Young Reporters Against Poverty (YRAP) competition

Young Reporters Against Poverty (YRAP) is the first Europe-wide competition for journalism and communication students passionate about development issues. Young Reporters Against Poverty is a chance for European journalism and communication students to receive hands-on training about development, the EU and how to report live from the European Development Days.

The Young Reporter Against Poverty competition is open to journalism and communication students aged between 18 and 30 years old from all EU 27 member states and is organised by the European Journalism Centre with financial support from the European Commission’s EuropeAid Co-operation Office.

A handpicked group of 33 finalists will be selected to attend this year's European Development Days, to be held in Brussels in early December 2010. After receiving hands-on training to assist them in their live reporting of the event, the finalists then have one week to perfect their best article/broadcast, to be presented to a jury of professional journalists and media professionals. Three overall winners will then be selected for the press trip of a lifetime – to Africa.

Deadline for submission is 29 October 2010. Find all necessary information on http://www.youngreporters.net/