Four journalists win the first Euro-Mediterranean Journalist Prize for Cultural Diversity
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Alexandria— Four young journalists from Belgium, Egypt, Italy and Israel are the winners of the first “Euro-Mediterranean Journalist Prize for Cultural Diversity.” This prize was established by the Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for the Dialogue between Cultures and the International Federation of Journalists to encourage reporting on citizens in Europe and the Mediterranean space living together in culturally diversified societies.
The winners will be sponsored for a reporting tour to four countries during a prize award ceremony in Alexandria on 10 September 2006. that date marks the anniversary of the assassination of the late Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh. Her name was given to the Euro-Mediterranean Foundation in recognition of her advocacy for equal partnership and respect between North and South.
The international jury, meeting in Alexandria on 3 and 4 August, selected the winners from 50 candidates from all over the 35 countries of the Euro-Mediterranean region. In addition to journalistic quality, main criteria were promoting respect for diversity and providing insights into the living together of various communities in their societies. All winning articles will be published in English, French and Arabic.
It is worth noting that the Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for the Dialogue between Cultures is based in the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.