What kind of work can I submit?

We accept all forms of journalistic expression including, among others, articles and features for print and online media; news and documentary reports for television, radio and online; and multimedia projects in all types of innovative formats.

Your entry must address the topic Human Rights and Development. By definition, human rights include civil and political rights, as well as economic, social and cultural rights.

Your entry must have been published or broadcast by a media organization based in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, Eastern Europe or Germany.

Your entry must also have been published or broadcast for the first time during the period January 1, 2012 to May 31, 2013 inclusive.

We will accept your entry without a translation if it is in one of the following seven core languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Russian or Spanish. We will also accept your entry if it is in a language broadcast by Deutsche Welle. However, your entry must then include a translation in one of the seven core languages.

Audio and video reports cannot be longer than 15 minutes. Reports which were originally longer can be shortened to 15 minutes for submission purposes.

Print articles cannot be longer than 15,000 characters.

You can only submit one entry.

You cannot submit any work that has been published or broadcast by Deutsche Welle.