The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
(BMZ) and international broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) have agreed to
open The German Development Media Awards to applicants from Africa,
Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Middle East.
The German Development Media Awards recognise excellence in human
rights and development journalism. The awards champion media
independence around the world and emphasize the important role human
rights and development work play in strengthening democracy, good
governance, civil society and the freedom of the press.
Germany’s State Secretary Hans-Jürgen Beerfeltz and DW Akademie
Director Gerda Meuer presented the new concept for the German
Development Media Awards. "We want to show that human rights aren't
abstract theory, but that they influence the development of every single
one of us," said Mr Beerfeltz. “The aim of the new initiative, he
said, is to encourage journalists around the world to report critically
on grievances and abuses, but also to tell successful and unusual
stories about development”, Ms Meuer added.
Journalists from the Awards' target regions are eligible to compete
for one of the seven categories. Their entries can be stories in all
journalistic formats: print, radio, TV and online. While the competition
is open to Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Russian and
Spanish languages, other entries can be accepted provided they are in
one of Deutsche Welle's 30 broadcast languages, and are accompanied by a
translation into one of the official competition languages.
Overall winners will be chosen for Africa, Asia, Latin America, the
Middle East, Eastern Europe and Germany. The winner of the seventh media
award - the People's Choice Award for Human Rights Photography - will
be determined by an online vote.
More information on the Awards is available from the DW website.
(Source: Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union)
No comments:
Post a Comment