AIJC African Investigative Journalist of the Year Award

Applications are now open for AIJC African Investigative Journalist of the Year Award to recognise outstanding examples of investigative reporting from Africa that reveal untold stories, hold the powerful to account, question those in public life and serve the public interest.

All African journalists are invited to submit entries for this 2024 WCJ/AIJC African Investigative Journalist of the Year Award.

The Award is open to all journalists or teams of journalists working in any media for stories from and about Africa published or broadcast in African media between 1 July 2023 to 1 July 2024.

Award Rules

The Award recognises the best examplar of investigative reporting from and about Africa over the year ending end-June. The Award can be made to a journalist or team of journalists working in any medium. It can be for a single story or a series of stories published or broadcast in Africa in the previous year.

Winners will be chosen by a panel of judges who have discretion to set and use criteria they consider to be appropriate and reasonable. They will take into account:

• The originality of the story and the revelations it contains
• The investigative work that went into it, particularly inventiveness and persistence or courage
• The impact of the story, particularly in relation to public service
• No individual journalist or organisation can be part of more than two entries. Each entry may consist of no more than five stories.

Award Information

• The award prize is US$ 5,000.
• The award ceremony will be held at the African Investigative Journalism Conference in Johannesburg.

How to apply

The application deadline for this position is September 20, 2024. To learn more and apply, please click here.