AWARS: Winners of the "Youth Image in mass media" contest announced (MOLDOVA)

SOURCE: Centrul Media pentru Tineri - www.centrulmedia.md

 

Youth Media Centre Moldova 

 

Press Release - February, 16, 2006

 

The Youth Media Centre in Chisinau announced the results of the ?YOUTH IMAGE IN MASS-MEDIA? contest for journalists. 15 journalists from newspapers, press agencies, and radio and TV stations from Chisinau, Tiraspol and Balti participated in the contest. They presented about 100 media works published in 2005 and related to youth and youth problems. Young people were often portrayed in the mass media in recent years, but most of the materials produced by journalists drew a negative image of the youth.

 

Most of the time ?young people? in the media is synonym with shocking, alarming news, worrying statistics or offensive behavior. In most of the materials presented for the contest, it became obvious that the journalists tried to present young people as a force capable to step over difficulties linked with their age. Some of the journalists succeeded to highlight the positive parts of youth, to present them as a solution, as a valuable resource for their communities, as persons with visions for the future rather than as a source of problems. 

 

The Youth Media Centre thanks all the journalists who participated in the contest and encourage all media workers to see young people as a resource for positive materials in mass media, as an important resource for society.  

 

Awarded journalists:

Prize I ? Ursu Silvia, ?Timpul? newspaper ? 100 Euro

Prize II - Valentina Romanciuc, ?Ora Copiilor? show, Radio Moldova?? 75 Euro

Prize III ? Dorosenco Luiza, Tiraspol, ?Pridnestrovie? newspaper - 50 Euro

 

The contest was organized in the framework of the project ?Promoting of Young Journalists from Moldova, inclusively form Transnistrian and UTA Gagauzian region? with the financial support of IFA and Stability Pact for Southeastern Europe, sponsored by Germany.

 

Youth Media Centre
St.Drumul Viilor 30/2
MD - 2021 Chisinau
Republic of Moldova
Phone/fax: 373.22 73 14 52
www.centrulmedia.md

 

 

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Chris Schuepp
Young People's Media Network - Coordinator

 

Youth Media Consulting GbR
c/o ECMC (European Centre for Media Competence)
Bergstr. 8 / 11th floor
D-45770 Marl - Germany

 

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