SUBMISSIONS are now open for the Global Shining Light Award.
This unique award, sponsored by the Global Investigative Journalism Network, honours investigative journalism in a developing or transitioning country, done under threat, duress, or in the direst of conditions.
There will be two award categories: small and medium outlets (organisations with staff of 20 or less, including freelancers); and large outlets (organisations with more than 20 staff).
Top winners will receive an honorary plaque, US$2,500, and a trip to the November 2025 Global Investigative Journalism Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to accept the award in front of hundreds of colleagues worldwide.
Works must have been broadcast or published between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2024.
If the original entry is not in English, a detailed English-language summary of a print or online story or an English-language transcript of a broadcast script must be provided.
Investigative journalists who have reported in developing or emerging countries are eligible for this award.
The deadline for the submission of application is February 28, 2025. Interested applicants can apply here.
Blessing Otoibhi is a Multimedia Journalist and Anchor host for the News in 60 seconds at The International Center For Investigative Reporting. You can shoot her a mail via Botoibhi@icirnigeria.org or connect on Twitter @B_otoibhi