Know good people working in the
journalism/tech/crowdsourcing space in Africa? We want to make sure
everyone with strong ideas and concepts is aware of this
crowdsourced journalism competition, the first such prize in Africa.
Quick summary
here, and the official call for proposals is below.
The deadline is this Friday for the
Big Picture Journalism Award. The competition will
fund and support innovative ways to engage the public in
gathering and creating (or distributing) news in Africa. Journalism concepts
should be
citizen-driven,
participatory, and facilitated by technology. Three winners will share
15,000.00 euros in prize funding and lots of support from crowdsourced
journalism
experts and Internews Europe. Applying requires filling out the online
form and attaching a CV, brief project description, and main proposal
(could be two pages long). The competition process will be completed in just one
month.
Please help us spread the word.
cheers,
Sasha
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Call for Proposals - First Crowdsourced Journalism Awards for Africa
Do you have an idea for a crowdsourced journalism project in Africa? The Big Picture Journalism Award
will grant 5000 Euros to each of the top three crowdsourced journalism
project proposals coming from Africa and provide professional support to
develop your idea. Find out more about the application process and
view our guidelines on how to apply for a crowdsourced journalism
project on the project website, http://bigpicturejournalism.org. The
deadline for applications is drawing to a close soon, so forward this message to anyone you know who might be interested!______________________________
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