The
Lorenzo Natali Media Prize
The Lorenzo Natali Media Prize is a journalism prize awarded annually by the European Commission's Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA) since 1992. The prize rewards outstanding reporting on themes including inequality, ...
is a journalism prize awarded annually by the
European Commission's Directorate-General for International Partnerships
The Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG International Partnerships or DG INTPA) is the European Commission department responsible for international development policy. It operates under the authority of the European Commissione ...
(DG INTPA) since 1992. The prize rewards outstanding reporting on themes including inequality, poverty eradication, sustainable development, peace, democracy and human rights.
History
Named after
Lorenzo Natali
Lorenzo Natali Pierucci Bondicchi (1922–1989) was an Italian politician for Christian Democracy, and a European Commissioner from 1977 to 1989.
Early life and career
Natali's parents were born in Colle di Buggiano, in the province of Pistoia. H ...
, an Italian politician and former European Commissioner, the Lorenzo Natali Media Prize was established in 1992 to celebrate the work of journalists who report on stories about the social, political, economic and environmental dimensions of development around the world.
It recognises journalism’s contribution to building more sustainable, fairer and more prosperous societies, in line with the
European Union’s development policies.
The Prize was not awarded between 1995 and 1997. In 1998 the prize was relaunched in collaboration with the
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is the largest global union federation of journalists' trade unions in the world. It represents more than 600,000 media workers from 187 organisations in 146 countries.
The IFJ is an associate ...
who was a partner in managing the award for several years.
Entry criteria
The Lorenzo Natali Media Prize accepts published work from print, online and broadcast reporters from European Union countries as well as the EU's 158 international partner countries. Since 2019, journalists can enter in one of three categories: the Europe Prize for work published in an EU country; the Grand Prize for work published in an EU partner country; and the Best Emerging Journalist Prize, open to journalists under 30 publishing in an EU or partner country.
Selection of winners
Prize applications are pre-selected by four renowned international journalism faculties. During the 2022 edition of the prize, following universities were in charge of selection:
Vesalius College
Vesalius College, also known commonly as VeCo, is a college situated in the heart of Brussels, Belgium. The college is operated in association with the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. It is named after Andreas Vesalius, one of the first and foremost pi ...
, Belgium, the
Catholic University of Portugal
The Catholic University of Portugal (Portuguese: ''Universidade Católica Portuguesa'', pronounced nivɨɾsiˈðad(ɨ) kɐˈtɔlikɐ puɾtuˈɣezɐ, also referred to as Católica or UCP for short, is a concordat university (non-state-run univers ...
,
Universidad de Navarra
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, latin_name = Universitas Studiorum Navarrensis
, established = 17 October 1952
, type = Private, Roman Catholic
, chancellor = Fernando Ocáriz Braña
, president = María Iraburu Eliz ...
, Spain, and
Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth, Lebanon. Pre-selected entries are then evaluated by a Grand Jury of renowned voices in journalism from around the world. The winner from each category is awarded EUR 10,000 and the winner of the Best Emerging Journalist Prize is offered a work experience opportunity with a European media partner of their choice.
The Grand Jury of the 2022 Lorenzo Natali Media Prize included Hannah Ajakaiye,
Maria Ângela Carrascalão, Dr. Michael Rediske,
Laurent Richard
Laurent Richard is a French journalist, documentary filmmaker and producer. He is the founder of Forbidden Stories. He was awarded the European Journalist of the Year by Prix Europa. He is a Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
The Pulitzer Ce ...
and Omaya Sosa.
Past winners
The first edition in 1992 was won by
Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders (RWB; french: Reporters sans frontières; RSF) is an international non-profit and non-governmental organization with the stated aim of safeguarding the right to freedom of information. It describes its advocacy as found ...
.
Since then, more than 100 published reports have been celebrated for their contribution to society across several categories.
Journalists celebrated by the prize include:
Octave Nicoué Broohm(1993)
*
Charles Onyago Obbo (1993)
*
Palagummi Sainath
Palagummi Sainath (born 1957) is an Indian columnist and author of the acclaimed book ''Everybody Loves a Good Drought''. He has extensively written on rural India, his notable interests are poverty, structural inequities, caste discriminatio ...
(1994)
*
Michela Wrong
Michela Wrong (born 1961) is a British journalist and author who has spent more than two decades writing about Africa. Her postings as a journalist began in Europe and then West, Central and East Africa. She has worked for Reuters, the BBC, and ...
(1998)
*
Lucy Johnston
Lucy Johnston (born 1969) is a British journalist, currently health editor of the '' Sunday Express'', and previously a staff reporter and investigative journalist for ''The Observer''.
Johnston was a member of the original editorial team of ...
(1998)
*
Fariha Razzaq Haroon
Fariha Razzaq Haroon was a Pakistani politician and journalist who was a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from 2002 to 2007. Born in 1956, she became the first Pakistani writer to be recognised by The International Federation of Jou ...
(1999)
*
Mauri Köning (2002 and 2006)
*
Mark Doyle
Mark Doyle is a British journalist and former world affairs correspondent for BBC News. He is known in particular for his articles on topics related to Africa.
Early life and education
Career
In 1980, Doyle volunteered as a student teacher a ...
and Ed Butler (2010)
On the 30th anniversary of the prize in 2022, the winners were:
* Europe Prize: Vânia Maia for ‘A journey into the world of exploited and invisible immigrants’, published in
Visão
''Visão'' is a Portuguese news magazine published weekly in Lisbon, Portugal.
History and profile
''Visão'' was first published on 25 March 1993. The magazine is the successor to the weekly newspaper ''O Jornal'' which was published between 197 ...
.
* Grand Prize: Ritwika Mitra for ‘In the Sundarban, Climate Change Has an Unlikely Effect – On Child Trafficking’, published in
The Wire (India)
''The Wire'' is an Indian nonprofit news and opinion website which publishes in English, Hindi, Marathi, and Urdu. It was founded in 2015 by Siddharth Varadarajan, Sidharth Bhatia, and M. K. Venu. The publication's reporters have won se ...
in partnership with the Fuller Project.
* Best Emerging Journalist Prize: Rémi Carton and Paul Boyer for ‘In Haiti, ‘the shattered lives’ of child slave’s, published in
Libération
''Libération'' (), popularly known as ''Libé'' (), is a daily newspaper in France, founded in Paris by Jean-Paul Sartre and Serge July in 1973 in the wake of the protest movements of May 1968. Initially positioned on the far-left of France's ...
.
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References
External links
Official websiteFull list of eligible countries of the Lorenzo Natali Prize 2022Natali Prize 2022 Rules
Journalism awards
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