Global Shining Light Award for Journalists from Developing Countries are offered two times a year, applications for the year 2024 are open, interested candidates can apply before deadline through https://gijn.org/……..
Global Shining Light Award 2020 for Journalists from Developing Countries are awarded by global investigative journalism community, GIJN which is designed with an objective to recognize and celebrate these courageous investigative journalists and their work, every year many journalists are killed and are attacked, imprisoned or threatened for doing the journalism jobs genuinely, these are happening due to lack of freedom of expression that are occurring in the developing or emerging countries, but another problem that are occurs in the global attacks on reporter and on the media is due to the investigation which gives the efforts of the journalists makes the corrupted people to hear the uncomfortable truth, each year dozens of people are killed to cover the truths of the corruption and politics community and for carrying out important efforts in investigative journalism.
About the contest
| Event | Details |
|---|---|
| Name of the Scholarship | Global Shining Light Award for Journalists from Developing Countries |
| Number of Scholarships | limited |
| Education Qualification | journalism |
| Application Mode | Online |
| Nationality | developing nations |
| Name of Origination | Global Investigative Journalism Network |
| Official Website | https://gijn.org/ |
| Deadline | May |
Value Of Contest
The recipient of the Global shining light award receives an honorary plaque, US$ 2,000, and a trip to the Global Investigative Journalism Conference where the candidate have to accept the award in front of hundreds of their colleagues from around the world.
Eligibility criteria for Global Shining Light Award 2020
To be eligible to apply for the contest the applicant should be the journalist, journalism team, or media outlet provided independent, investigative reporting, which is originated in and affected a developing or emerging country, and Was broadcast or published between the specified time, and they should be of an investigative nature, which is uncovered an issue, wrongdoing, or system of corruption which gravely affected the common good, and did so in the face of arrest, imprisonment, violence against them and their families, or threats and intimidation.
Target group
Thee applicants should be Journalists or Journalist team or any other related to media from developing or emerging nations are eligible to apply for the Global Shining Light Award for Journalists from Developing Countries
Application procedure to apply for Global Shining Light Award 2020
Candidates should submit all the materials in English language and provide a detailed English-language summary of a print or online story, or an English-language transcript of a broadcast script, along with completely filled online application form, the applicant can send all the materials through hard copy to Global Shining Light Awards/GIJN, Pozsonyi Way 10, 2nd floor 8 door, Budapest 1137, Hungary, for further information the candidate can send all the questions through mail at shininglightaward@gijn.org.
Application deadline
The deadline to apply for the Global Shining Light Award for Journalists from Developing Countries contest is in the month of May, interested and eligible candidates can apply before deadline, for further information please visit official website at https://gijn.org/…..