Deadline: 24 October 2019
The British Embassy is seeking applications for its UAE Young Journalist Award to boost talent among young pupil in media and Journalism.
This year’s award will focus on the Year of Tolerance and will invite finalists to an award ceremony with Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the UAE, Patrick Moody, as well as Editor-in-Chief at The National, Mina Al-Oraibi, among other leaders in the field.
Award winners will be announced at the reception and all nominated pupils will have the opportunity to attend and engage with journalists, producers, writers and industry leaders.
UAE
Now known as a leading regional media hub and home to a growing number of outlets, the UAE is well positioned to push forward the passion for journalism in education and youth. A young nation, the UAE has in a short time developed an appetite for storytelling and news that has paved the way for establishment of various news organisations including The National. Headquartered in Abu Dhabi, The National is a source for regional news and analysis.
The year of Tolerance
His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, has proclaimed the year 2019 to be the “The Year of Tolerance” in the UAE, highlighting the UAE as a global capital for tolerance, and emphasizing tolerance as a universal concept and a sustainable institutional endeavor through legislation and policies aimed at entrenching the values of tolerance, dialogue, coexistence and openness to different cultures, especially amongst youth, which will reflect positively on society as a whole.
The Year of Tolerance embodies the approach adopted by the UAE since its establishment to be a bridge of communication between the people of the world and their various cultures, in an environment of openness and respect that rejects extremism and promotes coexistence.
Vision
Devoting efforts to building a tolerant society that believes in the importance of human communication.
Mission
To highlight the impact of tolerance, and to expand the scope and opportunities for communication and dialogue.
Objectives
- To establish values of tolerance, communication and coexistence in society;
- Introducing the UAE model of tolerance to the world to become part of community virtues;
- Enabling tolerance in society through policies and legislation;
- Openness to other human cultures.
Benefits
The awarded pupil will be given:
- A one day work experience at The National and another day at the British Embassy in the media and communications team;
- An opportunity to engage with indusational printed paper;
- An opportunity to have their entry pu
- try leaders at the award ceremony;
- One-year print subscription to The N
- blished in The National.
Eligibility Criteria
- All pupils in the UAE aged 16 to 18 are invited to submit a commentary, opinion piece or story in any format (written, photography, video or audio).
How to Apply
- Submissions must be in English;
- Applicants must submit only one piece;
- For written pieces only: maximum word count is 600;
- For video/audio only: project should not be longer than 2 minutes;
- Project: written pieces ,Video and other media must be submitted via email address given on website directly as a PDF file.
For more information please visit https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uae-young-journalist-award