Entries are open for Democracy’s Watchdogs’ 2023 award for student investigative journalism.
Students can enter the award by accessing this online portal: https://democracyswatchdogs.org/student-awards-2023
The deadline for entries is midnight, November 17.
There are two categories and each has a prize of $1000 plus a trophy for the winners. The categories are print/online and video/audio. The award is for university students in Australia and New Zealand who are doing journalism courses.
For details please go to the page on Democracy’s Watchdogs where you will find the online entry form, how the stories are judged and other information.
And don’t forget to check out our interview with the two journalists who broke the Lawyer X story, Anthony Dowsley and Patrick Carlyon.
If you have any questions, you can contact me, Bill Birnbauer, by email.