Nine points to have in mind while submitting your media works for the 2011 Edition of the Anna Lindh Journalist Award:

1. The competition is open to citizens of the 43 countries* of the Union for the Mediterranean. Young journalists in particular are highly encouraged to apply.
2. All submissions must have been published / broadcasted by media outlets from 1 July 2010 to 15 July 2011.
3. The name of the author and date of publication or broadcast should be clearly indicated on all items submitted (print, on-line, radio and TV).
4. The deadline for submissions is 15 July 2011.
5. Journalistic works may be submitted in any language, but must be accompanied with a complete translation/script in English or French.
6. Each participant may submit up to three entries.
7. Team entries will be accepted provided that all major contributors (e. g. researchers, journalists and editors) are listed on the entry form. However, if a team submission is preselected for the final round representative from the team will be allowed to attend the ceremony in Monaco.
8. Radio/ TV works must be submitted on CD Rom/DVD by mail or be available as podcast download on the Internet. Format of the radio entry: MP3 or Windows Media file. Format of TV entry: Windows Media Player or QuickTime format.
9. The Anna Lindh Foundation and its partners reserve the right to use the winning works for presentation and media purposes, and is allowed to reproduce it for promotion of the competition and its results.

* The 43 countries members of the Union for the Mediterranean are: Albania; Algeria; Austria; Belgium; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Croatia; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Denmark; Egypt; Estonia; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Ireland; Israel; Italy; Jordan; Latvia; Lebanon; Lithuania; Luxemburg; Malta; Mauritania; Monaco; Montenegro; Morocco; Palestine; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; Syria; The Netherlands; Tunisia; Turkey; United Kingdom

Selection Procedure and Criteria

The Anna Lindh Foundation Secretariat and its partners will make a first screening of the submitted entries to preselect journalistic works per each category.

An International Jury composed of Euromed experts media professionals will examine the preselected journalistic items and propose a list of five prize-winners.

The Jury will evaluate the preselected items the following criteria:

1. Promotion of Cultural Dialogue
2. Originality of the approach
3. Richness of information and professional quality
4. Language and Presentation

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