Save the Children Global Media Award 2024: (Deadline: 31 August, 2024)

Applications for the Save the Children Global Media Award 2024 are now open. Save the Children is proudly launching a global media award to celebrate excellence in journalism for child rights in honour of the centennial year since the first Declaration of the Rights of the Child, drafted by their founder, Eglantyne Jebb, was adopted by the League of Nations.

The competition welcomes professional journalists from across the world, inviting those whose storytelling has played a pivotal role in exposing crucial child right issues. Entries are accepted in all mediums, including print, broadcast (TV, radio, and podcast), photography, and digital (multimedia/data). There will be two winners: One from local/regional media and one from an international outlet or wire. By recognising outstanding storytelling at both the local and international levels, they hope to showcase the power of media in driving positive change for children everywhere.

Awards

• Winners will receive a trophy and personalised certificate, and invited to attend a Save the Children international press trip or programme visit.
• All shortlist finalists will receive a personalised certificate.

Eligibility

• Open to all professional journalists aged 18 and over, except:
  • individuals (and their partners and family) involved in the judging of the competition; or employees of any Save the Children office or a Trustee of the Save the Children.
• Entries must be original and published/broadcast in a national, regional or international media outlet between July 31, 2023 and August 1, 2024.
• Entrants may participate in one or both categories but will only be awarded in one category.
• All submissions must clearly identify who the author is and which media outlet they represent.
• All entries must be submitted in English or original text be accompanied with an English translation.
• Participating journalists must submit a letter from the media outlet certifying that the piece was published in their outlet and certifying the date of publication of the piece.
• All photographs entered must be the result of photographic process using a camera.
• Submissions must be journalistically ethical, must not put children at risk, and must respect the dignity of children.

Selection Criteria

Relevance: 

• Compelling Storytelling: Expose a child rights issue or highlights children taking action for positive change through compelling storytelling.
• Fresh Perspective: Introduce a child rights issue to the outlet’s audiences, either for the first time or in a fresh and innovative way.
• Engaging and Appropriate: Be engaging and appropriate for the intended audience.

Children’s Voices and Safeguarding  

• Inclusion of Child Voices: Include case studies, first-hand accounts, or testimonials from children (or their parents / guardians) to amplify their voices and provide a human perspective.
• Adherence to Child Safeguarding: Comply with child safeguarding standards and ethical reporting practices, ensuring the rights of children involved were not compromised and their dignity and privacy respected.
• Balanced and Fair: Demonstrate impartial, objective, and unbiased reporting on child rights issues.

Impact and Innovation: 

• Further Media Coverage: If the piece resulted in additional media coverage on the child rights
• Demonstrable Impact: Evidence of positive change for children, such as changes in policy or law, or proof of a positive impact on the lives of those whose stories have been told.
• Recognition of Creativity: Awards will be given to entries that demonstrate innovative and creative approaches to storytelling, capturing audiences’ attention and bringing awareness to critical child rights topics.

Deadline: 31 August, 2024

Application

You will be asked to submit your entries in one of the following ways:

• by uploading files ideally as PDF, JPG, MP3 or MP4 to our viewing platform.
• For video, submit a link to your own viewing platform (eg: vimeo/youtube).

Each entry should be submitted along with the following information:

• Synopsis and impact statement.
• Credits for up to three (3) people connected with the entry in the description.
• A letter from the media outlet certifying that the piece was published in their outlet and certifying the date of publication of the piece.

Click here to apply

For more information, visit Global Media Award.