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Call for participation in the competition for the EU Award for investigative journalism Kosovo 2017

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Context

The Kosovo Print Media Council is a self-regulatory body formed for and by the print media sector. Its mission is based on the convictions of the Code of Written Media of Kosovo. The KMSHK was established with the help of the OSCE in Kosovo in September 2005, while the Office of the KMSHK started regular activity in December 2005.

 

Free speech, the right of citizens to be fully informed, in time, and the full respect of the ethical code of journalism are the basis on which KMShK operates. The purpose of the KMSHK is to protect the citizen from untrue articles and to protect the journalist from unsupported complaints.

 

The Kosovo Print Media Council now has 40 regular members, from newspapers, portals and news agencies, and their number is growing. KMSHK has three independent members, the chairman and two vice-chairmen. The assembly of members consists of representatives of newspapers, news portals, periodicals, news agencies, and blogs.

 

The strategy of KMShK for the period 2019-2024 will focus on strengthening compliance with the Code of print media in Kosovo; the education of new generations of journalists and journalism students regarding the principles of the Code of written media in order to ensure the right of citizens to be informed correctly and in time.

 

Call for application/nomination

The Council of Written Media of Kosovo, as a member of the regional partnership of civil society organizations which manages the Investigative Journalism Award, announces a competition for the awards for:

Investigative stories published in the period January 1 – December 31, 2016, which report on social issues related to the abuse of power and fundamental rights, corruption and organized crime in Kosovo, which would not have been made known to the public in some other way.

 

 

Stories published or broadcast in any type of media in Kosovo can be nominated for the EU award: print media, radio, television, online or combined media.
A journalist or group of journalists can be nominated for the award. The competition is open to professional journalists who have any kind of work or engagement in the media (eg full-time employees, freelancers, self-employed, or similar).

 

Investigative stories published or broadcast in the media in Kosovo (for the public of Kosovo in official languages, minority languages or international languages) can be nominated for the Investigative Journalism Award.
Nominations for investigative stories published in the media of Kosovo (for the public of Kosovo in languages that are not official in Kosovo must be accompanied by the translation in the official language of the country.
The award fund in Kosovo for 2017, (for achievements in 2016), is 10,000 euros.
The three best nominations will be awarded.

 


The amount of the reward is between 3000 and 5000 euros.
The prize for the subcategory ‘best investigative story by young journalists’ is 3000 euros.

Last date for application is: April 5, 2017