Popular Multimedia Content Producer, Vickie Remoe has introduced  a good initiative( the Vickie Remoe Prize for Journalism and New Media) to help young Sierra Leoneans in the field of Journalism and New Media become better at what they are doing.

This initiative was brought about to encourage, groom and elevate young Sierra Leoneans in the field of Journalism and New Media in order to increase the qualities of Sierra Leonean stories.

“The quality of stories from Sierra Leone needs to grow. While I plan to continue at the forefront of the media landscape, I want to elevate and groom the next generation of storytellers. I need peers. I’m gonna find who’s next in the media and create space for them at the table.” Said Vickie Remoe.

According to Vickie Remoe, the Vickie Remoe Prize for Journalism and New Media’s board members will give out awards for excellence in print journalism, photojournalism, film, and new media. The category for new media includes any media that is distributed digitally, including blogs, podcasts, music, social media content, etc. There will be ten awardees; five men and five women.

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Sierra Leonean professionals at NPR, BET, AYV TV, Young Salone, Independent Photographers, Documentary Producers, and Journalists will handle the said event.

The prize for this 2022-2023  is 200 million leones (about $11,230 at today’s exchange rate ).

The award categories are as follows:

The Vickie Remoe Prize for News Writing

Awarded to a Sierra Leonean print journalist for an outstanding example of local or national news reporting, investigative reporting, explanatory reporting, or feature reporting that demonstrates originality, lucid writing, clear presentation, and community connection. Award for NSL 10,000.  Prizes Available (4).

The Vickie Remoe Prize for Photography

Awarded to a Sierra Leonean photographer for a distinguished example of breaking news, documentary, and feature photography which may consist of a set of photographs not to exceed 12 images. The submitted pictures may depict one or multiple subjects. Do not change or manipulate the photos. Manipulation of images includes but is not limited to altering the colors (hue, saturation, tone), smoothness, or adding sharpness. Do not do anything to the images that will distort the original image. You may crop, add light, reduce light and make minimal edits. Award for NSL 20,000. Prizes Available (2).

The Vickie Remoe Prize for Film

Awarded to a Sierra Leonean videographer(s) for an outstanding example of a short film (fiction) or documentary videography (nonfiction). The submitted video may be at most 45 mins run time. Award for NSL 30,000. Prizes Available (2).

The Vickie Remoe Prize for New Media

Awarded to a Sierra Leonean content creator or creative entrepreneur for an outstanding example of digital (new) media in music, podcast, vlog, blog, and video. Award for NSL 20,000. Prizes Available (2).

Eligibility

All applicants must be residents of Sierra Leone, hold Sierra Leonean citizenship, and have no more than five years of experience as a practitioner. There is no age limit for participation. Women and People Living With disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. My near and extended family members are  ineligible, as are my staff at VRCMarketing.com and their family.

The 2023 Vickie Remoe Prize Application will open on November 21, 2022, on VickieRemoe.com. There will be an announcement to notify the public.

The application deadline is February 1, 2023, at 5 pm GMT.