Rethinking journalism awards w/ Patrick Boehler and Jennifer Athanasiou-Prins

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of journalism awards and how they can be reimagined to better serve the public interest.

Everyone loves to win awards. But what does it mean to reward good journalism? In the latest Backlight episode, Beatriz and Tessa speak to Jennifer Athanasiou-Prins, executive director of the European Press Prize, and Patrick Boehler, founder of the Gazzetta research lab, about The influence of awards on journalism The pitfalls of award categories How awards can be reimagined to value journalism that serves the public interest Hosts: Beatriz Ramalho da Silva, Tessa Pang Sound editing and design: Elli Xypolitaki / Spoovio Website - X - BlueSky - Instagram - and you can email us at backlight@lighthousereports.com

People in this episode

Hosts: Beatriz Ramalho da Silva, Tessa Pang

Guests: Jennifer Athanasiou-Prins, Patrick Boehler

Topics covered

• journalism awards
• public interest journalism
• influence of awards
• award categories
• reimagining journalism

Keywords

• journalism
• awards
• public interest
• European Press Prize
• Gazzetta research lab

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: European Press Prize, Gazzetta research lab

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