Livia Cimpoeru (Green Report - Bucuresti), Vitalie Cojocari (Pro Tv – Bucuresti), Oana Dan (Evenimentul Zilei – Bucuresti), Marius Saizu (Prima Tv – Bucuresti), Daniel Tomozei (Dacii Liberi – Sibiu) si Sorin Schiopu (Radio Romania - Targu Mures) sunt castigatorii primei editii a Concursului pentru cel mai bun jurnalist de mediu in 2009, organizat de Centrul pentru Jurnalism Independent si Recolamp.

Cei sase jurnalisti vor participa la o excursie de documentare in Olanda, unde se vor intalni atat cu colegi de breasla, cat si cu reprezentanti ai companiilor producatoare de echipamente electrice si electronice si ai asociatiilor care desfasoara activitati de colectare si reciclare a acestor tipuri de deseuri, in special a celor provenite din surse de lumina – becuri economice si tuburi fluorescente.

Cursul este destinat fotografilor care doresc sa invete sau sa aprofundeze metode de realizare a unui fotoreportaj sau eseu fotografic si este condus de Andrei Pungovschi, fotoreporter Mediafax, colaborator al Agentiei France Presse si al revistei Esquire.

Cursul se va desfasura la sediul CJI in zilele de luni, de la 17.00 la 19.00, pe parcursul a 10 sedinte saptamanale. Taxa de participare este de 400 RON si se se poate achita in maximum 5 rate, incepand cu prima sedinta a cursului.

Young photographers and photojournalists worldwide are invited to participate in an annual photo competition under the theme “Acting in Solidarity and Building Movements for Change." Deadline to submit entries: April 1.

According to Friends of the Earth International, this competition intends to gather photos from around the world of people working in solidarity in order to bring about change, as well as photos of social movements in action.

BBC is seeking short (no longer than 2 minutes) documentary video entries about "how you see the world." Deadline: March 12.

Applicants can use any type of camera, including a mobile phone, a point-and-click, or a friend's camcorder. Entries must be sent in any of the following formats: avi, mov, wmv, mp4, mpg, flv, 3gp, wav, mp3 or wma. Only one entry per applicants will be accepted.