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CISDI Journalism Awards 2025
This year's journalistic award recognises the theme of non-communicable diseases.
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What is CISDI Journalism Awards?
CISDI Journalism Awards is an annual journalistic award event organised by the Center for Indonesia's Strategic Development Initiatives since 2023.
CISDI Journalism Awards seeks to collect the best journalistic works on the theme of noncommunicable diseases and introduce them to the wider public.
Non-communicable diseases are types of diseases that are not caused by infection or are not transmitted from one person to another. Non-communicable diseases generally develop slowly and last for a long time (chronic). Unhealthy lifestyles, genetic factors, and environmental conditions are the driving factors for a person to develop a non-communicable disease.
The Ministry of Health revealed that non-communicable diseases are responsible for 75 per cent of deaths in Indonesia. Based on this background, CISDI organised CISDI Journalism Awards 2025 as an effort to increase public understanding and awareness through media coverage of non-communicable diseases, including their causes, root causes, and coping strategies.
Subtheme
We are looking for the best journalistic works on the theme of non-communicable diseases with the following sub-discussions:
Early detection and promotion of healthy lifestyles (non-communicable disease screening, community health workers in non-communicable disease monitoring, etc.)
Journalistic works discusses the efforts of the government or other relevant stakeholders in carrying out early detection of non-communicable diseases and promoting a healthy lifestyle among the public.
Risk factor control (tobacco control, sugar, salt, and fat consumption control, etc.)
Journalistic works discuss various efforts to control non-communicable disease risk factors through policy or community self-help actions.
Health financing (national health insurance, innovative health financing, etc.)
Journalistic works discuss the current health financing system, challenges faced, the impact of financing on health services, and financing innovations that are being developed.
Vulnerable group-friendly health services (integrated services at community health center, community and public engagement, etc.)
Journalistic works review health facilities or services for vulnerable groups, the role of health facilities in realising integrated and inclusive services, and community involvement in improving access for vulnerable groups.
Submission Category
We categorized the submitted journalistic works into four distinct groups, namely:
WRITTEN WORK
VIDEO WORK
PHOTO ESSAY WORK
PODCAST WORK
Registration Information
- Submissions must be submitted individually or in groups. Each journalist can submit up to a maximum of 3 works, whether submitted as an individual or a group.
- Works that can be registered have been published in mass media during the period April 1, 2024 to June 7, 2025.
- The participant is a professional or freelance journalist from Indonesia.
- Works produced in groups should be submitted by one member of the group and include the names of the other members.
- Participants agree to all conditions set by the committee.
- The committee reserves the right to select registered works before entering the judging stage.
- The decision of the committee and jury is absolute and cannot be challenged.
- The entire registration and submission process is free of charge.
- Collected works with the theme of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
- Participants are journalists from print or online media with staff, correspondent, or freelance status.
- Journalistic works submitted in the form of articles, videos, photo essays, or podcasts or audio.
- The submission period runs from April 23, 2025, to June 8, 2025, at 11:59 PM GMT+7.
- The copyright of each collected work belongs to the journalist. However, CISDI obtains permission to publish related works for non-commercial purposes.
- Collected works are selected by the committee and judged by the panel of judges.
- Feature, indepth reporting, or investigative journalistic works
- Written in Indonesian or English with a news setting in Indonesia.
- The length of the work should be at least 500 words.
- Submit by including an active link to the published paper (for online media) or a link to the paper on Google Drive or similar cloud (for print media).
- Please include the day and date of publication of the article.
- Feature, indepth reporting, or investigative video works
- Narrated in Indonesian or English with a news setting in Indonesia.
- Video duration of at least 5 minutes.
- Submit by including an active link to the published video (for online media) or a link to the video on Google Drive or similar cloud (for television media).
- Submit with the day and date the video was published.
- Photojournalistic essay works.
- Written in Indonesian or English with a news setting in Indonesia.
- Submission of at least 5 photos.
- The description of the work is in the form of an essay of at least 100 words.
- Submit with an active link to the published photo essay (for online media) or a link to the photo essay and description on Google Drive or similar cloud (for print media).
- Submit with the day and date of publication of the work.
- Journalistic podcast or audio.
- Narrated in Indonesian or English with a news setting in Indonesia.
- The duration of the podcast recording should be at least 10 minutes.
- Submit with an active link to the published podcast or audio (for online media) or a link to the podcast or audio on Google Drive or similar cloud (for radio media).
- Please include the day and date the podcast or audio was published.
- The panel of judges will assess the eligible works to determine the nominees and select the best works.
- Prior to the announcement of the winners, the committee will submit nominations of the best works through CISDI's social media.
- Selected winners will receive an exclusive invitation to the CISDI Journalism Awards 2025, held during the Dare to Be Healthy Festival in July 26, 2025.
- Participants nominated for the best works will receive a digital certificate from CISDI.
- Winners of the best works will receive a plaque and certificate at the award ceremony.
The judges of CISDI Journalism Awards 2025 are competent figures from among journalists, media professionals, media organisations, practitioners, and civil society organisations. The jury will assess each category of work that has been collected based on their respective expertise.
The top three entries from each category will receive certificates, trophies, and total prize pool of IDR 52 million.
Winners of the best works will also be invited to attend the award ceremony of CISDI Journalism Awards 2025 on the agenda of Dare to Be Healthy Festival in 26 July 2025.
- Registration and submission of works is done through the link https://s.id/AKJSAS2025. Before filling in please prepare:
- A brief summary of the work (300 characters).
- Press card photo or screenshot of byline on work for professional or freelance journalists.
- Publication link or working copy
- For further enquiry, please contact Amru (0877-8273-4584).