ECOTIC together with the Union of Professional Journalists from Romania organized the competition between March and October 2024 JOURNALISM FOR A CLEAN ENVIRONMENT dedicated to journalists from Romania.
The objective of this competition was to support and develop environmental journalism in Romania for the correct information of the public regarding the topics related to environmental protection and the efficient use of resources in the context of the circular economy.
The winners of the contest are:
1st place: Maia Bondici, EuroNews journalist for the report "Energy communities, at the beginning of the road in Romania. What does the Spanish model look like that could also be implemented in our country? "
Second place: Alina Vasiliu, Journalist Ziarul Financiar for the article "Pollution -> Respiratory diseases -> Deaths. Is there a causal relationship? "The level of the main air pollutants remains above that predicted by the World Health Organization, especially in Central and Eastern Europe"
Third place: Anca Iosif, Freelance journalist for one Mini guide to waste collection.
ECOTIC and UZPR decided to give a mention as well Oana Stanciu for the article "Circular economy: A chance for rural communities in Romania".
For the best 3 press materials, ECOTIC offers prizes as follows:
- 1st place – Altex voucher worth EUR 500
- Second place – Altex voucher worth 300 EUR
- Third place – Altex voucher worth 300 EUR
"I initiated and organized the eco-journalism contest out of the desire to stimulate the interest of Romanian journalists towards a topic as current as it is complex: environmental protection and the efficient use of resources in the context of Romania's transition to the circular economy. We believe that journalistic efforts in this field contribute to correct information and public awareness regarding environmental issues and solutions to ensure a sustainable future", declares Valentin Negoiță, President of ECOTIC.
"The Union of Professional Journalists from Romania joined with conviction this initiative of ECOTIC, which we appreciate for all its concrete actions in the spirit and in support of environmentalism, ecological education. In fact, our role, of those who exist in and through the mass media, of those who want to be "influencers" in society and to honor our status of public utility, is precisely that of making all our peers, with special , the young, to be more aware of the current state of the world we live in, of the Planet, of the urgent need to protect it. Personally, I am convinced that the Earth is our only property, truly, in this life!
We, the journalists, act permanently to determine a major, courageous involvement of all our peers in the face of all the dangers that graze humanity and which, most of the time, we create ourselves. In support of this cause we are and will be with those from ECOTIC", declares Sorin Stanciu, President of UZPR ecological journalism.
