Franco-German journalism prize: ENTR's young journalists win
Bosnia, Gibraltar, Ukraine: The ENTR format was presented with its award on September 17 in Paris because it casts “a light on the effects of conflicts on the lives of young people in different locations across Europe. … The series tells impressive and intense stories that show how important peace and dialogue are in the context of the European project.” The judges also explained their decision by highlighting how the series has “not left out any sensitive topics,” the protagonists have their say in a “calm and comprehensive” manner. “The series’ power comes from a longing for freedom and self-determination.”
As a pan-European media project, ENTR addresses young people across Europe via social media channels under the aegis of DW and France Médias Monde. ENTR journalists Elena Pompei, Malvina Raud and Jade Briend-Guy accepted the prize for young journalists and talents on behalf of France Médias Monde, which developed and produced the “Growing up in Europe” format. Three of the five nominated productions in the "Young talents" category were DW productions.
Peter Limbourg, DW Director General: "ENTR is a courageous, innovative project that builds bridges between the cultures of Europe. We are so proud to have won the prize for young journalists from the FGJP. This prize confirms how relevant European and Franco-German cooperation are: ENTR presents a complex picture of Europe, reaches above all young Europeans and tells their stories. My warmest congratulations go to the award’s winners and to the entire ENTR team!" Limbourg presented research collective Bellingcat with the prize in the Special category at the awards ceremony, which took place in the Grand Auditorium of Radio France.
Find all episodes of the show on theENTR en YouTube channel.
ENTR is a pan-European media project that was initiated by DW and France Médias Monde. It produces journalistic content with a European dimension for social media. ENTR is a platform for open discussions in many European languages about the young generation’s collective present and future and shows the broad range of various perspectives in Europe.
The project is co-financed by the European Union and started its fourth project phase in August. New members of the project include youth platform Refresher from Hungary as well as the Bonn Institute, which works with ENTR to develop approaches for constructive coverage of Europe.