Benefits
The winner receives an honorary plaque, US$1,000, and a trip to the Global Investigative Journalism Conference to accept the award in front of hundreds of their colleagues from around the world.
Previous Awardees
2008 Award to Sonali Samarasinghe, a Sri Lanakan investigative journalist who exposed how a powerful government minister used his influence and connections to the prime minister to run roughshod over the media and the justice system.
In 2010, the award was given to Vitalie Calugarearenu, Vlad Lavrov, Stefen Candea, Dumitru Lazur, and Irina Codrean, who worked together to expose how the former president of Moldova abused his power to enrich himself and his family.
The 2013 award was awarded to two series: “Cato Manor: Inside a South African Police Death Squad,” by a team from the Sunday Times; and “Azerbaijan Corruption” by a team from Azerbaijan and the Czech Republic, on the questionable financial dealings of the Azerbaijan president’s family.
Eligibility Criteria
The journalist, journalism team, or media outlet must have provided independent, investigative reporting and must be:
Originated in and affected a developing or emerging country
Was broadcast or published between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2014;
Was of an investigative nature;
Uncovered an issue, wrong-doing, or system of corruption which gravely affected the common good;
And did so in the face of arrest, imprisonment, violence against them and their families, or threats and intimidation
Application Process
Applications can be submitted online via email.
Application must include answer to the following:
Electronic link to story (if possible), and PDF or .doc file of the story/series.
Topic and synopsis of story or series, including major findings (must be in English).
List the significant documents, materials, and sources used. Did you have difficulties obtaining information? If so, how did you resolve it?
Did you need to run a correction or clarification on the report? Did anyone challenge its accuracy? If so, please explain.
What were the results/impact of the reporting?
Explain how this story done under done under threat, duress, or in difficult conditions.
Did you face arrest, imprisonment, violence, threats, harassment, or censorship?
For more information regarding these awards, please visit Global Awards.
The winner receives an honorary plaque, US$1,000, and a trip to the Global Investigative Journalism Conference to accept the award in front of hundreds of their colleagues from around the world.
Previous Awardees
2008 Award to Sonali Samarasinghe, a Sri Lanakan investigative journalist who exposed how a powerful government minister used his influence and connections to the prime minister to run roughshod over the media and the justice system.
In 2010, the award was given to Vitalie Calugarearenu, Vlad Lavrov, Stefen Candea, Dumitru Lazur, and Irina Codrean, who worked together to expose how the former president of Moldova abused his power to enrich himself and his family.
The 2013 award was awarded to two series: “Cato Manor: Inside a South African Police Death Squad,” by a team from the Sunday Times; and “Azerbaijan Corruption” by a team from Azerbaijan and the Czech Republic, on the questionable financial dealings of the Azerbaijan president’s family.
Eligibility Criteria
The journalist, journalism team, or media outlet must have provided independent, investigative reporting and must be:
Originated in and affected a developing or emerging country
Was broadcast or published between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2014;
Was of an investigative nature;
Uncovered an issue, wrong-doing, or system of corruption which gravely affected the common good;
And did so in the face of arrest, imprisonment, violence against them and their families, or threats and intimidation
Application Process
Applications can be submitted online via email.
Application must include answer to the following:
Title of story or series, as well as all names, contact information for people who worked on the project. For a partnership or collaboration, please name each entity that took part in the investigation.
Date(s) and country(ies) story/series was broadcast or published.
Date(s) and country(ies) story/series was broadcast or published.
Electronic link to story (if possible), and PDF or .doc file of the story/series.
Topic and synopsis of story or series, including major findings (must be in English).
List the significant documents, materials, and sources used. Did you have difficulties obtaining information? If so, how did you resolve it?
Did you need to run a correction or clarification on the report? Did anyone challenge its accuracy? If so, please explain.
What were the results/impact of the reporting?
Explain how this story done under done under threat, duress, or in difficult conditions.
Did you face arrest, imprisonment, violence, threats, harassment, or censorship?
For more information regarding these awards, please visit Global Awards.
