Wednesday, March 10, 2021
The 21st World Press Freedom Canada International Editorial Cartoon Competition
1. The theme for the 21th International Editorial Cartoon Competition is: Censorship, shaming and disinformation on social media.
Social media and its algorithms can
spare us from being confronted with contrary opinions, creating echo chambers
for our own points of views.
The proliferation of disinformation
has turned debates into fights where dialogue is no longer possible, and
unpopular opinions are shouted down or cancelled out. It leaves journalists
operating in an environment where facts are often subordinated to lies and
propaganda spread online. As the siege on Capitol Hill has demonstrated,
moderating social media is no longer a luxury.
2. Three prizes will be
awarded: a first prize of $1500 plus a Certificate from the Canadian
Commission for UNESCO, a second prize of $750 and a third prize of
$500. All sums are in Canadian dollars. Ten additional cartoons will
receive an Award of Excellence, which are not remunerated.
3. Only one cartoon must be
submitted by each participant. It may be either in colour or black and white
but must not have won an award previously.
4. The size of the cartoon should
not exceed A4 (21 x 29.2 cm) or 8.5 x 11 inches, and should be in jpeg or pdf
format at 300 dpi.
5. The name, address, telephone
number and a short biography of the participant must be included in the
submission.
6. World Press Freedom Canada
reserves the right to use the winning cartoons for promotion of the Cartoon
Competition.
7. The winners of the Cartoon
Competition will be announced on World Press Freedom Day on Monday May 3, 2021
and will be advised by e-mail.
8. The winner’s names and their
cartoons will be posted on our website.
9. The deadline for reception of the
cartoon is midnight (Eastern Daylight Saving Time), Friday, April 9,
2021.
Send submission by e-mail
to: info@worldpressfreedomcanada.ca
