Young reader contest open

News publishers who engage young people in journalism are eligible for an award.

The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) seeks entries for the World Young Reader Prizes.

The contest has 10 categories: digital first, teaching freedom, brand, editorial, news in education, public service, enduring excellence, the Natasa Prize for Newspaper Printing Plants, the Global Media Literacy Teacher and World Young Reader News Publisher of the Year.

The awards will be presented at the Newseum, the interactive museum of news in Washington, as part of a workshop on latest best practice in engaging the young.

The deadline is June 21.

For more information, click here.

(sursa: International Journalists’ Network)