Guardian Competition 2010: Two journalists who wrote about malaria make it on the longlist 

 

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 The Guardian International Development Journalism Competition 2010

* This competition is now closed*

The Guardian International Development Journalism Competition 2010 is aimed at encouraging a new generation of journalists and urging them to move beyond disaster reporting to examine the more complex issues underlying global poverty, and to highlight challenges to achieving the Millennium Development Goals.

The challenge is to write a feature of 650 to 1,000 words by 30 April 2010 on an aspect of global poverty that deserves greater media exposure. The 16 best writers (eight amateur, eight professional) will be selected from a longlist of around 40 entrants, all of whom will have their articles published online at www.guardian.co.uk/journalismcompetition.

Please Note: This competition is only open to UK residents.

Malaria Consortium, one of the eight NGOs involved in the 2010 competition, has put forward two themes for entrants to the competition. Please click on the theme for more detail:

• The Role of Mass Net Distributions in the Fight Against Malaria

• The Effect of Climate Change on Insect-borne Diseases

If you decide you would like to enter the competition by writing about one of the two Malaria Consortium themes, please feel free to contact us to arrange an interview with one of staff members on any relevant issue.

Please contact Diana Thomas, Media and Communications Manager on 020 7549 0254 or d.thomas@malariaconsortium.org

To view the competition’s official website, click here

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What the Competition is About?
Many crucial issues facing the developing world are often overlooked or under represented by the media; this competition aims to highlight some of them. The judging panel is searching for enthusiastic writers who want to demonstrate their journalistic abilities in the process of examining these issues.

The competition is a partnership between The Guardian, the Department for International Development, Marie Stopes International and business sponsor, GlaxoSmithKline. Providing the NGO expertise is a consortium of eight international development organisations, of which Malaria Consortium is one.

The 16 finalists will be flown to a developing country to research a new assignment. The finalist pieces will then be published in two Guardian newspaper supplements after the announcement of the two winners at an awards ceremony in November 2009.

Why is Malaria Consortium Involved?
Malaria Consortium feels it is important to be part of this project not only to encourage a new generation of creative talent in the field of development journalism but also to fill the need for regular, relevant and thought-provoking coverage highlighting the linkages between health, education and poverty to capture public interest, especially that of a younger audience.