The three shortlisted candidates will attend the prestigious Amnesty International Media Awards in London, with the winner announced there. The event is attended by an audience of over 400 of the nation’s top media figures and rising stars in broadcast, print and digital media – and so represents a fantastic opportunity for budding student journalists to network and be inspired by the leading lights in their field.
This year the NUS-Amnesty International partnership is joined by both the Observer and Pulitzer, to offer a particularly special top prize for the winner: a fellowship with the US-based Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting involving a $2,000 travel grant to cover an under-reported topic of their choice. The winner also receives two weeks’ work experience at the Observer, as well as having their piece published in the Observer magazine.
NUS also partners with Amnesty International on the annual Student Media Summit, a two-day event designed to help students build and improve their skills, prepare for their next steps in journalism, and benefit from excellent networking opportunities with professionals from across the industry. Last year’s summit saw sessions from many top national journalists in print, broadcast, foreign reporting, investigative and new media, as well as practical sessions looking at different ways to get into professional journalism.
You can sign up for the next NUS / Amnesty Student Media Summit here.