HIGHWAYAFRICA NEW MEDIA AWARDS BACKGROUND Sponsors: highwayAFRICA , the Open Society Initiative of West Africa (OSIWA), Rhodes University , Dept. of Communications Republic of South Africa First Year of Awards: 2002 Total Prizes: Not available CONTACT INFORMATION http://www.highwayafrica.com/index.php?option=com _content&task=view&id=58&Itemid=11 awards@highwayafrica.com
Judging Process Presentation to judges: Not available. The judges will consider the use of new media technologies to: advance press freedom on the continent, encourage social empowerment amongst marginalized communities, and highlight innovative and creative applications of global technology for the benefit of the continent’s overall media development. Additional awards are given for five ICT reporting categories. Recent Winners
Definition of the Problem the Challenge Addresses The Highway Africa‐OSIWA ICT Journalism Awards honors media professionals on the continent for innovative use of new media in journalism in Africa and for producing well researched and informed stories on Information Communication Technology usage and policies.
Winners for the innovative use of new media: KhayaDlanga, South Africa’s most popular YouTube vlogger Media Togo web site Supplemental Support N/A
Application Criteria Broad challenge: Innovative use of new media in journalism in Africa. Eligibility: Not available. Application Process Nomination and submissions sent via e‐mail. Private submissions.
Messaging of Competition The awards target journalism professionals and promote the use of ICT by honoring innovative uses of new technology by journalists, as well as honoring journalists who report on ICT.
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