The EU Journalist Award 2008
The 2008 Journalist Award will be launched in the coming months.
Visit the For Diversity. Against Discrimination website or sign up to the newsletter for more details.
The 2008 Journalist Award will be launched in the coming months.
Visit the For Diversity. Against Discrimination website or sign up to the newsletter for more details.
EU wide competition on discrimination and diversity open for print and online journalists
The “For Diversity. Against Discrimination.” Journalist Award 2007 is granted by the European Union to honour journalists who contribute with their work to a better public understanding of the benefits of diversity and the fight against discrimination in society. Print and online journalists in the 27 EU Member States are requested to submit articles on issues of discrimination or diversity on the grounds of racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, age, gender, disability and sexual orientation.
Journalists are particularly encouraged to raise awareness of diversity in employment and discrimination on multiple grounds.
Media professionals and anti-discrimination experts will select 27 national award winners. An EU jury will then choose the three winners of the EU-wide award. Entries will be judged according to their news value, relevance, complexity of research and preparation, originality, creativity as well as their significance for the general public.
This year, for the first time a special prize will be granted in cooperation with the European Year of Equal Opportunities for All. Candidates will qualify for this special award by submitting an article dealing with discrimination on the basis of race or ethnic origin, religion or belief, age, gender, sexual orientation or disability and referring to the European Year of Equal Opportunities for All. Articles on multiple discrimination are particularly welcome.
The Journalist Award 2007 invites print and online journalists throughout the 27 EU Member States to participate. Entries should be published in print or online media any time between 1 January and 30 September 2007. The main editorial office of the media outlet in which the entry was published must be based in one of the 27 EU Member States. Articles may be submitted in the 23 official EU languages and must have a minimum number of 3,800 characters (incl. blanks).
The overall winner, two runners-up and the winner of the special prize will win a study trip to an EU country of their choice where they can combine leisure with a programme tailor-made for their specific journalistic interests. (total value € 12 000).
Simply fill in the online entry form and upload your entry. Please read the rules of the competition outlined in the link below before submitting your entry. The deadline for entries is 30 September 2007. There are no entry fees.