Search for best young journalist 2016 ends soon, plus winners’ stories

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NEW FRONTIERS IN MEDIA

17 August 2016



Deadline approaching: Search for Thomson Foundation's best young journalist 2016

Closing date: 26th August. Entries are invited for the 2016 Thomson Foundation ‘Young Journalist’ prize, part of the UK Foreign Press Association (FPA) Awards. The award enables journalists aged 30 and under from countries with a Gross National Income per capita of less than $20,000 to enter their work for scrutiny by the Foundation – the world’s longest established international media development organisation – and then the FPA judges.

Full details of the conditions of entry are here



http://www.thomsonfoundation.org/fpa-young-journalist-award

Words have an incredible power to move us, and as a result, effective storytelling can change society. Judy Kosgei produced a winning story in 2013 on the impact a shortage of sanitary towels was having on up to two million girls. The story led to a draft bill, now at committee stage, that is pushing for the Kenyan government to ensure free, quality sanitary protection for all girls in public schools in Kenya.




Filmmaking for change: how our 2014 Young Journalist winner is challenging attitudes

Always producing with passion, Thomson Foundation's 2014 award-winning documentary filmmaker, Maurice Oniang’o, addresses the problem of domestic violence against women in African countries in his latest work – by giving a voice to the men who are standing up to entrenched gender violence and calling for increased action and an alternative masculinity.


Video: Child soldiers

Maurice Oniang'o won the Young Journalist award in 2014 with a portfolio of stories which included this film on child soldiers who guard their village from Ethiopian raiders.


Video: Period of shame

Watch the documentary by 2013 Young Journalist winner, Judy Kosgei, on how a shortage of sanitary towels affected up to two million young girls in rural Kenya.

"When I stood up to receive the award, it reaffirmed the little voice in my head that said changing lives begins with me, that the time to take the bold step is now. That it was time to fully work with communities, governments and individuals to change the lives of the vulnerable."


Judy Kosgei, Thomson Foundation Young Journalist Winner 2013

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Video: "People are striving for awards like this"

Watch last year's Thomson Foundation Young Journalist finalists, including our 2015 winner, Caroline Ariba, as they attend the prestigious FPA Awards gala evening in London, along with a host of other award winners and leading figures from the world of journalism.



Courage and tenacity

Judges of the Thomson Foundation Young Journalist FPA Award will be looking for stories that are revelatory, prompt public debate and have led to, or have the potential to lead to, positive change in society.

The closing date for submissions is 26th August 2016. Apply now.



About us: Thomson Foundation is a British charity devoted to encouraging truthful and unbiased journalism as a way of promoting civil society. It has a 50-year track record of training journalists in ethical standards and quality reporting. It works with media organisations, governments, civil society organisations and commercial bodies, principally in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, who wish to sponsor professional standards in communications. The Foundation’s three main areas of work are: training, strategic communications and consultancy.