Deadline: 30 July 2025
Nominations are now open for the 30th annual Amnesty International Canada Media Awards to recognize excellence in human rights reporting by Canada-based journalists and Canadian journalists reporting abroad.
Categories
- National Written News Story
- National news story of approximately 3,500 words or less on current or breaking news relating to human rights issues.
- Long-Form Video
- Documentary or current affairs segments with a runtime of 10-80 minutes relating to a human rights issue.
- Mixed Media
- Online stories featuring at least three elements: text, photos, video, audio, animation and data visualization. 3,500-word maximum.
- Short-Form Video
- Filmed news stories with a maximum runtime of no longer than 10 minutes highlighting a human rights issue.
- Long-Form Radio
- Radio documentaries or current affairs programs with a maximum runtime of approximately 80 minutes highlighting a human rights issue.
- Long-Form Podcast
- Podcast episodes with a maximum runtime of approximately 80 minutes highlighting a human rights issue.
- Local/Alternative Media
- Current affairs or breaking news stories of 3,500 words or less relating to a human rights issue. Alternative media denotes publications that are not major private or publicly funded media outlets.
- Post-Secondary Youth
- Text, audio, video or mixed media stories by post-secondary school students in Canada about a human rights issue. It must be published or broadcast by a media outlet associated with a post-secondary institution.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nominations are open in multiple categories, with a maximum of three total submissions per person.
- Journalists may nominate their own work or that of others (with express written permission).
Evaluation Criteria
- A distinguished jury will evaluate entries based on:
- Journalistic excellence
- Depth of storytelling
- Amplification of voices at the heart of the issue
- The framing of solution
For more information, visit Amnesty International Canada.
