DO YOU WANT TO BE A YOUNG REPORTER AGAINST POVERTY?

The European Journalism Centre invites you to be part of the first Europe-wide competition for journalism students passionate about development issues – Young Reporters Against Poverty http://www.youngreporters.net

Participate in the YRAP competition and get an inside look at a real policy-making laboratory - the European Development Days (EDD). The EDD will highlight issues and recent initiatives ahead of the 2015 deadline to achieve the Millennium Development Goals.

The YRAP competition is not only a chance for 33 journalism student finalists to receive hands-on training about EU development assistance and how to report live from the EDD.

Your live EDD report could bag you a place on the winners’ press trip to Africa!
WHO AND HOW?

EU citizens aged between 18 and 30 years old studying journalism in one of the 27 EU Member States during the academic year of 2010-2011 can enter the competition by submitting a written article (1,000 words max.) or a radio broadcast (3 minutes max.) in their native language, on the subject of “EU development assistance” between 20 September and 29 October 2010.

All entries received will be shortlisted and one winner will be chosen, by a media professional in each member state country (two winners will be selected from France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and the UK).

The group of 33 finalists will attend a 4-day workshop in Brussels and have the chance to report live from the European Development Days from 6-7 December (travel, accommodation and most meals paid for).

COMPETITION FINALE

After the EDD event, the students have until 14 December to further develop and select their best reportage work generated during their Brussels stay. A professional jury will then choose the best three submissions with a prize awarded for best written, best radio and most original news reporting.

The three winners will be announced on the website (www.youngreporters.net) in January 2011 and will get the chance of a lifetime – a press trip to Africa.

The YRAP competition is organised by the European Journalism Centre with financial support from the European Commission’s co-operation office EuropeAid.

For further information please do not hesitate to contact us on [email protected], find us on Facebook or Tweet with us @yrapteam / #YRAP or apply online at http://www.youngreporters.net

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