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European Young Journalist Award 2010

Austria, Bulgaria and France take home the flagship EYJA Special Prizes

After months of anticipation, the three winners of the Special Prizes in the 2010 competition have been announced. Vladisav Velev from Bulgaria for the Most Original Report, Prune Antoine from France for Best Research, and Verena Ringler from Austria for Best Journalistic Style, were selected from among the 35 national winners and will each be given the opportunity to take a trip worth up to € 3 000 to a European destination of their choice. A jury of Brussels-based correspondents and previous winners evaluated the national winning articles and selected the three outstanding pieces.

For highlights from the winner's trip to Istanbul; visit the 2009 Alumni reporting platform.

Winners' trip 2010

National juries throughout Europe selected the EYJA 2010 national winners, who travelled to Istanbul from 8 -12 May 2010. Istanbul, one of the European Capitals of Culture for 2010, provided an ideal location for the winners to enlarge their vision through cultural exchange. The EYJA winners were given the opportunity to visit a range of historical sites and to explore the cultural and ethnic diversity of Istanbul.

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2010's National Winners

What makes a winner? Check out 2010’s winning submissions from the European Young Journalist Award and find out. These submissions were chosen from over 1000 entries from throughout Europe and impressed the national juries with their relevance in relation to the topic, treatment of the subject, ability to grab interest, depth of research and quality of journalism.

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Learning in Europe

I was surprised to discover how many people from Western Europe come to Eastern Europe for their Erasmus exchange programme. Why do these students choose to spend their one semester or one year of studies away from their developed country and leave behind a settled education and professional system? What things attracted them to choose a country like Poland to find their luck?

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Young Journalism

Journalist with camera by Jan David Guenther

Young journalists and media-makers around Europe are searching for ways into journalism. We want to encourage you to go for your dream job and get into the profession. Join us and realise your steps into the dream-job!

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Your EU Lifestyle

Europe is yours to explore. So why not hop from culture to culture - from country to country. Stop for tapas in Spain, a good beer in Slovenia and watch a gypsy show in Romania. Talk to young Europeans just like yourself, listen to their stories and find out what's going on in their societies. The route for the brave is to live and work in a foreign country. Enlarge your vision, because there's more to Europe than you thought.

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European Integration

The European Young Journalists Award is supported by experienced journalists from all over Europe, who are already well-established in their media. Each country sets up their own jury and its members support the young journalists with their experiences. In the meantime, mentors publish their opinions and views for example on European Integration...