Application Deadline: 31st August 2015
Are you a reporter for an Africa-based media organisation? Has a report you published or broadcast exposed a claim from a public figure or institution to be misleading or wrong?
The African Fact-Checking Awards are in their second year — the only awards that honour journalism by media based in Africa that exposes misleading claims made by public figures and institutions.
The winners of the awards will be announced at a ceremony to be held in Africa in November.
The awards are operated in partnership with the African Media Initiative, the largest media industry body on the continent. Funding for the prizes has come from the AFP Foundation, the Shuttleworth Foundation and Africa Check.
Eligibility Requirements:
- To be eligible, the entries must be original pieces of fact-checking journalism first published or broadcast between 1 September 2014 and 31 August 2015, by a media house based in Africa.
- The work may be published in print or online, broadcast on the radio or television or published in a blog.
- The work may have been published or broadcast in any language but, to be eligible for the competition, an accurate translation into either French or English must be made available to the judges.
- Current staff of the AFP news agency or Africa Check are not eligible for the competition.
Prize:
- A winner and two runners-up will be selected, and announced at an event in Africa in November.
- The winner will receive a cash prize of €2000 and the two runners-up a prize of €1000 each.
Selection Criteria
A six-member jury of eminent journalists from Europe and Africa will be formed in June.
All entries sent into the competition before midnight on 31 August 2015 will be sifted to produce a short-list to go to the judges. The entries for the competition will all be judged on the following four criteria.
- The significance for wider society of the claim investigated
- How the claim was tested against the available evidence
- How well the piece presented the evidence for and against the claim
- The impact that the publication had on public debate on the topic
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the 2015 African Fact-Checking Awards