Sanlam opens entries for 2020 Sanlam Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism
Entries are now open for the 2020 edition of the Sanlam Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism.
Entries close on 28 February 2021 and must be submitted via the website for all work published or broadcast between 1 January and 31 December 2020.
This year the competition sees a re-introduction of two category awards in broadcasting covering two fields: Audio (traditional and online radio and podcasts) and Television/Video.
The broadcast categories are open to African financial journalists practising financial journalism on the continent. Journalists from outside South Africa can submit their broadcast stories for the Africa Growth Story topic only.
In addition to the African Growth Story, South African audio and TV/Video journalists can submit entries on any of the following topics:
Business and companies;
Economy;
Financial Markets;
Consumer Financial Education
In 2013, Sanlam introduced the Africa Growth Story category, opening the competition to journalists from all African countries. Entries for this category must focus on the growth of the continent in terms of investment, infrastructure development, economic progress and related topics. Stories should reflect a continental outlook. Audio and TV/Video journalists based in Africa and whose work is broadcast on the continent are encouraged to submit their entries.
As has been the case over the years of the competition, the categories open to journalists in print and online media in South Africa remain the same. They are:
Business/Companies
Economy
Financial Markets
Consumer Financial Education
The special awards are:
Best Newcomer;
Lifetime Achievement; and
Sanlam Financial Journalist of the Year.
The Special Awards recognise journalists selected at the discretion of the judging panel, following rigorous nomination and evaluation process.
For over four decades, the awards have been acknowledging the best financial journalism from journalists based in Africa.
The Awards attract widespread interest from journalists across the continent. For 2019, 105 journalists representing 55 media organisations submitted 113 entries.
In the Africa Growth Story category, the competition received 32 entries from Botswana, Nigeria, Kenya, Zambia, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania and South Africa.
Information about the eligibility, criteria and entry submission process for the awards are available at https://www.sanlam.co.za/sponsorships/media/financialjournalism/Pages/default.aspx
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