Copenhagen, Denmark – The European Journalism Centre (EJC) has announced the winners of the highly anticipated 2024 Climate Journalism Award, recognizing exceptional reporting that addresses climate change and its effects. The award ceremony, held at the News Impact Summit in Copenhagen on Thursday, October 10, celebrated the best in innovative and impactful climate journalism.
The winners in each category were carefully selected by a panel of judges and are as follows:
– Data-driven Visualisation: “Hot nights” by Süddeutsche Zeitung– Fighting Climate Misinformation: “How big finance greenwashes climate crisis culprits” by VoxEurop– Pinpoint Award for Investigations: “Greenwashing made in Europe” by Michelin and “BNP Paribas in Indonesia” by VoxEurop– Storytelling & Solutions: “In the Swedish Arctic, a battle for the climate rages” by Coda and The Economist– Emerging Talent: “Santander arranged billion-dollar oil bond after making a green pledge” by The Bureau for Investigative Journalism
Each category winner received a cash prize of €2,400. The award ceremony was attended by journalists, media professionals, and climate advocates from around the world, highlighting the power of journalism in driving climate action.
“The goal of the award is to celebrate climate journalism and encourage journalists to prioritize reporting on climate-related issues,” said Lars Boering, Director of the European Journalism Centre. “These award-winning stories demonstrate how climate journalism is a public service, with the aim to inform the public through innovative storytelling and solutions that uncover untold stories about the climate crisis.”
Managed by the European Journalism Centre in partnership with the Google News Initiative, the Climate Journalism Award aims to spur action by news organizations to prioritize climate-related coverage while also recognizing innovative approaches to storytelling on this critical issue.
The award received 197 eligible entries from 24 countries across Europe, showcasing many excellent examples of journalism that engaged with audiences and decision-makers.
The 2024 Climate Journalism Award ceremony was held within the 2024 News Impact Summit: Fighting Climate Misinformation, a one-day conference hosted by the European Journalism Centre in partnership with the Google News Initiative.
For more information and photos of the Climate Journalism Award and the 2024 winners, please visit: https://ejc.net/news/announcing-the-five-winners-of-the-2024-climate-journalism-award
Contact:
Claudia FasanoMarketing and Communications ManagerEuropean Journalism Centrefasano@ejc.net
About the European Journalism Centre
The European Journalism Centre (EJC) is an independent Dutch non-profit based in Maastricht, The Netherlands. Their purpose is to support, strengthen, and develop journalism and media in the Council of Europe. The EJC serves as a center for communities, knowledge, and collaboration with partners and funders, and they believe that reimagining journalism is key.
About Google News Initiative
The Google News Initiative, launched in 2018, is a partnership with the news industry that aims to bring together efforts across the company to help build a stronger future for news. To date, the Google News Initiative has supported over 7,000 news partners in more than 120 countries and territories, providing more than $300 million in global funding.
