Climate Journalism Award 2024
The Award is returning for its second edition and will grant a prize of €2,400 per each of five distinct categories. Investigating political pressure, disinformation, and greenwashing are key tasks for journalists and media professionals in fighting threats to climate action. This Award offers the chance to honour their important efforts.
Eligibility criteria
Journalists or teams are required to meet the following criteria:
- The submitted piece must address one or more topics related to climate change and its effects;
- The submitted piece must have been published in or on a European-based media outlet;
- The submitted piece must have been published in the past 12 months (1 June 2023 – 31 May 2024);
- The submitted piece must be in print, online, or multi-platform storytelling formats, standalone videos or podcasts need to be accompanied by a full English transcript in PDF;
- You need to be available to travel to Copenhagen on 10 October 2024. We will cover travel and accommodation costs for up to two team members of any awarded team to attend the Award ceremony during the News Impact Summit.
- You may submit multiple stories, but only one story per category.
Who can apply
You can submit on behalf of a collaborative team of journalists. However, if you win, we can cover accommodation and travel expenses for a maximum of two team members.
No citizenship or residency restrictions exist, as long as the project has been published in or by a European-based media outlet.
The Award is open to reporting in any language but should be accompanied by a text-only translation in English
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