Building on the success of the success of the Mediterranean Journalist Award, the 2011 edition will be launched for the following categories:

1. Press Category:

- All articles published in printed newspapers/magazines/periodicals

- Articles must be written in a journalistic style.

- Academic papers will not be accepted.

2. Online Media Category:

-All written or audio-visual materials published via the Internet, particularly material created by journalists.

- Blogs and other emerging forms of online communication are acknowledged as part of the online media landscape and online journalism to the extent that the content is produced in a journalistic style.

3. Radio Category:

- Entries can include interviews, documentaries, panel discussions, or reports

- Entries length could be up to one hour.

4. TV  Category:

- Entries can include reportages, interviews, documentaries, panel discussions, or news stories.

- Entries length could be up to one hour.

5. Special Award for “Social Change and Democracy”:

In response to the historical social transformation in the Euromed region, and particularly in Tunisia and Egypt, the Anna Lindh Foundation will recognize this year exceptional journalistic works on the theme ‘The role of civil society in social change’.

In addition, a life-time achievement award will be bestowed each year by the International Jury to a leading journalist or media institution for their professional commitment to intercultural dialogue

The competition is open to journalists who are nationals of one of the 43 countries of the Union for the Mediterranean. The journalistic work should have been produced between 1st of July 2010 and 15th of July 2011. Priority will be given to young journalists.

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