Administered by One World Broadcasting Trust (OWBT), these awards aim to recognise news coverage in the United Kingdom (UK) that reflects the social, political and cultural life of people in the wider world. It exists to support those who use the media to offer a critical voice, and to bring home the realities of this world to audiences and readerships in the United Kingdom.

All entries should be concerned with social, political or cultural aspects of the developing world - Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Middle East or the former Soviet Union.

Entries from freelance journalists and independent producers, as well as from established media organisations are welcome.

There are awards categories as follows:

• broadcast journalist of the year
• radio documentary award
• television documentary award
• press award
• new media award
• local media award
• popular features award
• Millennium Development Goals (MDG) award
• children’s rights award
• international premier award
• special award for development media

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*Entries must have been broadcast or published in a recognised publication for the first time in the United Kingdom between March 16 2005
and March 17 2006, except the International Premiere Award for television productions outside the UK and the Special Award for Development Media for community media worldwide. Entries should be submitted together will application form and entry fee.

The deadline for the International Premier Award and Special Award for Development Media is March 3 2006.

For all other awards the deadline is March 17 2006.

Click here for the application form in MS Word format.