02/07/2025

The 8th IMPA Journalism Prize receives 224 entries.

The 8th edition of the IMPA Journalism Prize received 224 entries of reports and series published in newspapers, television, news websites, radio, and podcasts. This number of participants is the second highest in the history of the competition, which in 2020 received 227 entries.

This year, the submitted reports address topics related to scientific research, technology, the environment, education, health, finance, artificial intelligence, and others. In total, reports were received from 18 Brazilian states. Among the candidates are journalists from national and regional media outlets, such as TV Globo, Folha de S.Paulo, O Estado de S.Paulo, Galileu magazine, Rádio Novelo, and others. The winners will be announced by the end of August.

Created in 2018, the IMPA Journalism Prize aims to encourage the publication of reports on Mathematics, Science and Technology in Brazil and to recognize outstanding work that brings these topics closer to society.

Just like last year, the competition will offer R$ 36,000 to the top three finishers in the two categories, "Mathematics" and "Science Communication." The prizes will be distributed as follows:

The first place winner in each category will receive R$ 10,000;
The second-place winner in each category will receive R$ 5,000 and
The third-place winner in each category will receive R$ 3,000.

The awards ceremony will take place on September 20th at FestMat Conversations and Connections in Rio de Janeiro. Aimed at the general public, the event is part of IMPA's initiatives to disseminate mathematics. The program will include lectures, roundtables, and cultural activities on technology, creativity, and innovation.

In eight editions of the Award, more than 1,000 journalistic works were submitted from the country's leading media outlets. In 2024, first place in the "Mathematics" category went to the report "In search of true randomness," by journalist Leonardo Caparroz, published in Superinteressante.

In the Science Communication category, the Fantástico report "Clinical studies with Car-T cells bring hope to Brazilian cancer patients" was chosen as the best publication in the Science Communication category. The report was produced by journalists Mônica Reolom, Ana Carolina Raimundi and their team.