17/10/2022

The IMPA Journalism Prize receives 105 entries.

The 5th IMPA Journalism Prize received 105 entries, including reports and series published in newspapers, news websites, radio, social media, podcasts, and television. The themes cover a vast universe of science and mathematics, as well as the intersection between various fields of knowledge, such as education, technology and innovation, meteorology, paleontology, biology, health, astronomy, among others. The winners will be announced on November 22nd.

In total, applications were received from 13 Brazilian states , as well as from the Portuguese-language service of international agencies. Among the applicants are news outlets from national and regional media, such as TV Globo, SBT, TV Brasil, and Record TV; the newspapers Folha de S.Paulo, O Estado de S. Paulo, Diário do Pará, and O Povo; the magazines Superinteressante, Veja, and Galileu; the portals UOL and G1; the agency Deutsche Welle, among others.

The award from the Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics (IMPA) aims to encourage the publication of journalistic reports on mathematics, science, and technology in Brazil and to recognize outstanding work that brings these topics closer to society.

The 5th edition of the prize will distribute a total of R $ 30,000 to the top three winners in the two categories: "Mathematics" and "Science Communication".

Journalistic pieces published or broadcast between October 2021 and September 2022, in any media outlet – newspaper, magazine, portal, blog, television, radio or other – are eligible to compete. Professionals from the country's main media outlets, both traditional media and scientific publications, have been awarded in previous years and are competing in this edition.

The main judging criteria are: journalistic relevance of the topic, originality, depth, clarity, and quality of execution of the story. Click here to access the regulations.

The prizes are identical in both categories: R $ 10,000 for 1st place, R $ 3,000 for 2nd place, and R $ 2,000 for 3rd place. Two honorable mentions are also awarded in each category. The top three winners are invited to participate in webinars – to be held on December 5th and 16th – on the topics of their winning reports, broadcast on IMPA's social media channels. All winners receive a certificate.

In the first four editions of the Award, approximately 550 journalistic works were submitted. In 2021, first place in the "Mathematics" category went to the report "Covid-19 Open-Air Market / Patient Zero," by Camille Lichotti, for Piauí Magazine. In science communication, first place went to the article "Space: No Man's Land ," by Marília Marasciulo, Luiza Monteiro, Flávia Hashimoto, and Leandro Lassmar, for Galileu Magazine. Learn about the winners from previous editions .