EU Special Prize for Peace Journalism 2014
Journalists from the region encouraged to submit work ahead of November deadline.
EU Special Prize for Peace Journalism 2014
Journalists from the region encouraged to submit work ahead of November deadline.
The Caucasus programme of the Institute for War and Peace Reporting is pleased to announce a call for entries for the EU Special Prize for Peace Journalism. The prize seeks to recognise and reward conflict- sensitive journalistic work.
The EU Special Prize promotes high standards of journalistic ethics and professionalism that contribute to confidence-building and peace.
The prize will be awarded to a journalist from the South Caucasus whose work displays a constructive approach towards conflict situations. It will go to the author of balanced. unbiased work in print or online media, television or radio reports, web pages, blogs or social media initiatives, news agency or online newspaper contributions. Entries should have been originally published or broadcast between October 1, 2013 and October 30, 2014.
The winner will receive a 5, 000 euro voucher for a one-month fellowship at the London office of the Institute for War & Peace Reporting. This fellowship comes under IWPR’s programme Strengthening Capacities, Bridging Divides — Reducing Tensions Across the South Caucasus. funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Entries and application forms can be submitted to caucasusprogramme@iwpr.net
The deadline for entries is November 3, 2014.
The EU Special Prize for Peace Journalism is funded by the European Union.
