CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2006 Awards

1995 – 2006

Eleven Years in Pursuit of Excellence

ENTRY FORM

CNN.com/africanawards

The Competition

The CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards are the longest running, most prestigious Pan African competition for journalism in Africa.    The competition aims to reinforce the importance of the journalists’ role in Africa and to recognise and develop journalistic talent across all disciplines. 

The Competition is open to African professional journalists (including, but not limited to, African freelancers) working on the continent for media organisations that are (i) African-owned and (ii) headquartered within the continent of Africa and  (iii) distribute in Africa a printed publication and/or electronic medium broadcast which is primarily targeted at, and received by, an African audience.   

The Judges will be looking for work which:

·Tells the story in a clear and balanced manner

·Communicates stories or issues from Africa in a comprehensive way

· Has made these stories or issues accessible and relevant to their    
   audiences

·Demonstrates investigative and journalistic flair

·Displays well organised research, depth and insight

·Was broadcast or published between January and December 2005, with  
  proof supplied.

THE DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF ENTRIES IS MARCH 7^th 2006.

Judging will take place in April 2006 by a panel of distinguished, independent judges with a knowledge and experience of journalistic practices in Africa. Panel members cannot vote on work entered by their organisation, employees or family members.   Should the quality of entries fall below the standard required, the judges reserve the right not to select a finalist. The judges’ decision is final and binding.  Submitted material cannot be returned.

THE CATEGORIES

Participants can choose to submit material relating to any of the categories listed below.  Entrants are strictly limited to submitting 2 entries per category.  The same piece may only be entered in one category.

·         Print entries please send the original AND photocopy of each submitted article

·         Television entries please send 2 VHS copies of each submitted piece

·         Radio entries please send 2 audiocassette or CD copies of your submitted material

With the exception of Television & Radio General news; MKO Abiola Print and the Mohamed Amin  photographic award – all categories are open to print, television, radio and internet journalists.

1.      SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS TOURISM AWARD

Stories should relate to the travel and leisure industry in Africa and its role in Africa's economic development

2.      TELEVISION – GENERAL NEWS – NEWS BULLETIN

Up to 5 minutes duration

3.      TELEVISION – GENERAL NEWS – FEATURE/CURRENT AFFAIRS sponsored by IPP Media, Tanzania

Up to 60 minutes duration

4.      RADIO – GENERAL NEWS

Submissions must relate to GENERAL NEWS stories from any part of the African continent.  Each entry must be of broadcast quality on audiocassette and be no longer than 20 minutes duration.

5.      ARTS & CULTURE sponsored by Celtel

The Arts have the power to transform lives and create opportunities while culture, customs and traditions, are at the heart of today's Africa.   Stories may relate to any aspect of African Arts, (e.g. visual art, music, dance, acting, writing, sculpture, crafts etc) or culture.

6.      MSD HEALTH & MEDICAL AWARD

Entries may relate to all aspects of general health and medical issues including: diseases and their treatments; healthcare development, training of medical personnel, the exodus of medical professionals from the continent, the cost of healthcare and the role of African traditional medicines and healers.

7.THE HENRY J. KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION AWARD for HIV/AIDS JOURNALISM

This award will recognize outstanding reporting on HIV/AIDS in Africa and specifically the broad impact of the epidemic across different sectors of society, on individuals, communities and nations, and the resilience of the African response to the epidemic.

8.SPORT sponsored by Global Media Alliance

Entries may relate to any aspect of sports journalism, for example the business behind sports, coverage of events, features on personalities and sports as a tool for development and building national unity.

9.ENVIRONMENT sponsored by Johnnic Communications

Environmental issues pose major problems globally and it is important to assess the way in which African countries deal with the issues that will impact the future.  Entries may relate to any aspect of the environment and its protection in Africa.

10.  ECONOMICS & BUSINESS sponsored by African Development Bank

Business and economics play a vital role in Africa’s development. A wide-ranging topic, stories may relate to any aspect of business and economic development across the continent.

11. M.K.O. ABIOLA PRINT JOURNALIST AWARD sponsored by SCL Africa

Submissions must relate to GENERAL NEWS stories from any part of the African continent.  

12.MOHAMED AMIN PHOTOGRAPHIC AWARD  sponsored by Camerapix   

Donated by his family through his company, Camerapix, the photographic award is given in recognition of the life and work of the late Mohamed Amin.  The award may be given to either an individual photograph or a photographic essay, maximum 5 photographs.  Both Black & White and colour photos are acceptable.

13.   FREE PRESS AFRICA AWARD

This award recognises journalistic work that demonstrates courage and integrity and enhances the cause of media freedom. Family members, the public, editors or colleagues may also submit nominations by using the separate FREE PRESS AFRICA AWARD entry form.

14. FRANCOPHONE GENERAL NEWS.  French language

a.      General News – Print

b.      General News – TV and/or Radio

                                                i.      TV entries

                                                 ii.      Radio entries must be of broadcast quality on audiocassette and be no longer than 20 minutes duration.

Veuillez utiliser le formulaire d'inscription francophone pour cette catégorie.

15.   PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE GENERAL NEWS.

a.      General news – open to Print, TV, Radio and Photographic journalists

Por favor, utilize o formulário de entrada em Português para esta categoria

THE PRIZES

There are 16 prizes available. These will be awarded for the categories detailed above.   A prize fund in excess of $200,000, ensures that the finalists enjoy an all expenses paid finalists’ programme of activities and workshops culminating in the gala awards ceremony.  Category winners will also receive, a state-of-the-art laptop computer with modem and printer and a substantial cash prize.

OVERALL GRAND PRIZE: CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2006

From the 16 winners, the judges will award the grand prize to the journalist whose individual piece or body of work merits the title CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2006, whether they be a Print, Television, Internet, Radio or Photographic entry.  In addition to their category prizes, the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2006 will receive a further cash prize and will be invited to CNN headquarters in Atlanta*.

*Subject to the Competition rules of entry and policies and in compliance with any legal or immigration requirements as necessary.

HOW TO ENTER

Please ensure you complete all fields below.  Failure to do so will result in disqualification.  For security reasons, please ensure that you also include your name and return address on the outside of the envelope

Two copies of your up-to-date CV, recent colour photograph and any relevant background information relating to your submitted material, e.g. the difficulties experienced whilst reporting, must be attached to your entry form.

Entries can be sent directly to London; to the collection point in Africa nearest you or any MultiChoice office. All entries must reach these collection points by March 7th 2006.   The collection points are: -

LONDON

CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2006

C/o Mr. Kevin Talbot, CNN, PO Box 2537, London W1A 3HT, UK.

Tel: + 44 20 7693 0846 Fax: + 44 20 7693 0847

E-mail: cnnafrica.competition@turner.com

ANGOLA

CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2006

c/o Leif Biureborgh, Prédio Suéco

Rua Marien N'Gouabi 118/604

Maianga, Luanda, Angola

Tel: + 244 222 350828/357276

E-mail: leif_biureborgh@hotmail.com

BURKINA FASO

CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2006

C/o Alphonse Zoungrana, Isec

299 Ave Loudin, Coté-est-Mairie Centrale, Bobo Dioulasso

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Phone: +226 50 31 64 12            Fax: +226 50 32 28 15

E-mail: cnnafrica.competition@turner.com

CAMEROUN

CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2006,

c/o EKOKO MUKETE, SPECTRUM,

1672 AVENUE DE GAULLE, BP 4883, DOUALA, CAMEROUN,

TEL: 237-3-433045         FAX: 237-3-343-3048,

Email: Spectrum1@camnet.cm

COTE D’IVOIRE

CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2006,

C/o M. Paulin Danho, P.D.G., Convergences,

19 BP 75 Abidjan 19, Côte d'Ivoire
Tél : + 225 05 05 00 17 +225 22 52 54 59    Fax : +225 22 52 32 62

Email: converge@africaonline.co.ci

DEMOCRATIC  REPUBLIC  OF  CONGO  

CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2006

C/o Jason Sheper/Sam Katombe, Ellico sprl.,

Av. De la Paix No 22389, Rond Point Forescom

Building La  Bourse, Kinshasa – Gombe,  DEMOCRATIC  REPUBLIC  OF  CONGO  

Phone: +243 (0) 81 5012318

Email: cnnafrica.competition@turner.com

EGYPT

CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2006

C/o Husam Ahmed, Office Manager, CNN Cairo Bureau,

Flat 6, 1127 CORNISH EL NIL, MASPERO, CAIRO, EGYPT

E-mail: cnnafrica.competition@turner.com

ERITREA

CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2006

C/o Saba Gebrehemedhim, Cosmos General Trading,

Harbegnatat St. No. 86/88, Asmara,  ERITREA    

Phone: +291 120959/ 125270                  Fax: +291 1 122043

E-mail: cnnafrica.competition@turner.com

ETHIOPIA

CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2006

C/o Yasser Bagersh, Cactus Marketing & Advertising,

Woreda 17, Kebele 20, House # 5193; P. O. Box 5790
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Telephone: +251 911 200 071     Fax: +251 911 615 100
Email: cactusplc@telecom.net.et

EQUATORIAL GUINEA

CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2006

C/o  Nagwa Sikod/Martin Tope, CAMERICAN

PO Box 425, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea

Phone:  +240 9 4402      Fax: +240 9 0308

E-mail: cnnafrica.competition@turner.com

GHANA

CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2006

C/o JAYNE QUAYE, Global Media Alliance

129 Osubadu Street, West Airport, Accra CT 5966

Ghana

Phone: +233 21 912071              fax: +233 21 763430

E-mail: cnnafrica.competition@turner.com

GUINEA BISSAU

CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2006

C/o Antonio Nobre, Zoom Comunicacoes,

Avenida Pansau Na Isna, Apartado 896

Bissau

Phone : +245 205 292

E-mail: cnnafrica.competition@turner.com

KENYA

CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2006
C/o Mr. Salim Amin, CEO, Camerapix, No. 3 Mzima Springs Road, Lavington
Box 45048, Nairobi, Kenya.
Tel: + 254 20 434-9274/434-9543, Fax: +254-20 434-9186
E-mail: info@camerapix.com

MAURITIUS

CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2006

C/o  Michel Juanico/Gilbert Vas Parabole Maurice

Société Mediacom, Discovery House

6éme étage Route St Jean, Quatre Bornes, Mauritius

Phone : +230 403 8899              Fax : +230 465 0754

E-mail: cnnafrica.competition@turner.com

MOROCCO:

CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2006

C/o Nadia Lamlili,  L'Economiste,

201, Boulevard de Bordeaux, Bourgogne, Casablanca

tel: +212 22 27 16 50     Fax: +212 22 29 72 85 

E-mail: cnn-concours@leconomiste.com

NIGER

CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2006

C/o Ali Toumani, Tele Star

BP 420, Niamey, Niger

Phone: +227 73 29 67    Fax: +227 72 25 78

E-mail: cnnafrica.competition@turner.com

NIGERIA

CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2006

C/o Mr. Bayo Banjo, Disc Communications Limited

PO Box 52669, Falomo, Lagos

Nigeria

Tel: +234 1 345 0002/ 0009 Fax: +234 1 345 0004

Email: bayobanjo@hotmail.com

NIGERIA

CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2006

C/o Sunday Fayose,  MultiChoice Nigeria

1379 Tiamiyu Savage Street, Victoria Island

PO Box 74291, Lagos, Nigeria

Phone: : +234-12703232 Fax:  +234 1 270 3257

E-mail: cnnafrica.competition@turner.com

SAO TOME

CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2006

C/o Jimmy Bueno, S K Electronics Shop,

177ª Caminho Do Aeroporto, Sao Tome  

Phone: +239 226609

E-mail: cnnafrica.competition@turner.com

SOUTH AFRICA

CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2006

C/o Yollette Johaar, Bureau Manager, CNN-Johannesburg Bureau
15^th floor, 25 Owl street, Auckland Park, Johannesburg 2092

Tel: +27 11 7264251       Fax: +27 11 726-5566

E-mail: cnnafrica.competition@turner.com

ST HELENA

CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2006

C/o Hensil Obey, Cable & Wireless,

PO Box 2, The Briars, St Helena Island

Phone: +290 2211          Fax: +290 2213

E-mail: cnnafrica.competition@turner.com

SUDAN

CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2006

C/o Taril Amiry, Amiry International Co Ltd

Street 11, New Extension,  Khartoum, Sudan

Phone: +249 (183) 477467 / 481529   Fax: +249 (183)471293

E-mail: cnnafrica.competition@turner.com

TANZANIA

CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2006

C/o Ms Joyce Mhaville, ITV-Tanzania, Mikocheni

Light Industrial Area, plot 82A, Dar es Salaam

Tel:       255-22-2775914/6          Fax:      255-22-2775915

E-mail: cnnafrica.competition@turner.com

ZIMBABWE

CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2006

C/o Ms. Kirsty Brien, MultiChoice Zimbabwe

Shop No. 12, Kensington Shopping Centre, Kensington/Avondale,

Harare, Zimbabwe

Phone: +263 4 705453   Fax: :+263 4 705088

E-mail: cnnafrica.competition@turner.com

NOTE

Entrants will be sent an email confirming receipt of their entries, once their work has been received in London and logged on the database.   Entrants will receive this email before the end of April 2006.  All entries MUST be clearly labelled with the name and organisation of the entrant, the topic of the report and the category and accompanied by this entry form (original and copy acceptable).    For security reasons, please ensure you include a return address on your envelope.

RULES OF ENTRY

·         The Competition is open to African professional journalists (including, but not limited to, African freelancers) working on the continent for media organisations that are (i) African-owned and (ii) headquartered within the continent of Africa and  (iii) distribute in Africa a publication and/or broadcast via print and/or the electronic media which is primarily targeted at and received by an African audience.   

·         All entrants must be at least eighteen years of age.

·         No entry fee is payable.

·         Employees (and their immediate families) of Turner Broadcasting System Europe Ltd. (TBSEL), and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries and agencies are not eligible to participate in the competition.

·         Each entry must have been published or broadcast in 2005.

·         Applicants are strictly limited to 2 entries per category; applications containing more than 2 entries per category will be disqualified.

·         Each piece of material submitted may only be entered in one category however the judges reserve the right to transfer material for consideration to other categories at their discretion.

·         The judges uphold the integrity and reputation of the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2006 competition and, as such, reserve the right to disqualify any piece of work and/or finalist if in the judges’ reasonable opinion there exists reasonable doubt about the authenticity and/or accuracy of the submitted piece.

·         Finalists will be required to sign affidavits of eligibility and releases granting TBSEL, MultiChoice and all sponsors of the competition, the right to use their names, voices, pictures and work submitted, without compensation, in any media for the purpose of advertising/public relations and publicizing all matters related to the competition.

·         Entries should be made in accordance with the instructions given in this entry form and must be received on, or before, March 7^th 2006 at one of the collection point addresses detailed on this form.   

·         TBSEL, MultiChoice and all sponsors of the competition will not accept liability for late or lost entries, and illegible or fraudulent entries or acts shall render the entrant ineligible.

·         TBSEL and MultiChoice will be entitled to assume ownership rights to all entries received and all entrants agree to execute any documents as may be necessary to transfer such ownership.   

·         Unless you expressly indicate otherwise, TBSEL shall be entitled to use the information you provide to notify you of any future CNN MultiChoice African Journalist competitions. 

·         The judges' decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

·         16 prizes will be awarded in the categories listed in this entry form.. 

In addition, one of these winners will be selected as the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2006.  Subject to compliance with any legal or immigration requirements as necessary, the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2006 will be offered a return flight and accommodation to CNN Headquarters in Atlanta.

·         The winner is responsible for all other expenses not included in the prize, including, but not limited to, meals, personal expenses and insurance.

·         The flight is subject to airline availability and stopovers and/or open tickets are not permitted.

·         No cash alternative to prizes. The sponsors reserve the right to substitute any prizes, of reasonably comparable value, in the event that the award prizes, for any reason, are, unavailable. Prizes are not transferable.

·         In the event of any discrepancy between the English terms and French terms for the Francophone categories, and English terms and Portuguese terms in the Portuguese language category the English terms and conditions will prevail.

·         TBSEL, MultiChoice and all sponsors of the competition disclaim any liability for loss to any person or property relating to the delivery and/or subsequent use of, or participation in, any of the prizes awarded.  The winners agree to abide by any and all terms and conditions of the supplier(s) of the prizes.

The promoter is TBSEL. For a complete list of winners, at the end of June 2006, please email: cnnafrica.competition@turner.com

·         TBSEL have the right to refuse entries not complying with the above rules.

ENTRY FORM

Important: Entry to the competition is subject to the rules, which appear on the back of this form.   Please refer to these before submitting entries.  

Failure to complete all fields in the entry form and inclusion of current Curriculum Vitae may result in disqualification.

Fully complete this entry form (copies accepted), detach and return with your entries along with two copies of your up-to-date CV, recent colour photograph and any relevant background information relating to your submitted material, e.g. the difficulties experienced whilst reporting.   

·         Print entries please send the original AND photocopy of each submitted article

·         Television entries please send 2 VHS copies of each submitted piece

·         Radio entries please send 2 audiocassette copies of your submitted material

Please remember each piece can be submitted in one category only.

PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY