Deadline: 31-Jan-23
Journalists in the United States and Germany are invited and encouraged to submit entries for the $10,000 RIAS Media Prize competition.
It’s a truly transatlantic competition with American and German radio, TV and digital journalists putting up their best work on issues that touch upon transatlantic issues broadcast in 2022 — anything from political campaigns in the USA from a German perspective, the impact of the climate crisis on both countries or how the United States reopened its borders for EU citizens at the end of the Corona pandemic.
The 2023 winners in the radio, TV and digital categories are invited to take part in the gala awards ceremony in Berlin in June. RIAS alumni who worked on a story during their fellowships or shortly thereafter are also encouraged to submit their work for a special “fellow award” category.
Award Details
The winning entries will receive $1,000 in prize money while one grand prize winner selected by the jury will receive $5,000.
Eligibilty Criteria
The RIAS Berlin Commission welcomes submissions for its 2023 Media Prize Awards that honor outstanding stories broadcast in 2022.
Criteria
Ideally, the contributions submitted should:
- go beyond daily and routine reporting
- promote dialogue on similarities and differences between the two countries
- stand out thematically and/or in their execution
- take on new questions in a creative way
- critically examine and make diversity of social reality clear
- contain interesting ideas for transatlantic debate
- encourage reflection on problems and solutions
- question clichés about Germans or Americans
- describe trends in everyday life of general interest
- contribute to mutual curiosity and understanding
- strengthen democratic and societal values
For more information, visit RIAS Berlin Commission.