West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards (WAMECA) 2023 for Journalists in West Africa

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is calling for entries for the 7^th edition of the West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards (WAMECA). Apply below.

When is Application Deadline:

30th June 2023

Tell Me About Award:

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is calling for entries for the 7^th edition of the West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards (WAMECA).

WAMECA 2023 will be held from October 19 – 21 in Accra, Ghana, and will focus on the theme: Media and Democracy in Africa.

The first two days of the event will be dedicated to discussing various topics under the theme while the last day will be for the annual awards, which honours excellent and impactful works of journalism in West Africa.

Participants in this year’s event will deliberate on the current democratic recession in Africa and come out with actionable recommendations to mobilize a continent-wide response to the rollback

Which Fields are Eligible?

WAMECA 2023 will honour outstanding works of journalism in West Africa in the following categories:

• Human Rights Reporting
• Investigative Reporting
• Anti-Corruption Reporting
• Environmental Reporting
• Health Reporting
• Telecoms and ICTs Reporting
• Business and SMEs Reporting
• Migration Reporting
• Women Empowerment Reporting
• Oil and Gas Reporting

Type:

Award

Who can Apply?

The Awards are opened to journalists from print, electronic and online media in Anglophone, Francophone, and Lusophone countries in West Africa. An applicant must be West African, working with and for a media organisation(s) based in the sub-region.

An entry for the Awards must have been published or broadcasted between the period January 1 to December 31, 2022.

Which Countries are Eligible?

West African countries

How Many Awards?

Not specified

What is the Benefit of Award?

Winners of the various categories will be announced at the West Africa Media Excellence Awards on October 21 in Accra where the awards ceremony will be held.

How Long will Award Last?

Assessment of entries and selection of finalists:  August 1-September 30, 2023

Announcement of finalists: October 3, 2023

Conference: October 19 -20, 2023

Awards Night: October 21, 2023

How to Apply:

Interested applicants should upload published works via the entry form on the website: www.mfwa.org/wameca. The entry should be an original work published through a media outlet in West Africa and must show the date of publication/broadcast and the medium in which the work was published. Applicants may submit entries to a maximum of two categories. For each category, a maximum of two entries is permitted.

 Make your submission here.

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