Courage inwards Journalism Award
Program(s) Offered: Media, Journalism
Program Level: Awards
Provider: IWMF
Country to Work in: Any country
Scholarship Description
The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) is seeking nominations for the Courage inwards Photojournalism Awards to honor women journalists who ready themselves apart past times their extraordinary bravery. In facing in addition to surviving danger to uncover the truth, they heighten the bar for reporting nether duress.
The IWMF too recognize the pioneers who kicked downwards barriers to arrive possible for women all over the basis to notice their voices in addition to brand them heard. Candidates for the Courage inwards Journalism Award tin post away move full-time or freelance women reporters, writers, editors, photographers or producers working inwards whatever country.
The Courage inwards Journalism Awards exhibit people that woman somebody journalists are non going to pace aside, cannot move silenced, in addition to deserve to move recognized for their forcefulness inwards the facial expression upwards of adversity. It honors the brave journalists who study on taboo topics, run inwards environments hostile to women, in addition to portion hard truths. These women demonstrate a commitment to press liberty in addition to extraordinary forcefulness of character, overcoming unjust weather to larn leaders inwards their industry.
Program(s) Offered: Media, Journalism
Program Level: Awards
Provider: IWMF
Country to Work in: Any country
Scholarship Description
The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) is seeking nominations for the Courage inwards Photojournalism Awards to honor women journalists who ready themselves apart past times their extraordinary bravery. In facing in addition to surviving danger to uncover the truth, they heighten the bar for reporting nether duress.
The IWMF too recognize the pioneers who kicked downwards barriers to arrive possible for women all over the basis to notice their voices in addition to brand them heard. Candidates for the Courage inwards Journalism Award tin post away move full-time or freelance women reporters, writers, editors, photographers or producers working inwards whatever country.
The Courage inwards Journalism Awards exhibit people that woman somebody journalists are non going to pace aside, cannot move silenced, in addition to deserve to move recognized for their forcefulness inwards the facial expression upwards of adversity. It honors the brave journalists who study on taboo topics, run inwards environments hostile to women, in addition to portion hard truths. These women demonstrate a commitment to press liberty in addition to extraordinary forcefulness of character, overcoming unjust weather to larn leaders inwards their industry.
Eligibility
Candidates for the Courage inwards Journalism Awards must move full-time staff or freelance women reporters, writers, editors, photographers, or producers working inwards whatever province in addition to of whatever nationality.
Competitive candidates volition receive got a potent commitment to press liberty in addition to move well-respected journalists whose dedication to journalism is exemplified past times a willingness to continually seat their life or their liberty at require a opportunity to attain a trunk of run inwards the facial expression upwards of authorities oppression, political pressure, physical danger or other intimidating obstacles.
Although preferred languages for submissions are English, French, Russian in addition to Spanish, submissions inwards whatever linguistic communication volition move considered.
Self-nominations are non accepted.
Eligible groups
Citizens of ALL countries
Number of awards
So far, nosotros receive got honored to a greater extent than than 100 groundbreaking journalists inwards 56 countries
Scholarship benefits
The Award includes a cash prize of $20,000.
Method of Application
Do y'all know someone whose run merits joining the ranks of the International Women’s Media Foundation’s (IWMF) Courage inwards Journalism Awardees? Candidates must currently move full-time or freelance women journalists working inwards print, broadcast or online media inwards whatever country. Stand upwards for press liberty in addition to back upwards women who study against the odds past times nominating someone today!
To submit a nomination for someone, catch the IWMF’s Submittable page to practise an account. Before y'all commencement the nomination process, delight brand certain y'all receive got assembled the next documents:
- Description of the weather nether which the candidate works;
- Description of specific instances where the candidate has faced danger because of her work, such equally authorities oppression, torture, threats to family, defamation or imprisonment;
- Nomination tilt describing why this journalist merits consideration for the IWMF’s Courage inwards Journalism Award. The nomination tilt is a rattling of import purpose of the alternative process. Please explicate inwards exceptional how your candidate meets the qualifications using specific examples to illustrate the candidate’s courage in addition to conclusion inwards back upwards of press freedom. Nominators are encouraged to read brusque biographies of previous accolade winners.
DEADLINES:
The 2018 deadline for all nominations is 16th March 2018
PLEASE NOTE:
Sexual harassment, threats, attacks, authorities oppression, a stubborn drinking glass ceiling, unequal pay, accusations of imitation intelligence in addition to a growing mistrust of the media all threaten press liberty approximately the world. And woman somebody journalists oft experience the greatest brunt of these attacks. In fact, the issue of woman somebody journalists killed inwards 2017 to a greater extent than than tripled from the yr before.
The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF), located inwards Washington, D.C., is an arrangement working internationally to get upwards the status of women inwards the media. The IWMF has created programs to assistance women inwards the media railroad train practical solutions to the obstacles they facial expression upwards inwards their careers in addition to lives.
Application Deadline: 16th March 2018
Open to International Applicants: Yes
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