January 25 2008

The 2007 Alternative Channel Citizen Journalist Contest is sponsored by www.alternativechannel.tv - an independent television-over-internet news channel. The contest is open to "every citizen of
the world who feels they have something worth saying using video."



Videos will be judged on persuasion, values, message, relevance, and novelty. The length is a 1.5 to 6-minute-long report or testimonial video.



The Alternative ChannelTV audience will nominate their top 8 favourites in each category. The final judging will be by a jury of professional journalists.



Prizes will be awarded in February 2008 in Geneva, Switzerland,
during the first International Citizen Journalism Summit.

The categories and prizes in Canadian dollars are the following:

Entry process: Upload and submit videos to the AlternativeChannel.TV website starting
May 1 2007.


The deadline for application is January 25 2008.

Click here to download guidelines and eligibility criteria in PDF format.