“Eurasia Media-Centre” with the associations of journalists in Russia and Eurasian countries, with the support of UNESCO and International Academy of Television and Radio announces Fourth International Competition of photographs, television spots, videos, and documentaries "Reportage, changed the fate".

The main goal of Competition is to unite efforts of journalists of Eurasian countries in provision human rights to freedom of speech and information access by their media coverage.

In evaluating works presented for Competition the jury will use the following criteria:

• relevance raised by the topic;
• citizenship of the author;
• expression of filing (i.e. the artistic merit of the material).

A special prize for editorial (independently of the form of media) is established most consistently defending the human right to access information.

Procedure for Competition

The works and documents for Competition should be presented the search committee until April 10, 2010.

For the World Day of the press in May 2010 in Moscow a large exhibition of the best photos of the participants and show of the best video will be organized. The winners of all nominations will be invited to Moscow to attend the exhibition opening, a ceremony of awarding the laureates and winners. The competition is open to professional journalists, news agencies and media editorial of post-Soviet space.

The separate application form must be done for the each work, which consists of a short autobiography of the competitor with a contact address and telephone numbers, information about the presented media. The information of the over-the-air is necessary for television programs.

The works must be presented in the format:

Requirements for the photographs in printed form:

• photographs are presented by exhibition formats - from 30x40 cm to 50x70 cm;

• material are presented for Competition can be either color or black and white;

• materials are presents for competition without borders, frames or any other design.

Requirements for the photographs in electronic form:

• photos can be in electronic form or by e-mail;

• photos must be in JPEG, BMP or TIFF;

• size of photos must be at least 150 dpi, 1500X 2000.

Requirements for the video:

• videos, television spots and documentaries made on DVD.

All works of the competitors should have interlinear translation in Russian.

The works are non-refundable and not reviewed.

The organizers of The Competition reserve the right to publish the works in printing and electronic production devoted Competition.

Please, send your works to the address: “Eurasia Media-Centre”, 119991, Moscow, Zubovskiy bulvar, building 4, suite 448, entrance of Russian Journalist Union, with mark “For the competition "Reportage, changed the fate".

The photographs can be sent in electronic form by e-mail:

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Web-site: http://www.eurasia-media.ru

Telephone numbers: (495) 637-77-70, 637-52-91.

We pay obeisance and invite you to take a part in The First International Journalist Competition «The best in profession». It’s organizers are Interstate Foundation of humanitarian cooperation of members states, «Eurasia Media-Centre», Russian Journalists Union, International Journalist Unions Confederation, International Academy of Television and Radio.
The goal of the competition is showing up the best professionals who present different parts of journalism around Eurasia space.
The organizers of competition hope that your mediacreation will help development of culture dialog between members states of the CIS and Bultic states and professional communication will let overcome old stereotypes in perception each other, will assist in realization integration processes between adjacent countries and will strengthen humanitarian collaboration.
The common theme of journalists works «I live so» is life of obedient people lived around Eurasia space and transformations in economics, science, education and other spheres.
We sure that The Competition «The best in profession» increases prestige of the journalist profession and will replace the lost confidence of society of our countries.
The competition has five parts: «The best TV-program/ TV-film» (the gift of money is 500 000 rubles); «The best radiobroadcast/ radio-plot» (250 000 rubles); «The best publication in print media» (250 000 rubles); "The best publication on the Internet«(150 000 rubles); «The best photo-work/ photo-report» (150 000 rubles).
The results of The Competition «The best in profession» will be resumed by The Jury consisted of the leading figures of professional journalist confederations of members states of the CIS. In December 2010 the laureates and the winners will be invited to the Moscow solemn ceremony, where they will be awarded by laureate diploma, gift of money, memorable prize and badge of honor.

The order of the competition
The works and documents should be presented search committee until November 1, 2010.
The multifunction, interactive and protected web-page is creating on the site «Eurasia Media-Centre». It lets public the works of nominees and organize on-line and off-line vouting around all post-Soviet space.
On the eve of the end of The Competition «The best in profession» an album will be printed. It will be the most interesting publications and photos. Also, we will organize the information demonstration of television works «I live so» and the photo-exhibition.
The separate application form must be done for the each work (it is available on the site), which consists of a short autobiography of the competitor with a contact address and telephone numbers, information about the presented media (title, date of publication). The information of the over-the-air is necessary for television and radio programs, the links to the address posting on the Internet — for nomination «The best publication on the Internet».
We accept the journalist works published on media or transmit by radio and television from 15 October, 2009 until 15 October, 2010.

The works must be presented in the format:
• «The best TV-program/ TV-film» on DVD (in the format MPEG-1). You can present it on the site www.youtube.com and send us the link to the address posting;
• «The best radiobroadcast/ radio-plot» on CD;
• «The best photo-work/ photo-report» on CD or on DVD (2000×3000 in the format jpg);
• «The best publication on the Internet» (with electronic copy of the text in the format PDF and Word on CD);
• «The best publication in print media» — in the original (indicating the page and header) and with electronic copy of the text in the format PDF and Word on CD).

All works of the competitors should have interlinear translation in Russian.
The works are non-refundable and not reviewed.
The organizers of The Competition reserve the right to publish the works in printing and electronic production devoted The Competition.
Please, send your works to National Journalist Unions and Associations or to International Journalist Unions Confederation, «Eurasia Media-Centre» to the address: 119991, Moscow, Zubovskiy bulvar, building 4, suite 448, entrance of Russian Journalist Union, with mark «For the competition «The best in profession».
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Web-site: http://www.eurasia-media.ru/
Telephone numbers: (495) 637-77-70, 637-52-91.

Best regards,
in the name of Organising Committee

The Secretary of Russian Journalists Union
The General Secretary of International Journalist Unions Confederation

Ashot Dzhazoyan