HALLER announces its call for entries for the Haller Prize for Development Journalism, with a first prize of GBP 3,000! The aim of the Prize is to encourage and advance excellent journalistic investigation of the charitable and entrepreneurial development sectors in sub-Saharan Africa. Sub-Saharan African nationals, resident in the region, are invited to submit an article focusing on any aspect of development in sub-Saharan Africa. There are many crucial development issues that merit closer scrutiny or wider exposure but tend to be under-represented in the media. The Haller Prize aims to highlight some of these issues by exposing failings and encouraging best practice. It was conceived as a force for positive change in the region. The Prize will be awarded for an unpublished article of up to 1,000 words in length. The topic could, for example, be: 1. The success or failure of a charity- or donor-funded programme A specific issue e.g. the impact of oil or gas exploration 2. The investigation of an infrastructure development 3. The role of civil society and grassroots organisations 4. The effects (positive or negative) of up-scaling e.g. in agriculture Technology e.g. in improving banking for the unbanked, agriculture, health The Prize ceremony will be held on Tuesday 18th November 2014 at Nairobi’s Serena Hotel and will be supported by prominent journalists and other media development experts, corporate sponsors and diplomats. A round-table discussion, chaired by the BBC’s Mary Harper, will also be held that evening with high-profile journalists and editors debating the subject of “Does Africa Need Development Journalism? Want more details? Visit: haller.org.uk
Posted on: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 11:28:34 +0000
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