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WASH Media
Awards on Water Supply and Sanitation
The
Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) and the
Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) are co-sponsoring the
second edition of the WASH Media Award competition, to be held between
July 2007 and April 2008. This competition is open to journalists in
developing countries who publish or broadcast original investigative
reports on issues relating to water supply, sanitation or hygiene in
their countries.
Interested journalists can each submit up to two pieces of work, which
can include articles from traditional print or recognized online
newspapers, magazines, or journals; radio broadcasts; television
documentaries or reports. The entry form with further instructions is
available at
www.wsscc.org/en/media/wash-media-awards.
Eligible
works must be published or broadcast between 1 July 2007 and 30 April
2008. Articles or broadcasts can be submitted in French, English or
Spanish. Works not originally published or broadcast in one of these
languages must be translated into one of the three competition languages
in order to be considered for submission.
Prizes
will be awarded in each of the three competition languages, with an
additional prize awarded for the best entry that deals specifically with
issues related to gender and water, sanitation or hygiene. A ceremony
presenting the winning entries will take place at the World Water Week
in Stockholm, Sweden, in August 2008. Winning journalists will be
invited to attend as special guests of WSSCC and SIWI. More details
about additional prizes will be announced at the winners’ ceremony.
Submissions to this competition will be judged by a nine member
international jury, jointly convened by SIWI and WSSCC. The jury, which
will have three judges for each of the three competition languages, will
be composed of respected members of the media, particularly those with
strong backgrounds in environmental journalism. Entries will be judged
on the following criteria:
1.
Originality of subject: capacity of the story to surprise
2.
Quality of content: style, structure and objectivity of
information
3.
Quality of research: thoroughness in researching, compiling and
incorporating relevant information
4.
Working conditions: difficulties the journalist had to cope with
while doing the research and producing the story
5.
Relevance of the WASH issues: how well the story links WASH
issues to the overall development process
6.
Potential public impact: capacity of the story to have an impact
on the general public and political opinion
7.
Proven public impact: the story had a tangible effect on water
supply, sanitation or hygiene policy in the country or locality where
and about which it was written
All
entries must be received by no later than 15 May 2008. Further
enquiries should be directed to: Mr. Dave Trouba, Communications
Director, Stockholm International Water Institute, Drottninggatan 33,
111 51 Stockholm, Sweden. Phone: +46 8 522 139 60, E-mail:
siwi@siwi.org.
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