Global Media Awards in Journalism for Child Rights

Save the Children’s Global Media Awards 2024 welcomes professional journalists from around the world, inviting those whose storytelling has played a pivotal role in shedding a light on critical issues affecting children, while amplifying their voices and advocating for their rights.

Categories

• There will be two winners: One from a local or regional media outlet and one from an international outlet or wire.

Prize Information

• Winners will receive a trophy and personalised certificate, and invited to attend a Save the Children international press trip or programme visit.
• All shortlist finalists will receive a personalised certificate.

Entry Requirements

• If you are planning to enter Save the Children’s Global Media Awards, please read the following rules before entering:
  • Save the Children’s Global Media Award (GMA) is open to all professional journalists aged 18 and over, except:
    • individuals (and their partners and family) involved in the judging of the competition; or (ii) employees of any Save the Children office or a Trustee of the Save the Children.
  • Entries must be original and published/broadcast in a national, regional or international media outlet between 31 July 2023 and 1 August 2024.
  • Entrants may participate in one or both categories, but will only be awarded in one category.
  • All submissions must clearly identify who the author is and which media outlet they represent.
  • All entries must be submitted in English or original text be accompanied with an English translation.
  • Participating journalists must submit a letter from the media outlet certifying that the piece was published in their outlet and certifying the date of publication of the piece.
  • All photographs entered must be the result of photographic process using a camera.
  • Submissions must be journalistically ethical, must not put children at risk, and must respect the dignity of children.
  • For those submitting photo essays/photojournalism pieces, you can submit a total of 10 photos as one package. The capture date must be after 30 July 2023 and evidenced on request.

Photograph Specifications

• You must include a caption that is true and accurate, and include a description setting out what is happening in the photo, why the photo is meaningful, the behaviour observed; background story; exact location, the year the photo was taken.
• Your entry must be uploaded in JPEG format.
• The following digital adjustments are not allowed:
  • adding, moving or removing objects, people, plants etc.
  • composites
  • painting the foreground or painting out the background
  • AI generated photographs or images
  • Post processing methods that add new image content to the photograph via AI algorithms or by manual intervention.

For more information, visit Save the Children.