THE BEST SUMMIT STORY

BRITISH JOURNALIST AWARDED GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISM PRIZE
Washington, D.C., 6 December, 2002 (Reuters Foundation/IUCN) - Her Majesty Queen Noor of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan awarded the 2002 Reuters-IUCN Global Media Award for excellence in environmental journalism to James Meek of The Guardian newspaper in the United Kingdom. Press Release (pdf 29kb)

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Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan to Present 2002 Reuters-IUCN Media Awards - Journalists from Brazil, Philippines, South Africa, Togo, United Kingdom and United States win worldwide environmental reporting prizes
London and Gland, Switzerland, 11 November 2002 Press Release (pdf 27kb)

This year, the theme of the Reuters - IUCN Environmental Media Awards is the Best Summit Story. Media are invited to submit entries related to the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), starting on August 26 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

With 3,000 media representatives accredited to the Summit and many more reporting on the event word wide, Reuters Foundation and IUCN are looking forward to outstanding examples of environmental journalism that seize the moment to enhance public awareness on the most pressing issues that the Summit is set to address.

This year, Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan will officially launch the 2002 Media Awards at the IUCN Environment Centre in Johannesburg during the WSSD.

This world wide contest in environmental journalism is presented jointly by Reuters and IUCN to recognise excellence in professional reporting on environmental and sustainable development issues; and foster a dialogue between journalists and experts to encourage informative reporting based on sound scientific data.

The Reuters-IUCN Environmental Media Awards were launched in November 1998 on the occasion of IUCN's 50th anniversary. In 1999, 2000 and 2001 regional Reuters-IUCN Media Awards were presented, culminating in the selection of a global winner by an international jury chaired by H. M. Queen Noor of Jordan, Patron of IUCN.

The Reuters - IUCN Media Awards are open to journalists in print and online news services throughout the world. The deadline to submit entries is 30 September 2002.

The global winner, selected from amongst the six regional winners, receives a cash prize of US$5,000. The six regional winners receive a trophy and travel grant to attend the global ceremony in December 2002.