Categories and Criteria
The One World Media Awards span 11 categories, celebrating work from all media platforms and across a wide range of genres. This year, we have introduced the New Voice Award for young journalists under 30 and the Entertainment Award.
Eligibility
All entries should be concerned with some aspect of social, political or cultural life in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, the Middle East or the Post-Soviet States (excluding EU members).
Judges will be particularly interested in media that covers underreported stories from the developing world, or new angles and approaches to more well-reported stories.
Some categories are open to both UK and international entrants this year, including International Journalist of the Year, New Voice, Digital Media, Entertainment and Documentary. Entries to these categories must have been printed, broadcast or screened at a festival to a recognised international audience.
Selection Criteria
Jurors will evaluate each entry based on the overall merit of the piece, with an emphasis on:
- Engaging treatment of the issue(s)
- Interpretation of the issue(s): ability to present complex topics to the target audience in an understandable and accessible way
- Substance of the coverage: depth of research, analysis and presentation of the information
- Inclusivity: the degree to which the coverage includes the voices and views of people in the developing world
- Originality and Creativity of the coverage: highlights new stories/issues or takes fresh approaches to familiar topics and presents them in a unique way
- Impact of the coverage: the potential for the coverage to catalyze change
Award Categories
1. International Journalist of the Year Award
Open to International Entrants
For the established television, radio, print or online journalist who has made the most outstanding contribution to international journalism during the year. Journalists can be based anywhere in the world, but their work must have been broadcast, printed or otherwise accessible to audiences in the UK.
Entrants can submit a maximum of four pieces of work in any medium or mixture of mediums - TV or radio reports, print features, online articles, blogs or videos.
Duration: If submitting multiple radio or TV pieces, the total combined duration of these pieces must not exceed 30 minutes.
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2. New Voice Award
Open to International Entrants
For the young television, radio, print or online journalist, 30 years of age or under as of 28th January 2013, who has made the most outstanding contribution to international journalism during the year. Journalists can be based anywhere in the world, but their work must have been broadcast, printed or otherwise accessible to audiences in the UK.
Entrants can submit a maximum of four pieces of work in any medium or mixture of mediums - TV or radio reports, print features, online articles, blogs or videos.
Duration: If submitting radio or TV pieces, the total combined duration of these pieces must not exceed 30 minutes.
3. Radio Award
For a radio feature, series of short reports or single programme from a series transmitted in the UK that deals with issues relating to social, political or cultural life in or affecting the developing world.
Duration: If a series of short reports is submitted, the total combined duration must not exceed 60 minutes.
4. Television Award
For a television programme, either standalone or from a series, or a compilation of short reports that deals with current affairs in or related to the developing world.
Duration: Entries to this category must not exceed 50 minutes (actual programme length) in duration.
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5. News Award
For a single news report in print or broadcast media transmitted in the UK that deals with current affairs in or related to the developing world.
Duration: Broadcast entries to this category must not exceed 15 minutes in duration.
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6. Press Award
For a feature article (750+ words) with arresting and revealing writing in UK print media that deals with some aspect of social, political or cultural life in or affecting the developing world. This may include specialist features such as sport, music, women's interest, food and health.
Judges will consider one feature article per entry. If the article is part of a larger series, please use the synopsis to describe the series but do not include the entire series. Articles from a series can be entered as separate entries if desired.
7. Digital Media Award
Open to International Entrants
For websites and other digital technologies that use creative and innovative techniques and content to extend knowledge and understanding of, and engagement with, the developing world.
Online news reports and feature articles should not be entered here, but into another appropriate category.
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8. Entertainment Award
Open to International Entrants
For broadcast and print media that deals with some aspect of social, political or cultural life in or affecting the developing world through creative treatment of an issue, attracting wider audiences. This may include entertainment programmes, dramas, docu-dramas, formats, sports coverage, comedies, reality shows and popular print features.
Foreign language films must be subtitled.
9. Documentary Award
Open to International Entrants
For a documentary film that deals with some aspect of social, political or cultural life in or affecting the developing world.
Foreign language films must be subtitled.
Duration: Entries to this category must be 50 minutes or longer in duration.
10. Student Award
For a piece of work made by a student as part of a media, journalism or documentary filmmaking course at a UK university or film school. The university or film school does not have to be part of the One World Media Student Programme.
The work entered must have been completed within the qualifying period for entries (see top of page for dates) and must be the same work that was submitted to the course, not a re-edited or updated version.
11. Special Award
Open only to media based in the developing world
For an independent media organisation based in the developing world, whose outstanding media content has made a real impact on people's lives. The purpose of the award is to demonstrate the positive value of media to society.
For details on eligibility and how to enter the Special Award, please click here.
There is no entry fee for this category.
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