Second edition for the Mimmo Càndito Prize for Journalism with a High Head

The second edition of the Mimmo Cándito Award for Journalism with a High Head 2021-2022 has been announced. The Mimmo Cándito Association, in collaboration with the magazine “The Index of the books of the month”, announces the journalistic competition for texts relating to international politics and for field research projects with similar content. Professional journalists and publicists, collaborators of all kinds of newspapers, bloggers, freelancers, holders and students of masters in journalism can participate. The texts formulated in Italian can be printed, online, radio and / or television, published or broadcast in any location (newspapers, magazines, online, radio or television broadcasts). There are two distinct annual prizes, with different methods of participation: the Inquiry Work, to which you compete by sending one or more texts published or broadcast between January 15 and September 30, 2021. And the Inquiry Project, which provides for the sending of material with the specification of the subject, place or places of investigation, itineraries and cost estimate. The reportage will be highlighted on the website www.premiomimmocandito.org. Works and projects to be sent between 15 January and no later than 15 April 2022 Participation in both sections is foreseen, by making two separate registrations (one for the Inquiry Work and one for the Inquiry Project). The participation of several candidates in the same work and / or project is also envisaged. In this case, complete documentation is required for each of the participants. This must be sent to the website www.premiomimmocandito.org where further instructions will be specified for the validity of the registration itself. The acceptance of a text is in any case the unquestionable prerogative of the Prize. Participation involves the payment of a registration fee of 25 euros or 40 euros, including a subscription in pdf at a discounted price to the magazine “L’Indice dei libri of the month “. The receipt of the payment of the registration fee must be sent in digital form. The works and / or projects must be sent to the same site starting from January 15th and no later than April 15th 2022. The magazine “The Index of the books of the month” reserves the right to publish an extract or a summary of the admitted texts to the judgment of the Jury, composed of three members chosen by the promoters of the initiative, and will assign a prize of 1,000 euros to the chosen work. The selected project will receive a minimum contribution of 1,000 euros, a maximum of 3,000 euros, based on the cost estimate presented, starting from its geographical location. Involved schools of journalism and writing, from Lelio Basso to Holden The students of the Lelio Basso School of Journalism will participate in the Award by formulating their preference among the texts received for a separate special mention. The reporting by the students is independent of the choice of the Prize Jury. The winner of the award will be invited by the Lelio Basso School of Journalism to present and discuss his reportage with the students. The Càndito Prize in turn will spread the special mention of the Lelio Basso School. The names of the finalists will be made public no less than ten days before the award ceremony, while the outcome of the competition will be announced to coincide with the award ceremony by means of a press release, publication on the website and in the magazine “L’Indice dei books of the month “.