Deadline: 31-Jan-21
The Rias Berlin Commission is inviting entries for its RIAS Media Prize Awards 2021 that is intended to help strengthen the diversity of transatlantic dialogue and to deepen interest in German American relations.
Germany and the USA are each facing new directions in many respects, both internally and externally. Committed, independent journalism can contribute a great deal to a mutual understanding of and between countries as well as to open social discourse about values and goals. The contributions submitted should go beyond daily and routine reporting, should process information and describe social reality in a remarkable way, and promote dialogue on similarities and differences in transatlantic relations.
Ideally, contributions worth consideration should: stand out thematically and/or in their execution; take on new questions in a creative way; critically examine and make the diversity of social reality clear; contain interesting suggestions for transatlantic debate; encourage reflection on problems and solutions; question clichés about Germans and/or Americans; describe trends in everyday life that are of general interest; contribute in a special way to mutual curiosity and understanding; be suitable to strengthen democratic and societal values.
Award Categories
Categories are:
- Television;
- Radio;
- Digital (includes podcasts and online);
- “RIAS Fellow Prize” (best TV, radio or digital entry by a current RIAS participant or RIAS fellow alumni).
Benefits
- There will be a total of up to $12,000 (10,000 EUR) in prize money awarded for exceptional radio, television and digital stories that include a new $6,000 (5,000 EUR) grand prize for the single most outstanding entry that was broadcast in either the United States or Germany during 2020.
Criteria
- Entries must include:
- Full name, title, business address, phone, e-mail;
- Posting date(s) of the story, its running length, word count;
- Story title and a brief description;
- A brief description of your role.
- In the production of the story clearly indicate the category for applicant’s entry.
- A maximum of two entries per person is allowed. An entry is considered to be one single entry when several shorter pieces relate in form or content to a specific category.
For more information, visit http://riasberlin.org/en/home/