Who may enter and how to win
- Entry into the Guardian Development International Journalism Competition 2011 (the
"Competition") is subject to acceptance of these terms and conditions.
- The Competition is not open to employees or agencies of Guardian News & Media Ltd
("GNM") or partners (Barclays, GlaxoSmithKline, Marie Stopes International, CARE
International UK, The David Rattray Memorial Trust (UK), Direct Relief International,
FHI, International Childcare Trust, Malaria Consortium, Plan UK and Syngenta Foundation
for Sustainable Agriculture), GNM’s or its partners’ group companies or their family
members or anyone else connected to the Competition.
- The Competition is open to UK residents of the UK aged 18 (on or before 2 May 2011)
and over. There are two categories of entrant to the Competition: professional freelance
journalists (people who are not employees of media organisations and who have had
any articles published in return for payment before, excluding student journalists)
and amateur journalists (including students).
- To enter the Competition entrants must pick one of the issues (related to aspects
of global poverty) listed on
http://www.guardian.co.uk/journalismcompetition and write a feature in English,
of no fewer than 650 words and no more than 1000 words on their chosen topic. Entrants
should submit their entries using the entry form on
http://developmentcompetition.guardianprofessional.co.uk/. Postal entries
will not be accepted.
- All entries must be received by 11.59pm on Monday 13 June 2011. Any entries received
after this closing date will not be accepted. GNM reserves the right to change the
closing date where the entries are of insufficient quality. No responsibility is
taken for entries that are lost, delayed, misdirected or incomplete or cannot be
delivered or entered for any technical other reason. Proof of delivery of the entry
is not proof of receipt. GNM shall not be responsible for the return of entries.
- Entries must include full name, home address, email, mobile and/ or home phone number.
Entrants must state whether they are a professional or amateur journalist when entering.
- Entries and where applicable Finalist Features (as defined below) should not have
been previously published and should be the sole original work of the entrant. Any
evidence of plagiarism may result in the entrant being removed from the Competition
and professional journalists must enter in the professional category or they may
be disqualified.
- Incomplete entries, entries on behalf of another person and joint entries will not
be accepted. Only one entry per person can be accepted.
- GNM will select a long-list of 40 entrants whose submissions best fit the criteria
on the entry page (as briefly summarised in paragraph 12 below) and are, in GNM’s
view, the best entries. Each such submission may be published on www.guardian.co.uk.
From this list of 40 entries, a panel of joudegs will select a shortlist of 16 entrants
(eight from the professional journalist category and eight from the amateur category)
(the "Finalists") each of whom will be invited to participate in the second stage
of the Competition. The panel’s decision will be final and no correspondence will
be entered into with entrants and/or Finalists. Full details of the judging panel
can be provided on request.
- The long-list of 40 entrants referred to above shall be published on www.guardian.co.uk/journalismcompetition
on week commencing 27 June 2011. Details of the Finalists will be published on www.guardian.co.uk/journalismcompetition
in July 2011.
- GNM is not obliged to publish any entry.
- Finalists will be selected according to the standard of journalism in their submitted
article. This will include the quality of their writing, approach to their chosen
theme, grasp of research and range of sources used.
The Second Stage of the Competition
- In the second stage of the Competition, each of the 16 Finalists shall be given
the opportunity to travel to Africa, Asia or Latin America to research and write
an in-depth newspaper feature on a topic relating to the developing world ("Finalist
Feature"). The Finalists will be invited to GNM’s offices at 90 York Way London,
for a briefing day on Friday 29 July 2011. At such briefing day, GNM shall allocate
topics and travel destinations to the Finalists by a random draw process and shall
inform Finalists of the criteria that the Final Features will be required to satisfy
(e.g. minimum/maximum number of words, date submission of Final Feature is due).
Finalists are required to accept the allocated topic and destination within 3 days
of being notified of them. If a Finalist does not accept the allocated topic and
destination within 3 days of being notified of them, he/she will be removed from
the 16 Finalists and a replacement picked from the remaining entrants from the long-list
of 40 entries.
- Finalists must submit their Finalist Feature in accordance with the instructions
given to them on the briefing day and in accordance with this Agreement. Each of
the Finalist Features may be published in special Guardian newspaper supplements.
GNM may, at its sole discretion, edit and re-publish the Finalist Features and any
photographs which the Finalists may take on the trip in connection with their Finalist
Feature in any form, in any online or off-line publication published by GNM.
- A panel of journalists will select, in each of the professional and amateur journalist
categories, the Finalist Feature which bests satisfies the criteria on the entry
page or as supplemented by any instructions given at the briefing day (the "Winners").
The Winners will be announced at a special gala event to be held in London in November
2011, an event to which every Finalist shall be invited to attend. The panel’s decision
will be final and no correspondence will be entered into with the Finalists.
- GNM and partners reserve the right to change times, countries or subject matter
involved in the 16 Finalists’ travel experiences.
- All Finalists must possess a valid passport (valid for at least eight months from
the Competition closing date referred to in paragraph 5 above) and be resident of
the UK (Finalists’ flights will be to and from the UK). GNM and partners will provide
flights (and associated taxes), insurance, visas, meals, accommodation and local
transfer. Although we will advise on other preparations needed (e.g. vaccinations)
Finalists are expected to arrange these themselves and as such these elements are
not the responsibility of GNM and partners. In addition, Finalists’ personal spending
money for the duration of the trip shall be each Finalist’s own responsibility and
so Finalists must therefore ensure that they have sufficient financial resources
to meet any further financial commitments which may occur in connection with their
trip. Prior to departure, each Finalist will be required to provide to GNM contact
details of his/her next of kin.
- GNM is not responsible for cancellation, delays or changes to flights or for the
inability of any Finalist to take further part in the Competition due to problems
with flights, travel or any other factor outside GNM’s control.
- All 16 Finalists must have no criminal convictions, outstanding court summons or
any legal reason that they would be unable to leave the UK between 22 August 2011
and 23 September 2011 or visit Africa, Asia or Latin America. Any breach of this
may result in such Finalist being removed from the 16 Finalists and a replacement
picked from the remaining entrants from the long-list of 40 entries.
- Finalists must be available to travel between 22 August 2011 and 23 September 2011
(inclusive). If a Finalist is unable to travel on the above dates, GNM reserves
the right to remove such Finalist from the 16 Finalists and pick a replacement from
the remaining entrants from the long-list of 40 entries.
- GNM may terminate this Agreement upon notice to the Finalist for any of the following
reasons: if he/she is unable to depart on the trip or to continue with the trip;
if he/she fails to submit a Finalist Feature; if he/she fails to keep to their proposed
journey and itinerary without good reason or unless agreed with GNM; if he/she brings
or seeks to bring GNM, its publications or the partners into disrepute; if he/she
breaches any term of this Agreement.
- In consideration of GNM agreeing to consider their entry and, where applicable,
their Finalist Feature, each entrant: a. grants GNM and each of the partners a perpetual
licence to copy, edit, display, publish and make available their entry/Finalist
Feature and, in the case of a Finalist, any photographs taken on the trip in connection
with the Competition in any format (whether online or in paper or otherwise) in
connection with the Competition; b. agrees that GNM and each of the partners may
publish their name in connection with GNM’s and/or a partner’s use of the entry/Finalist
Feature and any applicable photographs; and c. warrants that the entry/Finalist
Feature is their own original work, that it is not defamatory and that it shall
not infringe any third party rights including, without limitation, privacy.
- The Finalists may be required for promotional activity.
- Finalists will assume sole responsibility for their own actions and their own safety
during their trip for such periods when they are not accompanying representatives
of GNM or its partners on any organised element of the trip. Each Finalist agrees
to act in accordance with any reasonable instructions given to them by or on behalf
of GNM or its partners, to adhere to any itinerary for the trip given to them by
GNM or its partners, to act at all times with due and proper consideration for others
and to observe and respect and abide by any applicable local laws, guidelines or
customs. GNM accepts no responsibility for and excludes all liability to the fullest
extent permitted by law for any breach by the Finalists of this clause and for Finalists’
own actions and their own safety during their trip for such periods when they are
not accompanying representatives of GNM or its partners on any organised element
of the trip providing that GNM does not seek to exclude any liability to the Finalists
for any death or personal injury caused by the negligence of GNM.
- This Agreement does not constitute any form of employment by GNM of the Finalists.
- GNM and partners reserve the right at any time and from time to time to modify or
discontinue, temporarily or permanently, this Competition with or without prior
notice due to reasons outside their control.
- GNM reserves the right at any time to change these terms and conditions.
- These terms and conditions set out the entire Agreement between the Finalists and
GNM and supersede any and all previous agreements whether written or oral. This
Agreement is personal to the Finalists and cannot be assigned to anyone else. This
Agreement shall be subject to and interpreted in accordance to the laws of England
and Wales and the parties shall submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English
courts.
- All Finalists will be required to sign a letter to confirm their acceptance of these
terms and conditions prior to their departing on their trip.
- We cannot be held responsible for entries that are entered into the wrong category.
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