Call for Applications: Every Human Has Rights Media Award

Subject: Call for Applications: Every Human Has Rights Media Award

 

Internews is pleased to announce the launch of the online application for the Every Human has Rights Media Awards on [

http://media-awards.everyhumanhasrights.org/en/home ], allowing journalists and citizen journalists to upload their human rights reports in any media – TV, radio, print or internet. The EHHR Media Awards is organized by Internews and the Every Human Has Rights Campaign, supported by the Elders, for the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

 

" When 60 years ago the UN worked on the UDHR text, it took 1400 separate votes – on each definition, on every word. I think this is a good lesson for journalists. Human beings and human rights are at the core of journalism in general. But the key characteristic of good journalists is the responsibility for each and every word they choose. We really want our Awards to help highlight new names of talented and responsible journalists across our entire vast and diverse world", says Manana Aslamazyan, Executive Director of Internews Europe and a Member of the Academy of Russian Television.

 

Until September 15, 2008, midnight, GMT+2, print, radio, TV and online journalists, photojournalists and bloggers from any country will be able to send their human rights stories in any language through the EHHR Media Awards website. Submitted reports should illustrate one or more articles of the UDHR with world and current affairs reports and to show how relevant and contemporary the declaration is, by linking it with issues affecting local and international audiences today. 249 participants from 91 countries have already signed up for the awards and expressed their will to take this challenge.

 

For more information, please contact:

Mark Harvey [ mharvey@internews.fr ]

Agathe Dalisson [ agathe@internews.fr ]