Deadline: 10 January 2011
The Independent Media Commission (IMC) established in 2000 by an Act of Parliament as the regulatory body for media institutions in Sierra Lone is organizing the Sixth Annual IMC/Zain Media Awards ceremony for excellence in reporting.
The objective of the Awards is to raise the level of efficiency and professionalism of journalists in the practice of their profession. The Management of Zain Sierra Leone graciously accepted to fund the ceremony on an annual basis since 2005. The target beneficiaries are journalists in the print and electronic media as well as freelance columnists.
The Commission will award prizes for excellence in reporting in each of the following categories:-
Ø Development Journalism – best articles/programmes on development issues such as the environment, tourism, agriculture, health, eco-tourism, anti-corruption etc).
Ø Human Rights (e.g. Child trafficking)
Ø Sports (Local)
Ø Best News Story
Ø Best Radio Feature or Magazine Programme
Ø Best TV Feature or Magazine Programme
Ø Best Newspaper Columnist
Ø Best Investigative Report
Ø Photo Journalism/Cartoons
Ø Gender Issues
Ø Political Reporting
Ø Sexual and Gender Based Violence
The purpose of the Awards is to encourage and reward high quality, ethical journalism, particularly of those issues that relate to peace and development in Sierra Leone.
Newspaper articles, radio and TV programmes printed or aired between 1st January 2010 and 10th January 2011 are eligible. Entrants can pick up application forms from the IMC Secretariat in Freetown, or the IMC Regional Offices in Bo and Makeni between the hours of 9:00am and 4:00pm Monday-Friday. All submissions must be received by close of business on Monday, 10th January.
For more information, please contact info@imc-sl.org or freetown@jhr.ca
More information here and visit the IMC site here.