Under the banner of the 2010 European Year for combating poverty and social exclusion, the European Commission has on 12 April 2010 launched a competition for journalists reporting on issues related to the Year's themes.
The European Year Journalist Award is open to print, online and audiovisual journalists and prizes will be awarded at national level (€800 or the equivalent thereof) and at European level (€4500, €3000, and €2000) for the most original and newsworthy reports. The winners of the Europe-wide competition will be announced at a ceremony to be held in Brussels on 17 December 2010.
The competition is now open and journalists can submit entries online via the 2010 European Year website until 31 August, 2010. Articles and audiovisual reports published or aired by a media outlet within the 27 Member States, Iceland, or Norway between 1 October 2009 and 31 August 2010 are eligible. All entries will first be judged by a jury of experts at national level, where one winner for each category will be announced. National winners will then be put forward for the European competition, which will culminate in a ceremony hosted by the Belgian Presidency in Brussels at the end of 2010.
The journalist competition is one of the key EU-level activities during the European Year and aims to help raise public awareness of the issues surrounding poverty and social exclusion. Other key events in the year include a Europe-wide art contest, major conferences on specific issues such as child poverty and homelessness, and a series of events planned around the International Day against poverty in October.
For more details of the journalist competition, please consult the website of the European Year 2010 Journalist Award.
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