Application Deadline: 30th August 2017
Eligible Countries: African countries
To Be Taken At (Country): Burkina Faso
About the Award: The Norbert Zongo investigative prize is an award of excellence to reward the best works of investigative journalism.The Prize is opened to all the professional journalists of Africa regularly employed in press or collaborating with African press.
Type: Contest
Eligibility: Works must be published or broadcast between May 3, 2015 and May 3, 2017
The competition will be in three categories : News Papers, Radio and Television.
Newspapers – send the original and a copy of the story.
Television – send 2 DVD copies of the story or a file.
Radio – send 2 audio CDs of the story or a file.
Newspapers – send the original and a copy of the story.
Television – send 2 DVD copies of the story or a file.
Radio – send 2 audio CDs of the story or a file.
Selection Criteria:
- The professionalism of the author (through the respect of deontology) ;
- “search for information” strategies ;
- Relevance and originality of the covered subject ;
- Interest of topic approached (can it be exploited) ;
- Evidence of the difficulties encountered by the author (checking the various sources of information for reliability)
- The editorial style (concrete, lively and accessible to everyone)
Selection:
- The members will be chosen by the Norbert Zongo National Press Center, among highly skilled professionals of communication, famous defenders of the freedom of the press and human rights, established reputation on the African continent.
- It will consist of five (05) to seven (07) members
Number of Awards: 6
Value of Award: The winner of every category will receive a diploma, a trophy and One Million CFA francs (1.000.000 CFA).
First prize of any category : the “GOLD SEBGO” 2013
The jury will attribute the award of excellence : SEBGO GOLD (pen name of Norbert Zongo) to the best work of the three awards. The winner will receive an additional sum of one million (1 000. 000) CFA francs, a diploma and a trophy symbolizing “SEBGO GOLD.”
The jury will attribute the award of excellence : SEBGO GOLD (pen name of Norbert Zongo) to the best work of the three awards. The winner will receive an additional sum of one million (1 000. 000) CFA francs, a diploma and a trophy symbolizing “SEBGO GOLD.”
How to Apply: The application must include :
a declaration of candidature on a plain paper with a complete indication of the identity of the candidate (last name, first names, pseudonym) ; a certificate of the media confirming his membership or his collaboration with the media which have published his work a C.V of the candidate, bearing his photograph a handwritten and signed declaration authorizing the Norbert Zongo National Press Center to use his name, his voice, his images and the whole of the work in case he is a winner, without any compensation and on all media supports, within the framework of publicity and public relations or information on the Prize.
Award Providers: Norbert Zongo National Press Centre,
Important Notes: The works in French or English can be sent by e-mail to cnpress@cnpress-zongo.org or cnpnzongo@gmail.com and originals by regular post, the postmark authentic.
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