DEADLINE: ICFJ News Creator Award for Excellence in Independent Video Journalism

Event Date:

January 15, 2025

Applications are now open for the inaugural News Creator Award for Excellence in Independent Video Journalism from the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ).

The award, organized by ICFJ with support from YouTube, will honor independent journalists and news creators from across the world who produce high-quality, reliable news in the public interest. This is the first time ICFJ is presenting an award of this kind to digital-first independent journalists and content creators.

ICFJ invites submissions from across the world. The contest is open to journalists, news creators, storytellers, or small newsrooms who have posted at least 12 videos in 2024, with at least one on YouTube. Content should focus primarily on public interest news and adhere to journalistic standards of excellence. Must be 18 years of age or older.

A total of eight winners will receive a monetary prize and an award at the 2025 International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy.

Deadline: Jan 15, 2025