A new category, specifically for young journalists has been added this year’s edition of the CNN/MultiChoice African Journalist Awards.
The Maggie Eales Young Journalist Award is in honour of the late Maggie Eales, the CNN executive and former journalist who during her 20 year career at CNN was the driving force behind the development and growth of the African Journalist Awards.
This award according to the organizers reflects Maggie’s enduring passion for
nurturing young talent and will recognise the work of journalists starting out in their career, who demonstrate exceptional storytelling and the ability to identify a story and tell it with conviction.
There are no restrictions on subject matter for this category and entrants must be born after 1 Jan 1990.
” It’s fitting that young journalists who symbolise the next generation for journalism in Africa now have an award to aspire to,” said Tim Jacobs, CEO MultiChoice Africa, said.
To ease submission of entries, journalists can submit via the entry form website www.africa.cnnjournalistaward.com
The closing date for entries for publication and broadcast of 2015 will be Thursday 24th March.
Other categories open for entries include Culture Award, Dow Technology & Innovation Reporting Award, Ecobank Economics & Business Award, Features Award, Francophone General News Award – Electronic Media and the GE Energy & Infrastructure Award.
Applicants can also compete for the Mohamed Amin Photographic Award, MSD Health & Medical Award, News Impact Award, Portuguese Language General News Awards, Press Freedom Award,Sport Reporting Award and The African Development Bank Environment Award.
An overall winner – The CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2016 will be chosen from the category winners by an independent judging panel .
The competition for African nationals based on the continent welcomes entries from journalists creating content targeting an African audience.
