Click here to download the Call for Entries Form (pdf)

Click here for more information about the Special Award.

 

How to enter

Please read the details carefully for the relevant category. To assist with the judges’ consideration, please ensure each entry is accompanied by:

1. completed entry form
2. five clearly labelled copies of each entry in the following formats:
   For tv: DVD PAL
   For radio: CD
   For print: Originals or copies of articles presented in folders clearly marked with name and date(s) of publication.
   For new media: Printed copies, CDs or screen grabs as appropriate. Please provide details of the URL(s) and relevant promotional materials including statistics on users/hits.
   When sending photos please submit five sets of 6-12 images as digital files stored on a CD or DVD together with copies of the publication – print, online or tv – in which all or part of the story was published. JPEG images should not exceed 2048 x 2048 pixels. Image resolution 72dpi or higher, and the resulting file not higher than 12mb.
3. five copies of a brief, clear synopsis describing the entry (as an aid for our judges)
4. cheque for the total amount of entry fee(s)

If you are submitting a series of programmes or articles, please highlight which single programme you would like the judges to give particular consideration to.

You may enter the same programme, articles etc. in several categories, but a separate entry fee will be required.

Broadcast applicants should complete and sign the release clause in the entry form. This permits the Trust to allow (a) closed circuit playback for judges and persons invited by the organiser, (b) programme clips and stills to be used or copied in any reasonable way connected with the promotion of the Awards, for example for distribution to judges and for inclusion on the OneWorld tv website and (c) broadcast of three minute programme clips by selected broadcast media (free of charge) as part of an Awards highlights programme.

 

Criteria

Entries should be concerned with social, political, or cultural aspects of the developing world – Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Middle East or the former Soviet States.

Entries should cover these issues in a compelling and imaginative way. Judges will be looking for material which in particular:

• makes an impact on public opinion or government policy
• draws attention to possible solutions
• appeals to a wide spectrum of the UK audience through its innovation and flair
• includes the voices and views of people in the developing world
• demonstrates investigative, journalistic or production skills of the highest level
• communicates how the actions of the world’s rich impacts upon the lives of the world’s poor

[not all of these criteria are required in any single entry]

 

Entries must have been broadcast on terrestrial, cable or satellite tv or published in a recognised publication for the first time in the UK between 18th March 2006 and 17th March 2007 and may not have been entered for a previous One World Media Award. (The International Premiere Award, MDGs Award and the Special Award have different conditions.)

The event

The dinner and ceremony will be held in London on Thursday 14th June 2007, at The Porchester Hall, Bayswater and will be hosted by Jon Snow. Catering will be provided by Passion Organic, a Soil Association accredited caterer.

Award categories

1. Broadcast Journalist of the Year Award (sponsored by Concern Worldwide) - for the tv or radio journalist who, in the jury's estimation has made the most outstanding contribution to reportage or analysis in this field. during the year.
2. Radio Documentary Award (sponsored by World Vision) - for an outstanding individual programme or single programme from a series.
3. TV Documentary Award (sponsored by Help the Aged) - for an outstanding individual programme or single programme from a series.
4. Press Award (sponsored by ActionAid) - for an outstanding article or series of articles in the print media.
5. New Media Award (sponsored by Tearfund) - for outstanding new media output. This could include (but is not limited to): websites, podcasts, blogs, vlogs, viral videos, maps, animations, citizen journalism, webcasts,virtual exhibitions and online photo galleries.
6. Local Media Award (sponsored by DfID) - open to the nations and regions, and local community broadcast and print media, for content about the wider world which may also incorporate a local perspective.
7. Popular Features Award (sponsored by Christian Aid) - for broadcast and print media that takes issues of global significance to a mass audience away from the traditional news and documentary current affairs format .
8. MDGs Award (sponsored by CAFOD) - for outstanding broadcast, print or new media coverage, within and outside the UK, which addresses directly the progress or challenges in meeting the ambitious blueprint for international development, the 2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
9. Children's Rights Award (sponsored by UNICEF UK) - for broadcast and print coverage that advances the rights of children worldwide, acknowledging the perspectives of young people themselves.
10. International Premiere Award (sponsored by Plan UK) - unique amongst our categories, this Award is for tv productions which have had a showing on the festival circuit or have been broadcast on a network, somewhere in the world other than in the UK. This award will recognise the highest standard of international documentary on human rights and development.
11. Special Award (sponsored by Islamic Relief) - recognising an outstanding community media project or organisation working on the ground in the developing world.

Judging procedure

Each Award has its own jury panel which will consist of four individuals, distinguished members of their professions, drawn from the broadcast and press industries, and from the non-profit sector. Ensuring absence of bias, jurors are chosen on stature, independence, and relevance.

Juries will select a shortlist of up to three finalists for each category, including the winner.

Should the quality of entries fall below the standard required, the Trust reserves the right not to award a winner.

The jury’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into concerning the judging or organisation of the Awards. No Jury member can vote on his or her own work or that of their company/organisation.

Winners receive a trophy and a copy of the winning citation.

 

Entry fees 2007

Television	£90
Radio	£60
Newspapers/Magazines	£65
New Media	£55
Freelance Journalists/Photographers	£35

 

Note: Entry fees include VAT and cannot be refunded.

• Reduced rates may be offered to small local media / community initiatives
• Please contact the Awards Phone Line: +44 (0) 7806 761 788 with any queries about suitability or eligibility for entry, and we’ll be happy to help.

The schedule

Short listed entrants will be notified in mid May and invited to attend the Awards ceremony at Porchester Hall, Bayswater, London on 14th June 2007. Further details of the Awards ceremony and how to book will be available from mid April.