The Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism – Call for submissions
The Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism – launched on 16 October 2020, the third anniversary of the Maltese journalist’s death – will be awarded in October 2021, with the support of the European Parliament, to reward outstanding journalism reflecting EU values.
The €20,000 annual Prize will be awarded for pieces on topics of interest linked to European values resulting from in-depth journalism undertaken by professional journalists or teams of journalists. The winning article will be chosen by an independent jury.
The date of the award ceremony will be around the 16th of October, as a symbolic reminder of the date when Daphne Caruana Galizia was assassinated. Applications must be submitted by 1 September 2021, 12 PM (CET).
You can apply HERE.
“The Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize will recognise the essential role that journalists play in preserving our democracies and serve as a reminder to citizens of the importance of a free press. This Prize is designed to help journalists in the vital and often dangerous work they do and show that the European Parliament supports investigative journalists,” said European Parliament Vice-President Heidi Hautala.
Who was Daphne Caruana Galizia?
Daphne Caruana Galizia was a Maltese journalist, blogger and anti-corruption activist who reported extensively on corruption, money laundering, organised crime, sale of citizenship and the Maltese government’s links to the Panama Papers. Following harassment and threats, she was murdered in a car bomb explosion on 16 October 2017.
The outcry over the authorities’ handling of her murder investigation ultimately prompted the resignation of Prime Minister Joseph Muscat. Critical of failings in the investigation, in December 2019, MEPs called on the European Commission to take action.
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