Awards

UNESCO invites Member States and regional and international organizations professional and non-governmental organizations working in the field of journalism and freedom of expression to nominate candidates for the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize. As stipulated in the Regulations, the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize is intended "to honour – a person, organization or...

Projects that contribute to media development in rural areas are eligible for a US$20,000 award. October 1 is the deadline to apply for the Prize for Rural Communication, organized by UNESCO and the International Program for the Development of Communication (IPDC). The goal is to honor efforts to improve communication in every way, particularly through local newspapers, radio and TV programs...

The Natali Prize for journalism is a prize for excellence in reporting on human rights and democracy in the developing world. It was created in 1992 by the European Union to promote quality in journalism and to commemorate the devotion of Lorenzo Natali, the former Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of development cooperation between 1985 and 1989. His work and commitment...

Applications are invited for the annual CBA awards for Television and Radio programmes. Applications can be team or individual entries except for the Journalist of the Year and Elizabeth R Awards and all programmes or projects should have been shown or completed between January and October 2005. Completed forms should be received at the CBA Secretariat by October 15, 2005. Details should be...

Young journalists in India and Pakistan can enter a competition for the chance to visit CNN’s global headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States. Another award will send the best cameraperson to the network’s regional headquarters in Hong Kong. Categories Television: Open to all young journalists working (or freelancing) with television news channels, (including CNN's broadcast...

An upcoming competition will recognize the year’s best coverage of technology issues by journalists in developing and transition countries. Print, radio, TV and Web journalists are eligible for the 2005 Reporting on the Information Society Awards, organized by Panos London and the Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP). Application deadline: September 15. This year's theme: "Where is the money for...

New Delhi, August 11: Two journalists of The Indian Express have received this year’s Prem Bhatia awards for Political Journalism and Environmental Reporting. The Indian Express Principal Correspondent Varghese K George received the Rs 1-lakh Prem Bhatia award for excellence in Political Journalism for his exposes on how government officials siphoned-off crores of rupees meant for flood relief in...

GKP and Panos are pleased to invite submissions for the 2005 "Reporting on the Information Society" awards. The topic for this year is "Where is the money for bridging the digital divide?" Four awards of $1,000 each will be made for the best journalism on this topic produced by journalists in developing and transition countries. The winners will also be invited to participate in the World Summit...

Eminent journalist and editorial advisor of the New Indian Express T J S George has been selected for this year's C H Mohammad Koya Journalism Award for his outstanding contribution to the field. The announcement was made by CH Journalism Trust member and Kerala Public Works Ministe M K Muneer at a press conference here today. George been chosen from among a panel of 25 distinguished persons from...

The sixth annual Online Journalism Awards (OJAs) competition, the only contest dedicated exclusively to recognizing excellence in digital journalism, opens June 23, 2005, and will accept entries through July 20, 2005. (Enter the Online Journalism awards by submitting an entry here.) The competition is presented through a partnership between the Online News Association (ONA) and the USC Annenberg...