Georgian Institute of Public Affairs and the European Journalism Centre (EJC) announce a contest for the GIPA-Friedman prize in journalism.
The eligible pieces should be published between 20 May of 2014 and 25 May of 2015. Submitted applications will be examined by the jury which will include the representatives of media as well as academia. The prizes will be awarded by the Pulitzer Prize winner - Joshua Friedman.
The prize money totals 1500 Euros. Applications for the contest must be submitted no later than 25 May.
Following criteria will be taken into consideration in the examination process: the principles of fairness, balanced approach, diversity of sources and the lack of biasness in the language. The pieces participating in the contest should discuss an issue that is important to the country and immediately affects the society or its various subgroups. The submitted work should illustrate the effect that this particular issue had on the people. The piece should communicate the problem and the related injustice in a direct and clear manner and present the unfolding events in a way that is attractive to the readers, listeners or viewers. The work must exhibit author’s skills in research, analysis and interviewing. The presented piece should be covering the individuals who were affected by the problem as well as those, responsible for its resolution.
The project is implemented with the support of the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs, European Journalism Centre and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Netherlands.
Application documents and the pieces for the contest are to be submitted to the GIPA Caucasus School of Journalism and Media Management.
Address: 2 Marie Brosset, third floor. Tbilisi, Georgia.
Contact person:
Levan Borchkhadze
Cell: 555 492949
