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The first European Parliament Prize for Journalism will be awarded in 2008. It will be given to journalists who have dealt with major issues at a European level or have promoted a better understanding of the EU institutions and/or EU policies.
There will be four different categories for the prize: written press, radio, TV and internet. The winner in each section will receive €5 000.
Individuals or teams up to 5 people are eligible to contribute with articles or reports, whether one-off or part of a series. The contributions must be published or broadcast between 1 May 2007 and 30 April 2008 in one of the official languages of the European Union. All entrants must be nationals of an EU Member State or resident in the EU and a registered journalist.
Entries will be accepted until 15 May 2008 inclusive. The prize will be awarded in October 2008.
A jury will be set up to select winners in each category in the UK, with an overall jury, led by a European Parliament Vice-President, selecting the four winners EU-wide.
Application forms and the full rules of the Prize are available on the European Parliament's UK Office website at: www.europarl.org.uk or at our special website dedicated to this new prize: www.eppj.eu The deadline for submissions is 15 May 2008.
For further information, contact Simon Duffin, Head of Press, European Parliament UK Office, simon.duffin@europarl.europa.eu Tel: 07786 060531
Notes for editors:
How will the winners be chosen?
Deadline for submitting articles/packages/programmes/interviews: 15 May 2008
The best from each category will be selected two steps.
First phase:
national juries consisting of three to five media professionals will select a national winner from each of the four categories: written, radio, TV, online - by 15 July 2008
Second phase:
A European jury, consisting of three MEPs, six representatives of the journalism profession and a Vice-President of the European Parliament, will select the four winners from the 27 names in each category submitted by the national juries - 15 September 2008
The prizes
The €5,000 prizes will be awarded for the top contribution in each of the four categories: written press, radio, TV, and online
The Prizes will be awarded in October 2008
Links:
www.eppj.eu
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