''Redkollegia'' () is an independent media award established by the Sreda Foundation headed by
Boris Zimin to support free professional journalism in
Russia
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. In 2015, after the Sreda Foundation was closed, charitable activities of Boris Zimin are carried out through the
Zimin Foundation.
The prize is awarded monthly to several authors.
The organizers of the award believe that in this way they will be able to “help those who maintain high professional standards in Russia at a time when free and high-quality journalism is under pressure from the state, and the human rights to freedom of expression and free access to information are systematically violated."
The war in Ukraine created new challenges for the award that continues to support the independent journalists who still manage to perform their work in Russia. In particular, the jury has to take into account possible exposing the winners to risk, so before announcing the award publicly, the jury consults with the winners to determine whether they want their names disclose.
Rules
''Redkollegia'' operates with the Founder's aim of providing monthly monetary incentives to Russian journalists who have exhibited exceptional expertise, civic duty, and individual bravery while fulfilling their professional obligations. ''Redkollegia'' takes on the responsibility of proposing nominees for the prizes. The Monthly Prize can be suggested to be granted to a single candidate in full or distributed among multiple candidates.
''Redkollegia'' is awarded to a specific author or group of authors for a specific journalistic text (investigation, reportage or interview) published in any available way: in the media, on a personal website, on a social network. The main selection criterion is a high professional level of the text. The audience and the number of readings do not matter. The minimum prize is two thousand dollars.
Jury
The jury of ''Redkollegia'':Yelizaveta Osetinskaya
Yelizaveta Nikolayevna Osetinskaya ( rus, Елизавета Николаевна Осетинская, p=jɪlʲɪzɐˈvʲetə nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvnə ɐsʲɪˈtʲɪnskəjə; born 3 May 1977, Moscow) is a Russian journalist and media manager. She is ...
* Anastasia Lotareva
*
* Maxim Solyus — editor at the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project
The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) is a global network of Investigative journalism, investigative journalists. It was founded in 2006 and specializes in organized crime and corruption.
It publishes its stories through ...
, former editor in ''Kommersant
(, , ''The Businessman'' or Commerce Man, often shortened to Ъ) is a nationally distributed daily newspaper published in Russia mostly devoted to politics and business. The TNS Media and NRS Russia certified July 2013 circulation of the daily ...
'', ''Vedomosti
( rus, Ведомости, p=ˈvʲedəməsʲtʲɪ, ) is a Russian-language business daily newspaper published in Moscow.
History
was founded in 1999 as a joint venture between Dow Jones, who publishes ''The Wall Street Journal''; Pearson, ...
'', ''RBK''
* Anastasia Sechina
*
Experts and specialists
* , a journalist, reporter, columnist for ''Vedomosti
( rus, Ведомости, p=ˈvʲedəməsʲtʲɪ, ) is a Russian-language business daily newspaper published in Moscow.
History
was founded in 1999 as a joint venture between Dow Jones, who publishes ''The Wall Street Journal''; Pearson, ...
'' and media expert;
* Maria Zonina (), a translator and editor;
* , a playwright and journalist;
* Leonid Moyzhes, a journalist, editor of the website ''redkollegia.org'';
* Kirill Denisov, a journalist, blogger, editor of accounts in social networks of the ''Redkollegia'' award.
Award winners
References
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European journalism awards
Russian awards