The European Journalism Centre (EJC), in conjunction with the European Commission’s EuropeAid Co-operation Office, is organising the Young Reporters Against Poverty (YRAP) competition, the first Europe-wide competition tailored specifically for journalism students passionate about development issues and we would like your help – please see below for further details.
More about the competition
The YRAP competition will provide an opportunity for (33) budding journalists to receive some hands-on training about development and the EU and how to report ³live² from the European Development Days (EDD) to be held in Brussels 4-7 December 2010.
These 33 selected journalism students (with at least one from each of the EU’s 27 member states) will then work on their best article/broadcast generated during the EDDs to be submitted 1 week after the event when a professional jury will then select the best 3 pieces.
The three overall winners will then have the chance of a lifetime a 5 day press visit to one of the European Commission¹s Delegations in Africa organised by the EuropeAid Co-operation Office.
Students will be able to apply online, beginning September 20, at www.youngreporters.net <http://www.youngreporters.net/> .
What we need from you
The EJC is currently looking to advertise the competition in journalism schools and universities offering journalism programmes in each of the EU1s 27 member states. We very much hope that you would be interested to help
us promote this fun and exciting competition for journalism students.
We would be looking for assistance with the following:
Advertisement of the competition in your school, university journalism department. We would supply 4 x A2 posters to be hung on notice boards and some 200 fliers to be distributed in the canteen, the students union and even journalism classes
Distribution by email of a short press release announcing the official launch of the competition (20th September) to all students enrolled in a journalism course at your school or university
Should you be willing to help support this project, please be so kind as to send us a postal address to which we can send the promotional material to [email protected]
Carolyn Packard | Intern | European Journalism Centre
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