Nominations Open for European Press Prize: Each award is for 10,000 euros

Deadline: 01-Dec-22

Nominations are now open for European Press Prize.

Categories

• The Investigative Reporting Award – For the individual or team effort which has done most to unearth facts that the public – and society – has a right to know;
• The Distinguished Reporting Award – For the best reportage and feature writing illuminating vital issues at home and abroad;
• The Public Discourse Award – For the commentator, columnist or editor whose work has made a decisive impact;
• The Innovation Award – For the idea – presentational, technical or in terms of editorial techniques – that has made a clear contribution to journalism’s future;
• The Migration journalism Award – For acclaimed examples of journalism that deals with the topic of migration;
• The Special Award – From 2013 on, the judges will be empowered to award a special prize for particular excellence in editing or any other discipline, including reporting, feature write and advocacy.

Rules

• Articles cannot exceed 5,000 words.
• For authors submitting articles for the Investigative Reporting Award, Distinguished Reporting Award, and Innovation Award, only one article may be submitted per author.
• For the Public Discourse Award, up to three articles may be submitted per author.
• For the 2023 edition of the European Press Prize, the publication date should be between December 1, 2021 and December 31, 2022.

Funding Information

• Each award is for 10,000 euros.

Eligibility Criteria

• Any of the 46 countries which make up the Council of Europe with the addition of Belarus and Russia are eligible – although this is not a Council of Europe contest or an EU one. They have just taken the widest possible practical definition of Europe.
• Any journalist that works in or is from Europe is eligible to compete in the European Press Prize.
• The articles can be in any language but should be accompanied by a synopsis in English (250 words maximum), explaining the theme of the article(s), together with an assessment of its impact and reception. If you need assistance with writing this in English.

Judging Criteria 

• After the entries have come in, they will be assessed and sifted through by the Preparatory Committee, consulting widely.
• The Preparatory Committee’s choices and the resulting shortlists will be published on the European Press Prize website. All shortlisted journalists will be asked to attend the ceremony where the winners will be announced.
• The Panel of Judges makes the final selection of winners and chooses the recipient of the Special Award. The winners will be announced during the Ceremony in May or June.
• The following rules are adhered to during the judging process:
  • PrepCom and judges cannot enter the contest in the year they are judging.
  • Each PrepCom / judge, whether an ordinary member or chair, has one equal vote.
  • All proceedings and deliberations of each jury are conducted in confidence.
  • If PrepCom members or judges recognise they are personally involved in submitted work, through either a personal or professional relationship, for instance when working for the same organisation, they must declare their interest openly at the beginning of any discussions on the work and withhold their vote.
  • The laureates will be announced in two stages. First of all, nominees in all categories will be announced. Secondly, the winners in all categories, including the Special Award will be announced at the award ceremony.
  • The chair of the PrepCom will sit in at the Judges’ meeting to elaborate on the year’s entries and choices made by PrepCom. The chair of the PrepCom does not hold a formal vote during the meeting of judges.

For more information, visit https://www.europeanpressprize.com/awards/timetable-and-procedure/