International competition for journalists: ‘Belarus in Focus 2013’

The Solidarity with Belarus Information Office announces Belarus in Focus 2013 International Journalism Competition.

 The Solidarity with Belarus Information Office (SBIO) is pleased to announce ‘Belarus in Focus 2013’- the 3rd edition of an international competition for journalists. ‘Belarus in Focus 2013’ is open to all journalists and others who have published an article about Belarus in 2013 in media outside of Belarus.

“By holding this competition each year, we wish to encourage journalists (and editors) to pay attention to ongoing events and trends in Belarus– political, economic, social, and cultural”, says SBIO press office. Organizers also hope  “to contribute to journalistic understanding about Belarus and, consequently, the level of interest among the international public about events taking place in Belarus - a country on the E.U’s eastern border”.

The deadline for articles submission is January 20, 2014. 
The prizes for professional journalists and beginner journalists are 500 EUR and 300 EUR accordingly. In addition, winners will be invited to a two-day workshop in Warsaw in spring 2014 where they will have the opportunity to meet jury members and journalists from independent Belarusian media.

The judging panel is chaired by Prof. David R. Marples, University of Alberta (UK/Canada) and consists of Andrei Aliaksandrau, Index on Censorship (Belarus/UK), Michael Andersen, NIRAS (Denmark), Maria Przełomiec, Telewizja Polska (Poland) and Pavel Sheremet, Belarus Partisan (Belarus/Russia). 
By holding this competition each year, the organizers wish to encourage journalists (and editors) to pay attention to ongoing events and trends in Belarus– political, economic, social, and cultural.

‘Belarus in Focus’ is held by Solidarity with Belarus Information Office (SBIO) in collaboration withPress Club Belarus and Press Club Polska. ’Belarus in Focus 2013’ is supported by the Nordic Council of Ministers and NIRAS.

Further information can be found here.