Deadline: June 30, 2019.

Launched in 2014 and now in their sixth year, the African Fact-Checking Awards are the only awards that each year honour journalism by Africa-based media in the growing field of fact-checking.

They continue to grow. In 2018, we received over 150 entries from more than 20 countries, from Ethiopia and Nigeria to Egypt, South Africa and Zimbabwe. In our inaugural year, we received entries from more than 40 journalists across 10 countries.

 

CATEGORIES

This year’s categories include:

• Fact-check of the year by a working journalist
• Fact-check of the year by a student
• One runner-up in each of the two categories above.

Entries must have been published or broadcast between 1 September 2018 – 30 June 2019. They should have exposed as misleading or wrong a claim on an important topic made by a public figure or institution in Africa.

 

ELIGIBILITY

• Best fact-checking report by a working journalist

1. To be eligible, the entry must be an original piece of fact-checking journalism first published or broadcast between 1 September 2018 and 30 June 2019, by a media house based in Africa.

2. The work may be published in print or online, broadcast on the radio or television or published in a blog.

3. Reports published by Africa Check are not eligible for the competition.

• Best fact-checking report by a student journalist

1. To be eligible, the candidate must have attended a journalism school in Africa at some period between 1 September 2018 and 30 June 2019.

2. The entry must be an original piece of fact-checking journalism, produced as course work or first published or broadcast between 1 September 2018 and 30 June 2019, in a blog, student publication or by a media house based in Africa.

3. The work may be published in print or online, broadcast on the radio or television or published in a blog.

4. Reports published by Africa Check are not eligible for the competition.

5. Candidates can only enter for the awards in one category per year, but can submit more than one report if they choose.

 

PRIZE

1. The winner of the awards for best fact-checking report by a working journalist will get a prize of $2,000, while the runner-up will be awarded $1,000.

2. The winner of the award for best fact-checking report by a student journalist will get a prize of $1,000, and the runner-up $500.

 

OFFICIAL LINK

 

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