The International Consortium of Investigative Journalist seeks applications from outstanding journalists and team of journalists from around the world for the prestigious The Daniel Pearl Awards for Outstanding International Investigative Reporting.
This Award is unique among journalism prizes worldwide in that they were created specifically to honor cross-border investigative reporting. Formerly the ICIJ Awards, the prizes were renamed in 2008 in honor of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, who was slain by militants in Pakistan in 2002.
The two $5,000 first-place prizes and five $1,000 finalist awards recognize, reward, and foster excellence in cross-border investigative journalism. From among the two first prizes one is awarded to a U.S.-based reporter or news organization and the other is given to a non-U.S.-based journalist or news organization.
In addition, the judges at their discretion may award a special citation for work that is unusually enterprising or done under especially challenging circumstances. Past ICIJ award winners have reported about abuses faced by immigrants in American workplaces; the involvement of Sweden in the CIA secret renditions program; and allegations of sexual exploitation of Congolese women and children by United Nations peacekeepers, among other issues of world importance. Fredrik Laurin of TV4 Sweden, Jeffrey Goldberg of The New Yorker, and Steve Bradshaw and Mike Robinson of BBC News Panorama have received the award in recent years.
Eligibility
The competition, held biennially, is open to any professional journalist or team of journalists of any nationality working in any medium. The main criterion for eligibility is that the investigation — either a single work or a single-subject series — involves reporting in at least two countries on a topic of world significance. A five-member jury of international journalists selects the winners.
Work must have been first published or broadcast in general information media between January 1, 2010, and July 1, 2011. The story or series must involve on-the-ground reporting in at least two countries. Work is eligible without regard to the language in which it originally appeared. However, entries submitted in the original language must be accompanied by a comprehensive story summary in English. English-language subtitles on video entries are preferred but not mandatory. Audio entries should be sent on CD, with accompanying script; video entries on DVD format, with accompanying script. Six copies of each submission are required. No e-mail submissions accepted.
Last date for submitting the application is July 1, 2011
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