Deadline: 16-Oct-22
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) are conducting a Violence Against Children reporting contest to raise awareness and spur dialogue around critical – yet underreported – issues of violence against children around the world.
To be considered, your violence against children story must be use best reporting practices from the WHO new media guide for proper reporting on violence against children.
Multimedia stories, podcasts, photo reportage, cross-border stories, and series of stories are welcome. Collaboration within newsrooms or across borders, use of social media and audience feedback, post-story engagement with policy- and decision-makers, and other ways of maximizing the impact of the story are highly encouraged.
Despite its scale and impact, violence against children is rarely covered in the media outside of one-off stories around specific incidents. Little attention is given to its direct impact on families and children, much less, its toll on socioeconomic development and public health. Violence prevention efforts, which require societal and political buy-in, also receive little coverage. Journalists thus play a key role in amplifying violence prevention issues that garner the attention of the public and policymakers.
Benefits
- In each of the eligible countries, a $1,000 first-place prize, $750 second-place prize, and a $500 third-place prize will be awarded.
Eligibility Criteria
- Journalists reporting on violence against children in English or Spanish in Colombia, Kenya, and the Philippines are eligible.
- 14 journalists were selected to receive funding for their stories that focused on solutions for violence against children.
For more information, visit https://www.icfj.org/our-work/who-violence-against-children-reporting-contest