ANSA news agency received
one of two 2018 Mediterranean Caravel journalism prizes at the
10th Journalists of the Mediterranean Festival in Otranto for
its newswire Infomigrants, a multi-language service for
migrants.
The main Italian newswire service produces Infomigrants
through ANSAmed, together with France Media Monde and Deutsche
Welle.
ANSA Deputy Editor and Infomigrants coordinator Stefano Polli
received the award for Infomigrants, while the other Caravel
prize went to Paolo Messa, founder of Formiche magazine.
Infomigrants is published in four languages - English,
French, Arabic and Pashtun - and aims to give accurate
information to migrants and refugees trying to reach Europe, in
countries of origin, transit countries, and arrival countries.
The newswire offers stories on political, economic, and
cultural relationships between Europe and southern Mediterranean
countries, the Middle East, and Africa.
Migrants and refugees are often unaware and without defences
in the face of the false information given to them by human
traffickers.
These smugglers force thousands of people to undertake
journeys without any preparation or knowledge, journeys filled
with extreme hardships and inhumane abuses.
The Journalists of the Mediterranean Festival is organised by
the Terra del Mediterraneo Association, in partnership with the
City of Otranto, the Region of Puglia, the University of Bari
Aldo Moro, and the Consular Corps of Puglia, Basilicata and
Molise.
The winner for reporting was Alessio Lasta of channel La7
with "Dreaming France - The Snow Route of Migrants in the
Alps".
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