11th Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting
The
Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) is a not-for-profit,
non-governmental organisation with social justice programmes aimed at exposing
corruption, regulatory failures and human rights abuses with the tool of
investigative journalism.
Applications are invited for:
11th Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting 2016
Applications are invited for:
11th Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting 2016
Eligibility
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The Award is open to any Nigerian professional
reporter or team of reporters (full time or freelancers), 18 years and above,
who have produced a published story whether through print or electronic media
(television; radio or online) primarily targeted at and received by a Nigerian
audience.
Categories
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Print
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Radio
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Television
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Photography
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Online
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Editorial Cartoon
Criteria
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The main criterion for eligibility is that the work
(single work or single-subject serial) involves reporting on public and or
corporate corruption, human rights violation, or on the failure of regulatory
agencies.
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The story (whether electronic, print, online,
visual or graphic) should reflect high quality of investigation in terms of
newsworthiness, capacity to expose or prevent corruption in the public domain,
an understanding of human rights implications of the story and quality of
delivery/presentation/writing. Such a work should have been first published or
broadcast in a Nigerian media between 4th
October, 2015 and 3rd October, 2016.
An
applicant may only submit a maximum of a total of two entries.
Print Entries -Newspaper and Magazine:
Print Entries -Newspaper and Magazine:
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Entrants are required to send the original and a
CLEAN Photocopy
Broadcast
Entries - Radio and Television:
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Transcripts should be written in English language
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Audio entries should be sent in audio CD format,
with accompanying script; video entries must be on VCD, with accompanying
script.
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2 copies of each entry is required
Photographic
Entries:
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In addition to the broad criteria, photo entries
will be scored on quality of investigation, human rights elements, visual
interest, power to evoke emotions and quality of technique
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Each entry must be well captioned in English
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It must come with the original photo and a copy of
the published work with clean photocopy of the latter and a CD with the
picture(s)
Online
Entries:
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Clearly indicated URL (web link) for the published
work is required as print out is unacceptable
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Entry should be sent online to: entries@wscij.org
Editorial
Cartoon:
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Human rights elements, quality of editorial
effectiveness or strength of the message, pictorial effect, drawing quality and
originality are important here
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An original copy of the published work with clean
photocopy are required
Generally
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Entry is free.
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Only a maximum of two entries across all categories
of the competition will be allowed per entrant.
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All submitted works must be in English language.
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The reporter with the most outstanding work(s)
amongst the finalists will be selected as the WSCIJ-Nigerian Investigative
Reporter of the year.
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Entering for this competition commits you to grant
WSCIJ a worldwide, perpetual, royalty free licence to use your works for any
purpose deemed appropriate for the development of the award initiative, the
Centre and the Nigerian and global media.
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To enhance the development of media in the country,
reporters that have been winners in this competition on at least three
occasions will be ineligible to enter.
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Employees of the WSCIJ and/or their immediate
families are ineligible to participate in the competition.
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WSCIJ guarantees that there is no connection
between any sponsor and the judging process despite possible sponsorship of
some categories of the award.
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The competition shall be covered and interpreted
with the laws of Nigeria.
Judging
Process
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The competition shall be adjudged by a
distinguished judges’ board which comprise of respected persons with suitable
knowledge, competencies and experience in news media practice.
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All entries are coded to disguise media house and
reporter’s byline using the WSCIJ entry coding system before dispatch to
judges.
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Judges’ board members can only assess, score or
vote on works to which they have no organisational or family ties.
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Due to WSCIJ’s commitment to excellence, it will be
in order to have categories without a finalist if the entries in such a
category are adjudged to have fallen below expected standard.
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The rigorous eligibility and judging process uphold
the integrity and reputation of the Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative
Reporting 2016 competition. The judges reserve the right to disqualify any
piece of work and/or finalist if, in the judges’ opinion, there exists
reasonable doubt about the authenticity and/or accuracy of the submitted entry
and/or the integrity of the finalists based on the set criteria.
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WSCIJ award recipients (Soyinka Laureates,
runners-up and commended finalists) are expected to be persons with high
ethical and professional standards. The organisation reserves the right to
withdraw awards at any point in time based on the misconduct of an award
recipient.
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Only entries received by the deadline will be
treated.
Application
Closing Date
Monday 4pm; 24th October, 2016.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified applicants should kindly send their entries to:
The Centre Coordinator,
18A, Abiodun Sobanjo Street,
Off Lateef Jakande Road,
Monday 4pm; 24th October, 2016.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified applicants should kindly send their entries to:
The Centre Coordinator,
18A, Abiodun Sobanjo Street,
Off Lateef Jakande Road,
Agidingbi, Ikeja,
Lagos State.Submission Process
The submitted package should include:
Lagos State.Submission Process
The submitted package should include:
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A brief synopsis of the story/series, picture, or
portfolio.
In the synopsis, the applicant is
expected to:
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Explain the background of the project, identifying
the issues and key players.
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Describe what led to the topic or caption, any
unusual condition faced in developing the project and whether the investigation
had any ramifications.
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Describe challenges to the content of the
story/series that were not reported in the original work.
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Include up-to-date curriculum vitae for every
reporter who bears the byline of the story with passport photograph(s).
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Include any relevant background information on
submitted work(s)
For more information, reach us through
the email: wscij@wscij.org or phone number(+234)-908-251-5179
Note
Note
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Synopsis should be in English and a maximum of 400
words
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All submissions (apart from the online entry where
submission is to be made by email) should be in hard copy for all categories
How to apply
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