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Investigative Reporting Award Submission Deadline Extended to 30 November 2015

Are you a journalist with a story that exposes corruption, human rights abuse or misuse of power in the public and private sectors in Cameroon? Then this Investigative Reporting Competition is for you.

Introduction

An Investigative Reporting (Journalism) Award 2015 has been launched with journalists invited to submit entries in English or French on Investigative Reporting with focus on Human Rights and Governance in Cameroon (stories that break new ground and expose corruption, human rights abuse or misuse of power in the public and private sectors).

Background

The British High Commission has, since 2012, conceived a project called Investigative Journalism Award to support an improved and responsible press that will strengthen the foundations of freedom of expression in Cameroon.  The award runs a competition open to all journalists working in Cameroon. The competition gives awards to top three journalists who produce the best investigative journalism pieces on one or both themes: “Corruption or Human Rights”. 

This year’s (2015) award is being implemented by AFRICAphonie-Cameroon.

Eligibility

The award is open to all journalists of the print and audio-visual media who are either freelancers or are employed by a local media organization in Cameroon.

Call for Submissions: Investigative Reporting Workshop & Invesitigative Journalism Award

AFRICAphonie and the British High Commission in Cameroon to organize an investigative reporting workshop and launch the 2015 Invesitigative Journalism award.

1.    INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING WORKSHOP

Media practitioners in Cameroon wishing to attend a Workshop on Investigative Reporting organized by AFRICAphonie-Cameroon with support from British High Commission are invited to send a Motivation Letter stating in not more than 50 (fifty) words why they wish to attend the workshop and how they will use the knowledge and skills acquired.  The Motivation Letter should be sent to the e-mail address [email protected] on or before 30th September 2015 before noon. Only 16 (sixteen) participants shall be selected.  Female journalists are encouraged to apply.

2.    INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM AWARD