African Fact-Checking Awards
Program(s) Offered: Journalism
Program Level: Contest
Provider: Africa Check; African Media Initiative
Country to Study in: Kenya
Scholarship Description
The African Fact-Checking Awards, straight off inward their quaternary edition, are the exclusively awards on the continent gear upwardly specifically to honor the best, non-partisan fact-checking journalism past times working in addition to pupil journalists on the continent.
After receiving entries from journalists inward only a handful of countries inward its offset yr of 2014, the African Fact-Checking Award has continued to grow alongside many to a greater extent than countries sending inward entries. In 2016, awards for reports published inward English linguistic communication in addition to inward French were created, in addition to inward 2017, a pupil category was added.
As fact-checking continues to teach an essential science for whatever mainstream journalist to acquire, the organizers promise that journalism schools to a greater extent than or less the continent volition desire to travel inward their students for these of import awards. So if you lot are working equally a reporter for an Africa-based media organisation, or if you lot are studying journalism inward Africa, delight brand it touching to apply for the African Fact-Checking Awards if you lot fulfil the criteria below.
Eligibility
Program(s) Offered: Journalism
Program Level: Contest
Provider: Africa Check; African Media Initiative
Country to Study in: Kenya
Scholarship Description
The African Fact-Checking Awards, straight off inward their quaternary edition, are the exclusively awards on the continent gear upwardly specifically to honor the best, non-partisan fact-checking journalism past times working in addition to pupil journalists on the continent.
After receiving entries from journalists inward only a handful of countries inward its offset yr of 2014, the African Fact-Checking Award has continued to grow alongside many to a greater extent than countries sending inward entries. In 2016, awards for reports published inward English linguistic communication in addition to inward French were created, in addition to inward 2017, a pupil category was added.
As fact-checking continues to teach an essential science for whatever mainstream journalist to acquire, the organizers promise that journalism schools to a greater extent than or less the continent volition desire to travel inward their students for these of import awards. So if you lot are working equally a reporter for an Africa-based media organisation, or if you lot are studying journalism inward Africa, delight brand it touching to apply for the African Fact-Checking Awards if you lot fulfil the criteria below.
Eligibility
Entries must travel an master copy slice of fact-checking journalism offset published or broadcast betwixt 1 September 2017 in addition to xv August 2018 past times a media identify based inward Africa or produced equally coursework.
The piece of occupation may travel published inward impress or online, broadcast on the radio or television receiver or published inward a blog. Reports published past times Africa Check are non eligible for the competition.
For the pupil category, the candidate must also take away maintain attended a journalism schoolhouse inward Africa at some menstruation betwixt 1 September 2017 in addition to xv August 2018.
Entries tin give notice travel published or broadcast inward whatever linguistic communication but for them to travel considered, if they are non originally done inward English linguistic communication or French, a translation into English linguistic communication or French must travel provided.
Any private and/or squad tin give notice seat inward a maximum of 2 entries each.
Selection criteria:
Criteria for judging entries:
Citizens of ALL African countries
Participating Institutions
Any piece of occupation published past times ANY media identify inward Africa -- inward impress or online, on radio or television receiver broadcast, or published on a blog
Award Categories
This year, nosotros take away maintain added exciting novel categories.
Scholarship benefits
The winners of the awards for best fact-checking written report in addition to best fact-checking serial past times a working journalist volition each accept away a prize of $2,000, alongside 2 runners-up taking away prizes of $1,000 each. The winner of the honor for best fact-checking written report past times a pupil journalist volition accept away a prize of $1,000 in addition to the runner-up scooping $500. The names of the winners in addition to runners-up volition travel announced at a ceremony to travel held inward Johannesburg, South Africa, inward October.
Method of Application
Entries for this contest must travel received past times the organisers via the online entry shape inward either French or English. No other way of sending inward entries is allowed. Applications are opened upwardly for journalists in addition to students interested inward submitting fact-finding stories they take away maintain investigated in addition to reported betwixt 1 September 2017 in addition to xv August this year.
Interested participants should take in the official honor webpage (link to it is below) for consummate data on how to apply.
DEADLINES:
Entries opened upwardly 1 July in addition to unopen xv August 2018 at midnight. All applications must travel submitted before midnight 15th August, 2018
PLEASE NOTE:
For commonwealth to function, world figures ask to travel held to concern human relationship for what they say. The claims they brand ask to travel checked, openly in addition to impartially. Africa Check is an independent, nonprofit in addition to non-partisan organisation started inward June 2012 which assesses claims made inward Earth arena using journalistic skills in addition to bear witness drawn from the latest online tools, readers, world sources in addition to experts, sorting fact from fiction in addition to publishing the results.
Application Deadline: xv August 2018
Open to International Applicants: Yes
More Scholarship Information in addition to Application
Related: Scholarships inward Republic of Kenya for International Students
The piece of occupation may travel published inward impress or online, broadcast on the radio or television receiver or published inward a blog. Reports published past times Africa Check are non eligible for the competition.
For the pupil category, the candidate must also take away maintain attended a journalism schoolhouse inward Africa at some menstruation betwixt 1 September 2017 in addition to xv August 2018.
Entries tin give notice travel published or broadcast inward whatever linguistic communication but for them to travel considered, if they are non originally done inward English linguistic communication or French, a translation into English linguistic communication or French must travel provided.
Any private and/or squad tin give notice seat inward a maximum of 2 entries each.
Selection criteria:
Criteria for judging entries:
- The significance for wider monastic state of the claim that was investigated
- How good the claim was tested against the available evidence
- How good the slice presented the bear witness for in addition to against the claim
- The demeanour upon that the publication had on world scrap on the topic
Citizens of ALL African countries
Participating Institutions
Any piece of occupation published past times ANY media identify inward Africa -- inward impress or online, on radio or television receiver broadcast, or published on a blog
Award Categories
This year, nosotros take away maintain added exciting novel categories.
- Fact-check of the yr & runner-up (for a unmarried slice of work)
- Fact-checking serial of the yr & runner upwardly (for a trunk of work)
- Fact-check of the yr past times a pupil & runner-up (a unmarried slice of piece of occupation done past times a journalism student)
- Fact of the yr (most hitting statistic offset published that yr – voted for past times our readers)
Scholarship benefits
The winners of the awards for best fact-checking written report in addition to best fact-checking serial past times a working journalist volition each accept away a prize of $2,000, alongside 2 runners-up taking away prizes of $1,000 each. The winner of the honor for best fact-checking written report past times a pupil journalist volition accept away a prize of $1,000 in addition to the runner-up scooping $500. The names of the winners in addition to runners-up volition travel announced at a ceremony to travel held inward Johannesburg, South Africa, inward October.
Method of Application
Entries for this contest must travel received past times the organisers via the online entry shape inward either French or English. No other way of sending inward entries is allowed. Applications are opened upwardly for journalists in addition to students interested inward submitting fact-finding stories they take away maintain investigated in addition to reported betwixt 1 September 2017 in addition to xv August this year.
Interested participants should take in the official honor webpage (link to it is below) for consummate data on how to apply.
DEADLINES:
Entries opened upwardly 1 July in addition to unopen xv August 2018 at midnight. All applications must travel submitted before midnight 15th August, 2018
PLEASE NOTE:
For commonwealth to function, world figures ask to travel held to concern human relationship for what they say. The claims they brand ask to travel checked, openly in addition to impartially. Africa Check is an independent, nonprofit in addition to non-partisan organisation started inward June 2012 which assesses claims made inward Earth arena using journalistic skills in addition to bear witness drawn from the latest online tools, readers, world sources in addition to experts, sorting fact from fiction in addition to publishing the results.
Application Deadline: xv August 2018
Open to International Applicants: Yes
More Scholarship Information in addition to Application
Related: Scholarships inward Republic of Kenya for International Students
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