One World Media Awards Longlist Revealed, Highlighting Women’s Solutions Reporting

One World Media Awards Longlist Revealed, Highlighting Women’s Solutions Reporting

(IN BRIEF) One World Media has unveiled the longlist of selected stories for its 15 award categories, including the Women’s Solutions Reporting Award, supported by the European Investment Bank. With over 500 submissions from 117 countries, journalists and filmmakers worldwide showcased impactful human stories that challenge stereotypes and foster cross-cultural connections. Among the noteworthy entries are reports on women combating climate change, Indigenous women’s activism, and female empowerment in various spheres. The finalists will be announced on May 8th, with winners honored at the Awards Ceremony on June 19th, 2024, underscoring the importance of media coverage celebrating solutions by and for women tackling contemporary challenges.

(PRESS RELEASE) LUXEMBOURG, 2-Apr-2024 — /EuropaWire/ — One World Media announced the longlist of selected stories for all its 15 award categories, including the Women’s solutions reporting award, supported by the European Investment Bank.

Each year, the One World Media Awards celebrate the best journalism and documentary making from across the global south. This year, more than 500 stories were submitted, from 117 countries from as far afield as Barbados, Cook Islands, Curaçao, Marshall Islands and Tuvalu.

Journalists and filmmakers from around the world shared their greatest human stories that break through stereotypes, change narratives and connect people across cultures. The immense quality of the entries made it tough for the judges to choose only ten in each category.

Check out the Women’s solutions reporting award longlist:

• ‘Women bear the biggest brunt of climate change’ says climate scientist Susan Chomba | Guardian/The Fuller Project | Neha Wadekar
• 101 East – India’s combat women’s fighters | Al Jazeera | Sharon Roobol
• The Indigenous Women’s Brigade in the Amazon | Deutsche Welles | Nádia Pontes
• Power of Mama: the women firefighters of West Borneo | BBC | Ria Utari
• Dhye Dreams | Express News Pakistan | Shanta Nepali
• Rise of the ‘mother boss’: how female miners are taking control in DRC | The Guardian | Mélanie Gouby
• Money clubs help displaced Nigerians create their own safety nets | The New Humanitarian | Zubaida Baba Ibrahim
• Why Samsung factory workers in Vietnam are becoming beauticians | Rest of World | Lam Le
• Healing the body, the land and the territory: the commitment of the women of Agua Caliente to manage their health | Zona Docs | Mariana Mora
• Breaking taboos: Papuan women embrace collective care to end period poverty | Project Multatuli and Qbukatabu | Narriswari

The EIB is supporting this award designed to celebrate excellence in media coverage of stories featuring solutions by and for girls and women that tackle current challenges.

The final three nominees will be announced on 8 May and the winners will be presented at the Awards Ceremony on 19 June 2024.

Stay tuned for more news!

Read EIB judge Yasmine Pagni’s blog : An award for stories about the women shaping our world

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SOURCE: European Investment Bank