Arab Journalism Award – 20 Years of Career and Youth Support

The Arab Press Award celebrates its 20th anniversary under the leadership of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Sovereign of Dubai, to be a beacon for media professionals and individuals . The world

In its 20 years of existence, the Arab press prize, launched by the Dubai Press Club, aims to improve Arabic content and improve the quality of work. provided by the media of the Arab world to match the pace of development of Arab countries and its 13 categories. Press work, including political, economic, cultural, sports and others.

Over the course of her career, she has recognized various categories of journalism, as well as media professionals who have made outstanding contributions to the development of the profession and to those who have brought about radical changes in the revival of Arab media.

The award has undergone several changes related to the technical developments that directly affect the media sector and has seen the development of a new electronic system to receive applications on the official website of the award.

In addition to the 13 main categories of the award, other categories were rewarded during the following awards, including the renewal of the spirit of the award and the expansion of the coverage covered by the award, between 2003 and 2008, over three new categories: the Environmental Journalism Prize, Children's Press Award, and the Health Journalism Award launched in 2008.

The winners of the Arab Journalism Award were able to support young people and motivate their journalism to come up with innovative ideas and solutions to the phenomena and problems of the world. The 2009 Journalism Award was given to journalists aged 30 and over. years and older.

In 2012, the Arab Journalism Prize, which is close to the Arab reality, highlighted the essential task of the press: the category of the Humanitarian Journalism Award was developed and deals with the current humanitarian developments in the region, which will serve the causes society and help to deal with crises and humanitarian problems.

This prize receives thousands of works each year from various Arab countries and the growth of the number of candidates. The board of directors of the prize will form a first triennial selection committee composed of 12 experts, representatives of the media and academics belonging to to different disciplines.

A specialized committee composed of academics, media professionals and writers from various media fields has been appointed to arbitrate and select the winning works, under the supervision of six referees for each of the award categories, in the purpose of raising the level of competition of certain categories, new requirements for periodic evaluation and arbitration.

The committees consider creativity, objectivity and the ability to reach the broader sectors of Arab society as one of the basic criteria of price. The press article submitted to the award must be published in print or electronic newspapers or magazines, daily, weekly, monthly or quarterly. Arab country.

The winners are expected to announce their results this year at the end of the 18th edition of the Arab Media Forum, scheduled for March 28 at the Dubai World Trade Center.