EU Prize for Journalism: Contest now open in Georgia

The European Union (EU) has marked World Press Freedom Day by launching the fourth edition of the EU Prize for Journalism in Georgia.

Yesterday the EU announced applications were now open for the coveted award, which would acknowledge the country’s best journalistic works originally published/aired/posted between October 1, 2014 and October 30, 2015 in Georgia.

"The EU Prize for Journalism is the first of its kind in Georgia, which recognises works that have contributed to promoting a better understanding of the values of the European Union and reflect high standards of journalistic ethics and professionalism,” said the EU in a statement.

Winners will be named in five categories:

• Best investigative story in print or online media
• Best investigative TV segment and/or radio coverage
• Best online or print blog
• The most informative online media channel
• Best documentary photo reflecting EU values

To be eligible for a prize, journalists must send in their application in before the November 2 deadline.

This year the introduction of the Best Documentary category aimed to encourage photo journalists to reflect EU values in their images. This award will go to the photograph that best expresses the idea of human rights including minority rights, social justice, respect for human dignity, freedom of speech, democracy, gender equality and the rule of law.

Each prize winner will receive €1,500.

Moreover, within the framework of the EU Prize for Journalism, the European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) will award the third edition of the Special Prize for Peace Journalism.

The special EUMM prize acknowledges best-balanced and unbiased articles in print, audiovisual or online media on the subject of conflicts.

The winning journalist will be awarded a fellowship to participate in the Caucasus programme at the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) headquarters in London.

The EU Prize for Journalism application form is available from www.euprizejournalism.ge.