International Journalism and Media Awards  
The triennial awards honour outstanding media professionals, publications and institutions worldwide and recognize their exemplary contributions.  
 
 
Laureates 2010
 
Laureates: 2007, 2004
 
Laureates since 1986
 
1. Gold Medal
 
2. Titus Brandsma Award
 
3. International Photojournalism Award
 
4. International Award for Interreligious Dialogue
 
5. International Award for Women Issues
 
6. International Award for Educommunication
 
7. International Award for Excellence in Journalism
 
8. International Award for Solidarity with Refugees
 
 
1. Gold Medal
 
   
 
1, The Gold Medal is conferred upon an individual, a group or an institution, who in an exemplary manner has by work or deed championed the freedom of opinion in the fullest sense, with emphasis on the written word. 2, Commitment to freedom of the press and the media includes not only active or passive resistance to the suppression of press freedom but also the exercise of the journalistic profession in all circumstances, particularly in difficult ones, as well as exceptional performance in promoting the freedom and development of peoples through the print media in the laureate’s own country or an outstanding contribution at the service of the media to foster international solidarity. 3, The award consists of a certificate, a gold medal engraved with the laureate’s name and date of conferring, and a monetary award of 2,000 Swiss Francs (two thousand).  
 
 
2. Titus Brandsma
 
   
 
1, The Titus Brandsma Award honours journalists, publishers, professors of communication, publications or institutes who have suffered threats or persecution because of their engagement in the media on behalf of an important human or Christian issue. 2, The award also recognises initiatives for promoting dialogue and human dignity through the media. 3, The award is instituted in memory of Blessed Titus Brandsma, a Dutch Carmelite who was a journalist. 4, The three partners making the award are the Dutch Carmelites, the Dutch Bishops’ Conference and UCIP. 5, The award consists of a certificate and a monetary award of Euro 1,500 (one thousand five hundred).  
 
 
 
3. Photojournalism
 
   
 
1, The International Photojournalism Award is open to all photojournalists. 2, Entries should be photographs in black and white or in colour (no slides) and must be 18x24 cm in size. Each participant may send in no more than 5 photographs. The photographs should not be framed or under glass and must have on the reverse side a title, the photographer’s name, and the date when the picture was taken. 3, The laureate will receive an award certificate and a monetary award of 1,000 Swiss Francs (one thousand).  
 
 
4. Inter-religious Dialogue
 
   
 
1, The International Award for Inter-religious Dialogue will honour and recognise the services and contributions of a media professional, institute, publisher or publication (including a book), in the field of peace, and co-existence among members of various religions and cultures. 2, The award will bring to light initiatives of media professionals or their institutions for the peaceful, happy and harmonious coexistence of peoples belonging to all types of religions and opinions. 3, The aim of the award is also to encourage the use of the media for inter-religious dialogue and harmony by media professionals. 4, The award consists of an award certificate and the sum of 1,000 Swiss Francs (one thousand).  
 
 
5. Women Issues
 
   
 
1, The International Award for Women Issues will honour the efforts of a media professional, institution, publisher or publication (including a book), in favour of making peoples and societies conscious of women’s issues. 2, The award aims at bringing to light the plight of women in different parts of the world, exposing the violation of women rights, which are the fundamental rights of all human beings. 3, The award has been instituted to recognise exemplary and unique contributions in this field. 4, The award consists of a certificate and the sum of 1,000 Swiss Francs (one thousand).  
 
 
6. Educommunication
 
   
 
1, The International Educommunication Award honours institutions and individuals, who have in an exemplary way promoted, advocated and applied educommunication for the development of humankind. 2, The award honours the contributions in the field of Educommunication that have been initiated to improve media education practices and media criticism methodologies, as well as enlarging the democratic use of communication, its technologies and process in all kinds of educational programmes, in order to attain the common good. 3, The award supports the major role that Educommunication plays in the formation of present and future communicators who will shape things to come. 4, The award consists of a certificate and a monetary award of 1,000 Swiss Francs (one thousand).  
 
 
7. Excellence in Journalism
 
   
 
1, The International Award for Excellence in Journalism honours outstanding journalists and other media professionals. A good proportion of them are reserved for young media professionals below the age of 35. Young journalists working in the secular or religious media worldwide may become members of the International Network of Young Journalists. 2, The two major criteria of the award are content value and journalistic presentation. The award is given to the best entry and its author on national, continental or world levels. 3, The laureates will be given an award certificate. A maximum of five best entries on issues of world importance is awarded a sum of 500 Swiss Francs (five hundred) each. 4, The international jury evaluates the entries and decides on the number of laureates and awards.  
 
 
8. Solidarity with Refugees
 
   
 

The International Award for Solidarity with Refugees aims at (a) Preventing events that force people to become refugees. Media men and women can play a significant role in preventing civil disputes, conflicts and wars which are among the first and major events that force people to leave their home and even homeland. (b) Making nations and peoples aware of the plight of refugees and displaced people, so that greater and better attention is given to reducing what causes people to become refugees and helping to solve an already existing refugee crisis. (c) Honouring and recognising media professionals who have campaigned for the dignity and the rights of refugees as human beings, so that media men and women worldwide commit themselves more and more to put an end to the refugee phenomenon. (d) Finding new methods, attitudes and dispositions for dealing with refugees and displaced people, so that refugees are not treated merely as objects needing only food and water to survive a few more days! (e) Considering refugees as fully equal human beings who deserve humanity’s respect, solidarity and fraternity. “Refugees, A Challenge to Solidarity through Media” is the theme of the award. Sub-themes include covering events that produce refugees, the prevention of conflicts in order to avoid forced migration, globalisation and its consequences with regard to forced displacement, economic policies that force people to leave their homes and homeland, solutions for solving the plight of refugees, and giving respect and equal consideration to refugees. The international Award for Solidarity with Refugees is awarded to a maximum of five best entries and their authors from different parts of the world. The award consists of an award certificate and an award sum of Swiss Francs 500 (five hundred). The awardees may be invited to be consultants on refugee problems and to visit refugee camps and undertake activities in view of solving the refugee crisis in their own countries, regions and worldwide.