The World Association of
Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has opened registration for the 2015
World Young Reader Prizes, which annually honour news media that develop
strategies and projects to effectively engage children, teenagers and young adults.
Deadline
for entries in 5 May.
Attacks
on press freedom figure strongly in this year's awards: a special category for
"teaching freedom" will honour projects that make sure new
generations understand the importance and fragility of freedom of expression
and the role of journalists who have worked and died in its service.
"More
than ever before, it is essential that young people understand the central role
that press freedom plays in democratic society," said Dr Aralynn McMane,
Executive Director for Youth Engagement and News Literacy at WAN-IFRA. "We
witnessed some outstanding work in teaching about freedom of the press after
the deadly attack on Charlie Hebdo, and know there are more projects out there
to be shared. WAN-IFRA wants to make sure those efforts are recognised and
repeated as widely as possible."
The
World Young Reader Prizes will also feature a second special category on
"Digital First," for news publishers that most creatively engage the
young solely through mobile telephone, tablets or other digital devices. The
category is supported by CCI Europe.
The
other categories include brand (marketing initiatives), editorial (for innovative content
strategies), enduring
excellence, news in
education (supported by
sitesALIVE), public service,
the Natasa Prize for printing plants and the World Young Reader News
Publisher of the Year.
Entries
are being accepted through 5 May. Full details can be found at http://www.wan-ifra.org/worldyoungreaderprize
All
categories call for activities that target people under age 25. The awards will
be presented on 3 September in Mumbai, India, as part of the WAN-IFRA India Conference & Expo.
WAN-IFRA,
based in Paris, France, and Frankfurt, Germany, with subsidiaries in Singapore
and India, is the global organisation of the world’s newspapers and news
publishers. It represents more than 18,000 publications, 15,000 online sites
and over 3,000 companies in more than 120 countries. Its core mission is to defend
and promote press freedom, quality journalism and editorial integrity and the
development of prosperous businesses.
Inquiries
to: Aralynn McMane, Executive Director for Youth Engagement and News Literacy,
WAN-IFRA, 96 bis, rue Beaubourg, 75003 Paris France. Tel: +33 1 47 42 85 18.
Fax: +33 1 42 78 92 33. E-mail: worldyoungreaderprize@wan-ifra.org
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