Media with climate - climate awards presented to journalists!
dodano: 2010-03-03
The ceremony of finalizing “Media with climate” competition for journalists organized by Polish Ecological Club Mazovian Branch on behalf of Climate Coalition took place on 3rd March. Representatives of media, public authorities and NGOs gathered together in KOM restaurant in Warsaw to be presented with the results. The competition took place under the auspices of Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, the Mayor of the City of Warsaw.
It selected the most reliable and interesting media works that touched upon climate change and protection. It attracted considerable interest among journalists. There were more than 70 media works submitted from across Poland, published in newspapers, news and thematic websites, radio and television from October to December last year.
“It proves that journalists start to acknowledge importance of the problem. Climate change will bring changes also to us - Polish industry, agriculture and society. We need media involvement in order to properly prepare ourselves to these changes - said Ph. d. Zbigniew Karaczun, the President of Polish Ecological Club Mazovian Branch, expert of Climate Coalition.
“It proves that journalists start to acknowledge importance of the problem. Climate change will bring changes also to us - Polish industry, agriculture and society. We need media involvement in order to properly prepare ourselves to these changes - said Ph. d. Zbigniew Karaczun, the President of Polish Ecological Club Mazovian Branch, expert of Climate Coalition.
The works submitted to the competition posed similar high standard of journalism. Jury, consisting of representatives of member organizations of Climate Coalition and EKOS Environmental Publicists Club, faced a difficult decision to be made.
The main prize was handed to Konrad Niklewicz from Gazeta Wyborcza for an article „Is climate changing and is it caused by humans?” (“Czy klimat się zmienia i czy człowiek jest tego przyczyną?”). Second prize was awarded to Jakub Bożek from Krytyka Polityczna for an article „To die from trading” („Zahandlować się na śmierć”).
Honourable prizes were granted to Edwin Bendyk from Polityka, Michał Olszewski from Tygodnik Powszechny, Andrzej Papliński from Murator oraz Tomasz Majka and Jacek Prusinowski from Programme 1 of the Polish Radio.
Karolina Baca (Rzeczpospolita), Piotr Cieśliński (Gazeta Wyborcza), Joanna Leśniewska (Gazeta Wyborcza Poznań), Kazimierz Netka (Polska Dziennik Bałtycki), Tomasz Ulanowski (Gazeta Wyborcza), Agnieszka Jas (Programme 1 of Polish Radio), Ewa Podolska (TOK FM) and Dorota Świerczyńska (Programme 1 of Polish Radio) were nominated to the awards.
The ceremony was organized thanks to support of European Climate Foundation and Municipal Water-pipes and Sewerage Company in Warsaw.
Media patronage: EKOS Environmental Publicists Club and chronmyklimat.pl website.
The main prize was handed to Konrad Niklewicz from Gazeta Wyborcza for an article „Is climate changing and is it caused by humans?” (“Czy klimat się zmienia i czy człowiek jest tego przyczyną?”). Second prize was awarded to Jakub Bożek from Krytyka Polityczna for an article „To die from trading” („Zahandlować się na śmierć”).
Honourable prizes were granted to Edwin Bendyk from Polityka, Michał Olszewski from Tygodnik Powszechny, Andrzej Papliński from Murator oraz Tomasz Majka and Jacek Prusinowski from Programme 1 of the Polish Radio.
Karolina Baca (Rzeczpospolita), Piotr Cieśliński (Gazeta Wyborcza), Joanna Leśniewska (Gazeta Wyborcza Poznań), Kazimierz Netka (Polska Dziennik Bałtycki), Tomasz Ulanowski (Gazeta Wyborcza), Agnieszka Jas (Programme 1 of Polish Radio), Ewa Podolska (TOK FM) and Dorota Świerczyńska (Programme 1 of Polish Radio) were nominated to the awards.
The ceremony was organized thanks to support of European Climate Foundation and Municipal Water-pipes and Sewerage Company in Warsaw.
Media patronage: EKOS Environmental Publicists Club and chronmyklimat.pl website.
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