Call for entries: APO Media Award

The 2014 APO Media Award, celebrating brilliant and inspiring stories about Africa, is now open for entries.

APO Media Award is open to African journalists and bloggers, whether directly employed or freelancers, working in the continent of Africa who have produced a story that has been broadcast or published in English, French, Portuguese or Arabic in the form of a printed publication, a television feature, a radio story, a website or a blog whose primary audience is based in Africa.

Stories must have been broadcast or published between January and August 2014.

The subject matter may comprise a single topic or a variety of subjects, including - but not limited to - business, economy, technology, agriculture, health, energy, gender, logistics, tourism, motoring, aviation, not-for-profit issues, diplomacy, environment, mining, entertainment and more.

Prizes

Winner: $500 a month for one year, one laptop and one intercontinental flight ticket to a destination of his or her choice as well as one year of access to over 600 airport VIP lounges worldwide.
Second place: $300 a month for one year
Third place: $200 a month for one year

Stories are judged on content, writing, analysis, creativity, human interest and community impact.

All stories must be submitted in electronic format:

Print: upload the scan(s) of the published article
Radio: upload the SoundCloud link (SoundCloud is an online audio distribution platform that enables its users to upload and share sounds they have created themselves - www.soundcloud.com)
Website: upload the URL
TV: upload the YouTube link

TV material must first be uploaded to YouTube (www.youtube.com) and radio material to SoundCloud (www.soundcloud.com). If you are not a member of these sites, you will need to sign up in order to upload the video or radio material. Once you have obtained the link, you must enter it in this online entry form when inputting your story details.

Online entry form is available on www.apo-opa.com

The deadline for entries is 1 September 2014. The finalists will be announced on 15 September 2014. The winners will be announced on 29 September 2014.

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