European Journalism Centre Announces Finalists for 2024 Climate Journalism Award
Copenhagen, Denmark – The European Journalism Centre (EJC) is proud to announce the fourteen finalists for the 2024 Climate Journalism Award. This prestigious recognition celebrates innovative storytelling in the global fight against climate change and misinformation. For the second year in a row, this award is supported by the Google News Initiative.
As the climate crisis continues to intensify, the need for robust climate journalism has become increasingly critical. The Climate Journalism Award aims to elevate trustworthy journalism, combat misinformation, and celebrate innovation and solution storytelling. By doing so, the award ensures that the public receives credible and impactful narratives that can shape discourse and influence policy decisions on this pressing issue.
Lars Boering, Director of The European Journalism Centre, emphasizes the importance of the award, stating, “The Climate Journalism Award is more important than ever. The shortlisted projects showcase a diverse range of topics and innovative approaches to one of the most important issues of our time.”
The winners will be announced at the award ceremony, which will take place on October 10, 2024, during the News Impact Summit in Copenhagen. Attendees can register to attend here (https://ejc.net/events/news-impact-summit-fighting-climate-misinformation/).
The independent jury has selected the shortlist of finalist projects from the five categories, including:
1. Data-driven visualization
– “Hot nights”
– “Spain at flood risk: over a million homes stand at hazardous areas”
– “The vast ravines swallowing whole neighbourhoods around the world”
2. Fighting climate misinformation
– “How big finance greenwashes climate crisis culprits”
– “Clima, in Europa i populisti diventano più popolari (e viceversa). Negazionismo addio, ora lo slogan è “tutta colpa della Cina””
– “Climat : les riches polluent plus que les pauvres?”
3. Pinpoint investigations
– “World Bank climate funding greens African hotels while fishermen sink”
– “Viel versprochen, und dann?”
– “Greenwashing made in Europe by Michelin and BNP Paribas in Indonesia”
4. Storytelling & solutions
– “Catch-22 on the Baltic: The Twilight of Poland’s Coastal Fishermen”
– “Especial sequera: Canvi de cicle”
– “In the Swedish Arctic, a battle for the climate rages”
5. Emerging talent
– “Santander arranged billion-dollar oil bond after making green pledge”
– “Cortei, sabotaggi, tribunali: così è cambiata la lotta dei giovani attivisti per il clima.”
For more information about the Climate Journalism Award and the 2024 finalists, please read the blog post (https://ejc.net/news/announcing-the-fourteen-finalists-of-the-2024-climate-journalism-award) by the European Journalism Centre summarizing the finalists in the above shortlist.
Contact:
Lucas Daniëls
European Journalism Centre
daniels@ejc.net
About the European Journalism Centre
The European Journalism Centre (EJC) foundation is an independent Dutch non-profit based in the city of Maastricht, The Netherlands. Their purpose is to support, strengthen, and develop journalism and media in the Council of Europe. The EJC is a center for communities, knowledge, and collaboration with partners and funders, and they believe that reimagining journalism is key.
About Google News Initiative
Building on nearly two decades of partnership with the news industry, the Google News Initiative launched in 2018 to bring together efforts across the company to help build a stronger future for news. To date, the Google News Initiative has supported over 7000 news partners in more than 120 countries and territories through more than $300 million in global funding.
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