The Media and Democracy Karol Jakubowicz Award 2025: Submissions
The Award Committee affiliated with the Polish Communication Association has launched the submissions for the 8th Edition of the Media and Democracy Karol Jakubowicz Award.
The Selection Committee, the previous Award winners, and the networks of the International Association of Public Service Media Researchers (IAPMR) and the "Central European Journal of Communication" (CEJC) are tasked to recommend scholarly works published in 2024 and 2025. The submission may consist of a maximum of two publications and can only be made via an electronic form (available to authorized persons) till 31 March 2025.
The Selection Committee will then nominate up to 6 outstanding scholarly contributions in democracy, human rights, media ethics, media policy and public service media, and then decide on the Winner of the Award. All the submissions will be evaluated by the Selection Committee via three highly interwoven criteria:
- methodological correctness,
- contribution to media knowledge,
- potential impact on democratic society.
The list of this year’s nominees will be published in April 2025, while the Award winner will be traditionally announced on April 28, the day of the passing of dr. Karol Jakubowicz.
Following the example of last year's edition, the Selection Committee is considering awarding a special prize to a publication of a journalistic and popularizing nature, dedicated to the subject of media and democracy.
Text: Dagmara Sidyk-Furman
Cover image: Maja Sosnowska
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