The top 3 winners will receive cash awards and will be felicitated at the Award Ceremony.
10 select journalists* will be invited to participate in the Journalism for an Equitable Asia Forum following the Award Ceremony to be held in Bangkok.
Top 5 journalists from each country will receive certificates recognizing their work.
* Depending on their ability to participate.
Eligibilities
Journalists are eligible for nomination if they meet the following criteria:
Written English articles of minimum 650 words in length published in print or digital platform (Any written medium or public platform is eligible given the fulfillment of all the other criteria)
Journalists writing two or more pieces published on the theme of inequality from 1st January 2019 to 31st January 2020 will be eligible
The nominated article(s) should cover how inequality affects people from across Asia and/or their country from lenses such as economic inequality, women’s rights, public services, taxation, climate justice, etc. They may also discuss practices and policies that contribute to building a fairer Asia
Journalists may also submit articles published in other languages with a mandatory English translation.
Journalists themselves, readers, media institutions or interested others such as civil society and academia may submit nominations.
Eligible Regions: Bangladesh, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.
