HIV/AIDS REPORTING AWARDS - announcement

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REPORTING HIV/AIDS – THE EU-INDIA MEDIA AWARDS, 2005

The Thomson Foundation invites applications from Indian journalists for

Reporting HIV/AIDS – The EU-India Media Awards 2005.

The awards will recognize and reward excellence in the reporting of HIV/AIDS in

India. Up to six awards will be made – two each for Print, Radio and Television.

The awards will enable Indian journalists to travel to Europe and experience

first-hand the working of a European institution/ organization in the field of

HIV/AIDS and thus further their professional knowledge.

The Awards will build upon the Media Manual on HIV/AIDS, India, 2005, and seek

to further the best practices enumerated in the Manual. The Media Manual is

available online at: http://www.aidsandmedia.org/manual.htm

The awards have been instituted under The EU-India Media Initiative on HIV/AIDS,

which aims to positively impact media coverage of HIV/AIDS in India. The

EU-India Media Initiative on HIV/AIDS is being implemented by The Thomson

Foundation with the financial assistance of the European Union. The project

partners are the Indian Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (INP+),

Commonwealth Broadcasting Association and University of Tampere, Finland.

The details of the award scheme are available at:

http://www.aidsandmedia.org/awards.htm and the application form is online at:

http://www.aidsandmedia.org/award_app.pdf

Savyasaachi Jain

Project Editor - India

The EU-India Media Initiative

E-mail: <savyasaachijain@...>