Entries open for Gabo Award in Latin America

The Gabo Award promotes quality references that cover the issues that affect the region, which are more important today than ever amid the onslaught of authoritarian governments and the rise of organized crime on the continent, and major global challenges such as climate change, the unscrupulous use of artificial intelligence and waves of disinformation.

“Journalism lives” is consolidated as the motto of this call, in reference to a profession that resists attempts to silence journalists and the frequent attacks on press freedom, which at the same time adapts to the constant transformation proposed by the digital platforms and the technological revolution, and who is creative and committed to the truth. The latter, understood as fidelity to the facts, an essential aspect in the nature of this profession that changes every day but requires maintaining its ethical principles.

Categories

• Text: works of written journalism, such as profiles, chronicles, interviews, reports, among other pieces that stand out from the point of view of journalistic rigor and care of language.
• Photography: photographic coverage works that represent and communicate events, places, characters or events through static images.
• Audio: works of sound journalism, such as radio pieces or podcasts, that explore the ingenuity of sound narration and the diversity of resources in the audio format.
• Image: journalistic works in audiovisual support, video, animation or other forms of digital visualization, such as documentaries, series, among others.
• Coverage: works on news, investigations and current affairs, such as multimedia specials that include resources in different media or languages.

Award Details

• The finalists and winners of the 12th edition of the Gabo Award will receive more than $80,000 in prizes.
• The finalists in the five categories will receive 8 million Colombian pesos as a prize and will be invited with all expenses paid to the Gabo 2024 Festival, from July 5 to 7 in the city of Bogotá.
• For their part, the winners will receive 35 million Colombian pesos, an accreditation diploma and a copy of the sculpture ‘Gabriel’, created by Colombian artist Antonio Caro. The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony within the framework of the Gabo 2024 Festival.

Judging Criteria

• The narrative quality and news value of the stories.
• Innovation or originality in the way of telling stories and approaching audiences.
• Self-investigation to unravel hidden facts or understand complex processes.
• Journalistic independence and professional ethical values ​​reflected in the works.
• The plurality, contrast and verification of the sources used.
• Precision and rigor in the treatment of facts.
• Additionally, they will take into account:
• The clarity and depth of the story.
• The risk and difficulty of telling true facts.
• The commitment to quality information and the idea of ​​public service in journalism.
• The impact generated by the publication of the work.
• It will be positively valued if at least half of the images nominated in a photographic series have been distributed to mass audiences through media or distribution platforms.

For more information, visit Gabo Foundation.