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Young Reporters Programme photo & video contest now open

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YRP It's Sports

One of the many highlights during a FISU World University Games is the Young Reporters Programme, that exemplifies FISU’s commitment to education along with sports competitions. At each edition of the Games, a handpicked group of talented and aspiring young sports journalists from all over the world have the rare opportunity to cover the mega multi-sport event, shoulder-to-shoulder with seasoned veterans from the industry.

 

The next edition of the FISU-AIPS Young Reporters Programme will be conducted at the Chengdu 2021 World University Games this August, and this time, the programme goes one step further. Not only do aspiring young journalists have the chance to put forth their candidature through the regular application process, but in fact, four photo and video journalists will be chosen directly through a contest on the official website – and the contest is now open! 

 

The FISU Young Reporters together with their Russian peers posing in front of the Kazan Arena with the MMC, their temporary ‘home’ in Kazan in 2013In total, the programme will recruit 20 international candidates, of which 16 will be selected by FISU and the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) through the application process detailed here.

 

The remaining four will be chosen through the ‘It’s Sports’ photo and video contest. As the name suggests, the theme of the contest is: What does sport mean to you?

 

Is it the passion and struggle in the competition arena? Is it the activity that you share with friends, family, or even strangers? Does sport represent youth, passion and vitality to you or does it resonate more with joy and friendship? The best thing about this theme is that it is open to personal interpretation.

 

Talented photographers and videographers from around the world are welcome to participate in this contest, with their photo or video submissions. The stories told in the submissions could be original, or even a creative edit of some glorious and impressive moments in sport. This is how the contest will play out: 

 

Contest Schedule 

30 December, 2020

The contest entry system has been open since 30 December 2020, on the official website of the Chengdu 2021 FISU World University Games here. Applicants can log in to the website to submit their photo/video entries and the entries will be exhibited on the website for voting.

 

25 January, 2021

The contest voting system will be closed, and the Executive Committee of Chengdu 2021, together with FISU and AIPS, will start the process of reviewing the entries.

 

18 February, 2021

The names of the final four selected candidates will be announced.

 

Contest Information

1. Applicants should guarantee the originality of their works. For the video contest, the applicants should have the copyrights of all the materials used in the videos. If plagiarism or infringements of copyrights is found in the entries, the applicant shall be disqualified immediately, and the consequences shall be borne by him/herself.

 

2. The applicant shall guarantee that the personal information uploaded with the entry is true. If there is any false information, the applicant shall be disqualified immediately.

 

3. The Executive Committee of Chengdu 2021 and FISU reserve the right of interpreting the contest.

 

Requirements

1. Participants must be between 19-25 years of age

 

2. Participants must be full-time or part-time students of journalism, public relations or communication, media, photography, film making, television broadcasting or related fields, having completed at least one year of university studies. Recent graduates working in entry-level positions in news and media, television broadcasting companies, film making, photography or other related industries are also strongly encouraged to apply for participation. Self-employed YouTubers or photographers are also welcomed.

 

3. Participants should be available for the duration of the programme for 16 days, from 15-30 August 2021, which includes the entire schedule of the Chengdu 2021 FISU World University Games.

 

4. Participants should be able to speak fluent English (if non-native) and be able to write captions etc. in English, to be able to follow the programme which will be conducted in English. 

 

About the Young Reporters Programme

The FISU-AIPS Young Reporters Programme is an educational project which engages young sports reporters, photographers and videographers in the real-world environment of a major international multi-sports event. The inaugural edition of the project was held in 2011 at the 26th Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China, in partnership with the AIPS. Four successful editions have been held since, including a first edition at a Winter Games at Krasnoyarsk 2019, in the Russian federation.

 

Lucie testimonial YRP“This unique sports journalism education programme provides young and aspiring sports journalists with a rare hands-on training experience during a major multi-sport event,” said FISU Secretary General-CEO Eric Saintrond.

 

The curriculum of the YRP programme includes lectures from world-class media and communication professionals, mentorship from established sports journalists and field-based training with the FISU Media & Communication team.

 

This time, the FISU-AIPS Young Reporters Programme will take young reporters to the charming city of Chengdu in western China, where the 31st summer edition of the FISU World University Games will be held from 18-29 August 2021.

 

The city, with time-honoured history as well as unique life aesthetics, is famous for giant pandas, Sichuan cuisine, and splendid Shu culture and will surely provide a rich and varied experience for the international young journalists to report on.  

 

Now join us in the Young Reporters Programme, and see you in Chengdu in August 2021!