’all arse can say win….ur admin needs schooling…..
wait a minute…did u say her letter to michelle obama was a disgrace??….you are a self hating arse….and u have reading and comprehension problems that needS attendant care…..gud lawd!……u think writting a letter necessarily invloves putting the the recepients address and yours???…..no wonder ur thinking in between ur legs…..#sit ur arse all the way down*…and to think she bought the award shows how foolish u are……so why areN’T other celebs buying this same awards to have dia name slapped to it??….u shudnt be on blogs/sites commenting cause u have extreme issues….now..take ur arse back and read that article that earned her this award…she deserved it….and yes she won….deal with IT…..besides NET u guys are always doing a poor job…..U FAILED TO GET THE FULL ARTICLE OF THIS STORY AND DECIDED TO WRITE THIS TRASH TO CONFUSE THE MINDS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC…..*EPIC FAIL* FROM U GUYS…CAUSE I GOT THE TRUE STORY…..WELL DETAILED…..ALSO THE EDITOR OF THAT MAGAZINE ‘ESSENCE’ SAID THEY EDITED LITTLE PART OF BEYONCES ARTICLE……SHE KEEPS WINNING……STAY PRESSED…
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