2010 Developing Asia Journalism Awards Competition

The Asian Development Bank Institute opened the 2010 Developing Asia Journalism Awards (DAJA) competition with a call for submissions of articles by journalists working in developing Asia and the Pacific. Submission of articles will be accepted until 31 July 2010.

DAJA 2010 will focus on four themes expected to have long-term impacts on development trends in Asia and the Pacific: urbanization, environmental issues, rebalancing economic growth in the wake of the global financial crisis, and regional cooperation and integration.

The international panel of judges will review all submissions and select 20 finalists. Awards will be given in each theme category with special awards for "Development Journalist of the Year" and "Young Development Journalist of the Year" (under 30 years of age as of 31 July 2010). Six cash prizes of $1,000 will be awarded to winning journalists in each of the four theme categories and each of the two special categories. All finalists will be invited to the Asian Development Bank Institute in Tokyo in November 2010 for a special forum focusing on journalism and development issues, and the DAJA Awards ceremony.

If you are interested in participating in the 2010 DAJA program, please register at www.adbi.org/daja.awards/register.php. When you have registered, you will be sent instructions by email of how to login to your account to submit articles.

For information on competition rules and mechanics, as well as information on how to submit articles, journalists should visit the ADB Institute web site: www.adbi.org/journalism.awards