Themes on which you would like to submit your entry:
- Development and Poverty Eradication
- Freedom of Religion or Belief outside the EU
Date of publication:
The work must have been published between 11 March 2016 and 11 March 2017.
Details:
- Winners will be announced during an Award ceremony during the European Development Days in June 2017 in Brussels. There will be up to 12 winners-10 winners for the development and poverty eradication theme (5 amateurs and 5 professionals) as well as 2 winners for the special prize on freedom of religion or belief. The 12 winners will receive a trophy and prize of 5000 euros. One of the 12 winners will also be awarded a Grand Prize for the best piece of journalism. The Grand Prize winner will receive in addition a trophy and 5000 euros.
- The European Commission will cover the cost of the winners travel to Brussels for the Award ceremony. The winners are responsible for paying any and all taxes due on prize money awarded.
- Only one item or one extract from a series of journalistic works (i.e. one article or one radio/TV piece) can be entered. Submission of more than one entry to the Lorenzo Natali Media Prize will result in the disqualification of the journalist and all his/her entries.
- Written stories (article, online piece, or blog) should be a maximum of 1000 words. There is no minimum length requirement.
- Audio-visual work (TV and radio) should not be longer than 10 minutes. If the size of the audio-visual work exceeds the upload capacity of the application form, please share a link to the piece on YouTube or another platform.