2011 CALL FOR CANDIDATES
Organisation:
The 18th edition of the Bayeux-Calvados Awards for War Correspondents will be taking place from 3 to 9 October 2011. It is now open with the call for candidates.
Journalists: you have from now until 10 June to send us your work Photo, radio, television and written press reports on a conflict or news event relating to the fight for freedom and democracy must be submitted before the 10th June to be considered for the 2011 selection. They must have been made between the 1st June 2010 and the 31st May 2011.There is a €7,000 grant to be won in each category.
A new category has been created this year: the web journalism award, sponsored by Nikon. It will reward new types of multimedia reporting.
From revolutions to news items
In recent weeks we have seen the winds of revolt blow across part of the world and the commitment of the people and the youth in their quest for democracy. This news has also been heavily marked by attacks on journalists. These journalists were only doing their job by being there to witness History unfolding and reporting back so that we can find out what is going on in the world. The next edition of the Bayeux-Calvados Awards is an opportunity to reflect on those revolts, difficulties experienced by journalists in the field and how the internet has affected the news, from citizen journalism to the appearance of Wikileaks.
A new web journalism prize
With the rise of digital technology, technological developments and changes in the way in which news is broadcast, new forms of narration have been created. There has been a vast increase in the number of multimedia projects in recent years, with the introduction of web documentaries, short multimedia works, video-graphics, etc. These new formats provide opportunities for finding out about international news in other ways (new information methods, new audiences). The new Web Journalism Award will reward these new types of multimedia reporting.
Mort Rosenblum, President of the jury
The President of the jury for the 18th edition is an American journalist and writer with a remarkable history. Born in 1944, Mort Rosenblum is a great reporter and war correspondent. He worked for Associated Press from 1965 to 2004 on nearly all major world conflicts including the Biafran war, Vietnam and the war in Iraq. He ran AP bureaus in the Congo, South-East Asia, Argentina and France. He now works freelance and teaches at the University of Arizona, Tucson. Upon the release of his latest book entitled “Little bunch of Madmen: elements of global reporting” last October, Nicholas Kristof from the New York Times called Mort Rosenblum “is one of those legendary journalists who has been everywhere and done everything, mostly with gunfire in the background.”
For more information: www.prixbayeux.org
Download the information kit
Journalists: you have from now until 10 June to send us your work Photo, radio, television and written press reports on a conflict or news event relating to the fight for freedom and democracy must be submitted before the 10th June to be considered for the 2011 selection. They must have been made between the 1st June 2010 and the 31st May 2011.There is a €7,000 grant to be won in each category.
A new category has been created this year: the web journalism award, sponsored by Nikon. It will reward new types of multimedia reporting.
From revolutions to news items
In recent weeks we have seen the winds of revolt blow across part of the world and the commitment of the people and the youth in their quest for democracy. This news has also been heavily marked by attacks on journalists. These journalists were only doing their job by being there to witness History unfolding and reporting back so that we can find out what is going on in the world. The next edition of the Bayeux-Calvados Awards is an opportunity to reflect on those revolts, difficulties experienced by journalists in the field and how the internet has affected the news, from citizen journalism to the appearance of Wikileaks.
A new web journalism prize
With the rise of digital technology, technological developments and changes in the way in which news is broadcast, new forms of narration have been created. There has been a vast increase in the number of multimedia projects in recent years, with the introduction of web documentaries, short multimedia works, video-graphics, etc. These new formats provide opportunities for finding out about international news in other ways (new information methods, new audiences). The new Web Journalism Award will reward these new types of multimedia reporting.
Mort Rosenblum, President of the jury
The President of the jury for the 18th edition is an American journalist and writer with a remarkable history. Born in 1944, Mort Rosenblum is a great reporter and war correspondent. He worked for Associated Press from 1965 to 2004 on nearly all major world conflicts including the Biafran war, Vietnam and the war in Iraq. He ran AP bureaus in the Congo, South-East Asia, Argentina and France. He now works freelance and teaches at the University of Arizona, Tucson. Upon the release of his latest book entitled “Little bunch of Madmen: elements of global reporting” last October, Nicholas Kristof from the New York Times called Mort Rosenblum “is one of those legendary journalists who has been everywhere and done everything, mostly with gunfire in the background.”
For more information: www.prixbayeux.org
Download the information kit
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