Submissions are Open for Save the Children's Global Media Awards 2025

Name of the Event: Global Media Awards

Date: 20 November 2025

Working language: English

Last Date of Application: 20 July 2025

Link to Apply:

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The competition is open from 20 May to 20 July 2025, welcoming professional journalists from around the world, inviting those whose storytelling has played a pivotal role in exposing child rights issues. Winners will be announced on 20 November, World Children’s Day.

Categories:

1. Broadcast

2. Radio/Podcast

3. Written News (online & print)

4. Photography

There will be four winners, one from each category.

Entries must have been published or broadcast for the first time between 31 August 2024 and 1 July 2025. An independent jury of judges will review the shortlisted submissions to decide the winners.

Entry Requirements:

• Save the Children’s Global Media Award (GMA) is open to all professional journalists aged 18 and over, except-

  1. individuals (and their partners and family) involved in the judging of the competition; or

  2. Employees of any Save the Children office or a Trustee of Save the Children.

• Entries must be received by 23:59 BST on Sunday, 20 July 2025.

• Entries must be original and published/broadcast in a national, regional or international media outlet between 31 August 2024 and 1 July 2025.

• Entrants may participate in one or both categories, but will only be awarded in one category.

• All submissions must clearly identify who the author is and which media outlet they represent.

• All entries must be submitted in English or the original text must be accompanied with an English translation.

• Participating journalists must submit a letter from the media outlet certifying that the piece was published in their outlet and certifying the date of publication of the piece.

• All photographs entered must be the result of the photographic process using a camera.

• Submissions must be journalistically ethical, must not put children at risk, and must respect the dignity of children.

• Winners of previous Save the Children Global Media Awards are not eligible to win again.

We are not the official organisers of the program. If you have any queries regarding it, kindly contact the organisers at - GMU@savethechildren.org