Belarus
in Focus Information Office in partnership with
Press Club Belarus announces Belarus in Focus 2017
– 7th edition of an
international competition for journalists writing
about Belarus in international
media
Are you interested in
Belarus? Have you written articles
about this country in 2017?
If the
answer is “yes”
then Belarus in
Focus 2017 is for you. This year the
competition takes place for the seventh
time.
We accept articles about Belarusian
politics, economy, international relations,
culture, and everything related to Belarus. The
articles will be evaluated by an international
jury consisting of top media professionals. The
detailed rules of the competition can be
found here.
You can submit your
articles here.
We accept articles
about Belarus
published between January
1st,
2017 and December
31st, 2017. The deadline for
applications is March,
15th 2018.
Judging
panel:
- Andrei Aliaksandrau
(Belarus), editor of Belarusian journal
- Ilya Azar (Russia), special
correspondent of Novaya Gazeta
- Argemino Barro (Spain),
U.S. correspondent for Capital Radio
- Andrew Jack (UK), head of
curated content at the Financial Times
- Tamina Kutscher (Germany),
editor-in-chief of dekoder.org
Winners
will receive:
- professional journalists (over 3 years of
experience): x3 certificates
of 500 EUR for professional development (a
journalist trip to
Belarus, paid educational
programs, equipment, etc.)
- beginner journalists (under 3 years of
experience): x3
certificates of 300 EUR for professional
development (a journalist trip to
Belarus, paid educational
programs, equipment, etc.)
We
recommend sending your
articles translated into English,
which is the main language of the competition.
However, jury members will also be able to read
your articles in Belarusian, Polish,
Ukrainian, Russian, French, German, Spanish,
Czech, and Italian and
recommend the best articles for translation.
The
official website of the competition: www.competition2017.belarusinfocus.info
The
organizer of the competition: Belarus in Focus Information
Office
