By Our Reporter
The African Press Organization (APO) a press release wire and media relations platform has announced today entries are now open for the 2015 APO Energy Media Awards.
The organization will offer transport, accommodation and perdiem for the first-place winner to attend the Africa Energy Forum as well as one year access to over 600 airport VIP lounges worldwide. The forum will be held in Dubai from 8-11 June 2015.
The APO Energy Media Awards celebrates brilliant and inspiring stories about Energy in Africa. The subject matter may comprise a single topic or a variety of subjects, including – but not limited to – oil, gas, electricity, geothermal energy, hydropower, solar energy, wind power, nuclear, coal, biomass and more.
The awards are open to African journalists and bloggers, whether directly employed or freelancers, working in the continent of Africa who have produced a story that has been broadcast or published in English, French, Portuguese or Arabic in the form of a printed publication, a television feature, a radio story, a website or a blog whose primary audience is based in Africa.
Stories are judged on content, writing, analysis, creativity, human interest and community impact. They must have been broadcast or published between 1st January and 30th April 2015.
All stories must be submitted in electronic format:
a) Print: upload the scan(s) of the published article.
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b) Radio: upload the SoundCloud link (SoundCloud is an online audio distribution platform that enables its users to upload and share sounds they have created themselves – https://soundcloud.com).
c) Website: upload the URL.
d) TV: upload the YouTube link.
TV material must first be uploaded to YouTube (www.youtube.com) and radio material to SoundCloud (www.soundcloud.com). If the applicant is not a member of these sites, they will need to sign up in order to upload the video or radio material. Once the link is obtained, the applicant must enter it in the online entry form when inputting their story details.
The Online Entry Form is available here: http://www.apo-opa.com/apo_energy_media_award.php?L=E&vc=EMA
Deadline for entries is 1st May 2015. The finalists will be announced on 6th May 2015 and the winners will be announced later during the Africa Energy Forum in Dubai.
