<p class="title">Veteran British journalist and former BBC India correspondent Sir William Mark Tully has been chosen for this year's RedInk award for lifetime achievement in journalism.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The RedInk awards for excellence in journalism are instituted by the Mumbai Press Club.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu will present the award to Tully on May 18 in Mumbai, the Mumbai Press Club said in a statement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The lifetime achievement award to Tully is the recognition of his long and outstanding contribution to Indian journalism, it said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tully worked with the BBC for 30 years before resigning in July 1994. He held the position of Chief of Bureau, BBC, Delhi, for 20 years.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Meanwhile, Faye D'Souze, the executive editor of Mirror Now channel, has been selected as the winner of the RedInk award for 'journalist of the year'.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The statement said that D'Souza's "passionate and honest" style, with which she handled subjects like corruption, political opportunism, price rise and communalism, made her and her programme 'The Urban Debate' a subject of "appointment viewing".</p>.<p class="bodytext">Apart from these two awards, the Redink awards for excellence in journalism are given in 13 competitive categories to 32 journalists after a process of selection by a jury appointed for each category.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The awards will be presented to the winners at a ceremony here on May 18. </p>
<p class="title">Veteran British journalist and former BBC India correspondent Sir William Mark Tully has been chosen for this year's RedInk award for lifetime achievement in journalism.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The RedInk awards for excellence in journalism are instituted by the Mumbai Press Club.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu will present the award to Tully on May 18 in Mumbai, the Mumbai Press Club said in a statement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The lifetime achievement award to Tully is the recognition of his long and outstanding contribution to Indian journalism, it said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tully worked with the BBC for 30 years before resigning in July 1994. He held the position of Chief of Bureau, BBC, Delhi, for 20 years.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Meanwhile, Faye D'Souze, the executive editor of Mirror Now channel, has been selected as the winner of the RedInk award for 'journalist of the year'.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The statement said that D'Souza's "passionate and honest" style, with which she handled subjects like corruption, political opportunism, price rise and communalism, made her and her programme 'The Urban Debate' a subject of "appointment viewing".</p>.<p class="bodytext">Apart from these two awards, the Redink awards for excellence in journalism are given in 13 competitive categories to 32 journalists after a process of selection by a jury appointed for each category.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The awards will be presented to the winners at a ceremony here on May 18. </p>