UK: Aid journalism competition
Aid agencies and the Guardian have joined forces to host a competition for aspiring journalists to write about the Millenium Development Goals
Various aid agencies have teamed up with Britain's Guardian newspaper to host a competition for freelancers or aspiring journalists to write 650-1000 words on development themes related to the Millennium Goals. The top 40 entrants will get published in the Guardian newspaper. Then 16 finalists will win computing equipment and trips to aid agency projects in the developing world to write another feature, which will also be published.
The Guardian in association with the UK Department for International Development (Dfid) and Glaxo, Smith and Kline (GSK) are launching this competition in partnership with Marie Stopes International, Camfed International, International HIV/Aids Alliance, HelpAge International, Plan UK, the Malaria Consortium, Sightsavers International and WaterAid.
The deadline for applications is May 8 and aims to involve all those who wish to rise to the challenge of writing about some of the most crucial issues facing the developing world today – issues that are often overlooked or underrepresented by the media. The competition is open to professional freelance journalists (who are not employees of media organisations) and amateurs, including students.
The competition is backed and principally funded by the UK Department for International Development (Dfid) as part of an initiative to raise public awareness of such issues.
Find out more:
www.guardian.co.uk/developmentcompetition
