Is it possible to submit a piece of journalism that is not written in one of the 23 languages of the European Union?

As indicated in point 8 in the competition's rules, if your article hasn’t been written in one of the 23 EU languages, you must present a translation (in one of these 23 languages) together with a summary in English, French or Spanish.

Can I participate in this year’s Lorenzo Natali Prize if I participated last year and wasn’t a prize winner?

Yes, the competition is open to all journalists who have published an article on the defence of Democracy or Human Rights from January 1st 2008 to the June 15th 2009. However, the 2008 winners are not allowed to apply for the 2009 edition.

Can an article of 1000 words be submitted to the competition?

According to point 6 in the competition’s rules, the article or the extract from a series of articles must not exceed 10 000 characters (approximately 5 pages with spaces).

Is it necessary to send a summary if my article is written Spanish, French or English?

Yes, the summary (2,000 characters - including spaces) must be carefully written since it will be the basis of the pre-selection by a school of journalism, which will choose only 10 articles per region to be submitted to the Grand Jury.

Are blogs an accepted form of on-line distribution?

NO

Who will be part of the jury for the Lorenzo Natali Prize 2009?

The jury will be independent. It will include 5 journalists representing each region of the prize, as well as 5 ONG members from organisations such as Reporters Without Borders and the World Association of Newspapers.

I have written an editorial in a newspaper. Can I apply to the Lorenzo Natali Prize?

Yes, any journalistic work is accepted: editorials, articles, radio or TV coverage.

I have published an article in a newspaper in Morocco. In which of the 5 regions will I compete?

You will compete in the category “the Arab World, Iran and Israel”. The countries belonging to this category are : Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Mauritania, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Egypt, United Arabic Emirates, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Syria, Turkey and Yemen.

What do you mean by “Developing world” in article 4 of the rules?

With the Lorenzo Natali Prize, the European Commission wants to promote the Development, Human Rights and Democracy in the developing countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean and in the Arab World, Iran and Israel. Every article dealing with these areas are therefore accepted.