Taco Kuiper Award for Investigative Journalism 2025 (R200,000 prize)

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About Taco Kuiper Award for Investigative Journalism

The award recognises outstanding examples of investigative reporting that reveal untold stories, hold the powerful to account and question those in public life, and can be made to a journalist or team of journalists for a single story or a series of stories published or broadcast between 1 January and 31 December 2024. All South African and South African-based journalists are invited to submit entries for the 2025 Taco Kuiper Award for Investigative Journalism.

• School: Wits Centre for Journalism

Benefits of Taco Kuiper Award for Investigative Journalism

• The top prize is R200 000 and the runner-up wins R100 000.

Taco Kuiper Award for Investigative Journalism Requirements

• Open to South African or South Africa-based journalists;
• Must have published stories of an investigative nature between 1 January and 31 December 2024.

Application Date and Process

Please complete this entry form in full, paying close attention to the guidelines. For queries, please email [email protected].

 

Entries must include:

• An electronic copy of the entry material as published/broadcast. If the original is reduced in size it must be accompanied by a readable Word/PDF document version. It is the obligation of the entrant to ensure that judges can access the electronic copy. Should the entry appear behind a paywall, please ensure the judges are given guest access or are otherwise able to access the work.
• Material that is not in English must be accompanied by an English translation or transcript.
• A 100-word biography and photo of each entrant.
• A high-res copy of the publication/broadcaster’s logo.
• A short motivation for the entry (maximum 500 words), including any background the judges should be aware of, an indication of the impact of the story and details of any significant challenge to the accuracy or fairness of the entry such as published letters, corrections, retractions, formal complaints or continuing court cases.
• Broadcast entries must include a short video clip of the story for publicity purposes.

Entries close at 12H00 on 24 February 2025.

The date of the award ceremony will be announced soon. Lunch will be served.

Please pay close attention to these guidelines as entries may be excluded if they do not comply.

Queries about the awards should be directed to [email protected].

Application Deadline

24 February, 2025

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