Deadline: 17 July 2017
Applications are open for The CFJ-Audiens “Next Journalism Prize” which is awarded to an innovation that seeks to transform journalism.
The Next Journalism Award seeks to reward such long-term innovation and risk taking. In its content, form and development, this project – innovative, demanding, efficient and independent – must be in service of tomorrow’s quality journalism.
The award is aimed at projects in their first stages, which have yet to be tested and prototyped. The winning project must be in the process of being created. A unique way of shedding light on the ongoing efforts and investments of pioneering media entrepreneurs as they reshape the future of journalism at the European level.
Benefits
- The winner of the Next Journalism Prize is given a fully-covered three day trip to the Nieman Foundation at Harvard University (arrangements, transportation and accomodations).
- During this trip, the prize-winner will have the opportunity to present their project and their development strategies before the Nieman Fellows as well as the staff of the University
- The Next Journalism Prize does not aspire to serve as an incubator or offer financial backing for a project. The Next Journalism Prize will however provide the winner with a unique experience, the opportunity to present their project to an international audience and to benefit from strategic advice for the future of their endeavor.
Eligibility Criteria
- Individuals or yet to be structured groups of individuals in the field of journalism and media
- Organizations and companies for profit or not-for-profit that have existed for less than five years, having a nascent entrepreneurial project in the field of media
- Located in: France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Finland, Sweden and Switzerland.
- Whose project shall be a prototype, ranging from an idea to the most advanced stage
- Which can be defined as a news media start-up based or not on digital technology, with a goal of storytelling, investigations, interactions, platforms, tools, services, products, business models, etc
- And oriented towards the future of journalism by :
- Aiming for a breakthrough innovation
- Not being limited to producing editorial content
- Having the potential for monetization and income growth
- Evaluation Criteria:
- Its impact on the creation and dissemination of journalism
- New approaches to storytelling, new ways of reporting
- New audiences, new players
- Innovation & technology
- The benefit provided to the reader/buyer/viewer
- Project’s feasibility
- Project’s potential for growth and evolution
- Potential for being applied across other European countries
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via given website.
For more information, please visit The Next Journalism Prize.