Deadline: 26 March 2018
Over the past seven years, the Global Editors Network has organised the Data Journalism Awards competition to celebrate and credit outstanding work in the field of data-driven journalism worldwide.
The 2018 edition is now launched and data journalism teams from around the world have until 26 March 2018.
Started in 2012, the competition is organised by the Global Editors Network, with support from the Google News Lab, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation .
Last year it received 573 projects, from 51 countries, representing the 5 continents. Previous winning organisations include BuzzFeed, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, ProPublica, La Nación as well as smaller organisations such as Rutas Del Conflicto, Civio Foundation and Convoca.
This year the prizes are worth $1,801 (US) each and will be awarded on 31 May 2018 at a special ceremony and gala dinner in Lisbon during the GEN Summit 2018.
Simon Rogers , Data Editor at Google News Lab, is the director of the competition which takes place under the presidency of Paul Steiger , Executive Chairman of ProPublica’s board of directors. Marianne Bouchart is the manager of the competition.
But why a $1801 cash prize?
Because it’s in 1801 that the pie chart was allegedly created by William Playfair. Plus, we wanted a fun fact to joke about!
Benefits:
$1801 Cash Prize
Eligibility:
The Data Journalism Awards competition celebrates outstanding work in the field of data journalism worldwide. It can be won by any media organisation, big or small.
- The awards are given to examples of data-driven articles or investigations, data-driven applications and storytelling projects that use data visualisation, to cover topics relevant to the general public and aiming at having an impact on society.
- Media companies, non-profit organisations and freelancers or individuals are all eligible for the Data Journalism Awards. Works produced by individuals or teams of staffers from media companies and non-profit organisations, as well as freelancers or individuals are all eligible for entry.
- Works that are the result of a collaboration between organisations may also be submitted. Works produced by staffers or freelancers collaborating with government agencies, business or trade organisations with a stake (financial or of other nature) in the issue at hand are not eligible. In other words, the awards are not given to business data visualisations or projects produced for branding purposes.
- Works that include significant input from members of the jury or the pre-jury will not be accepted for entry into the competition.
The Data Journalism Awards administrators have the final authority to determine whether an entry is eligible or not.
Competition Rules:
- Entries to the 2018 competition can be submitted until 26 March 2018 at 23:59 GMT.
- All work must have been published or aired between 10 April 2017 and 26 March 2018.
- The finalists shortlisted for awards will be announced in April 2018, and the winning projects will be revealed at the 2018 ceremony and gala dinner in Lisbon on 31 May 2018, during the GEN Summit 2018.
- All submission forms must be filled in English.
- Entries in languages other than English will be accepted provided that they are accompanied by thorough explanations of the work in English and a translation if possible. Words included in graphics, databases and web applications must also be translated.
- Radio material must be transcribed in English and video material must contain English subtitles.
- If a work originally published in a language other than English passes the pre-jury selection stage, applicants may be asked to provide additional information and translations.
- Entries are allowed to have been published on any other media platform: online, radio, audio, broadcast, print or a combination of platforms.
- Entries are allowed to be an individual work or a series of works.
- There is no limit to the amount of entries that can be submitted by one applicant.
- During the jury process will choose which category is most adequate for shortlisted projects, although you will be given the opportunity to choose your preferred category in the application form (but you can only pick one).
- There are no submission fees.
​Key dates of the 2018 competition:
26 MARCH 2018: Deadline to apply
APRIL 2018 :Shortlist reveal
APRIL-JUNE 2018: Jury assessment
31 MAY 2018 :Winners reveal at the 2018 ceremony and gala dinner
For Enquiries: Contact the organizers at
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