Applicant criteria
- No specific age required
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity description
The application period for the 2024 Global Media Awards by Save the Children is now open. This prestigious award celebrates excellence in journalism supporting children's rights, honoring the centenary of the adoption of the first Declaration of the Rights of the Child, drafted by the organization’s founder, Eglantyne Jebb, under the League of Nations.
The competition invites professional journalists worldwide, particularly those whose stories highlight critical child rights issues. Entries are accepted across all media formats, including print, television, radio, online broadcasting, photography, and multimedia. Two winners will be recognized: one from local or regional media and one from an international outlet or news agency, showcasing exceptional storytelling at both local and international levels to illustrate the media's power in fostering positive change for children.
Selection Criteria:
- Significance: Compelling storytelling that sheds light on child rights issues or highlights children advocating for positive change.
- Fresh Perspective: Presenting a child rights issue to the audience for the first time or in a new, innovative way.
- Engagement: Stories should resonate with the target audience.
- Child Voices and Protection: Including child voices through first-hand accounts or testimonials while adhering to child protection standards.
- Balance and Integrity: Providing unbiased and objective reporting on child rights issues.
Impact and Innovation:
- Increased Media Coverage: If the story leads to additional media coverage on child rights issues.
- Tangible Impact: Evidence of positive change for children, such as policy or legal changes, or demonstrating a positive effect on the lives of those featured in the stories.
- Creativity Recognition: Awards will be given to entries showcasing an innovative approach to storytelling and raising awareness of critical child rights issues.
Benefits
- Winners will receive a trophy and personalized certificate and are invited to attend a Save the Children international press trip or program visit.
- All shortlist finalists will receive a personalized certificate.
Eligibility criteria
- Open to all professional journalists aged 18 and over, except:
- individuals (and their partners and family) involved in judging the competition; or employees of any Save the Children office or a Trustee of the Save the Children.
- Entries must be original and published/broadcast in a national, regional, or international media outlet between July 31, 2023, and August 1, 2024.
- Entrants may participate in one or both categories but will only be awarded in one category.
- All submissions must identify who the author is and which media outlet they represent.
- All entries must be submitted in English or the original text must be accompanied by an English translation.
- Participating journalists must submit a letter from the media outlet certifying that the piece was published in their outlet and certifying the date of publication of the piece.
- All photographs entered must be the result of the photographic process using a camera.
- Submissions must be journalistically ethical, must not put children at risk, and must respect the dignity of children.