Register now | Join The Media Challengers

Registration closes on June 10, 2021

Are you a reporter, presenter, podcaster or social media influencer? From the African Savannah to the ancient Silk Road, CGTN The Media Challengers invites you to join us on the frontlines and share stories that move the world.

Shortlisted participants will have the chance to:

Win up to $10,000
Receive professional multimedia training
Become a full-time or part-time CGTN storyteller

If you are ready to become a CGTN Media Challenger, please fill in the registration form below and provide a video of up to 3 minutes in length that:

Features an on-camera introduction.
Highlights your storytelling, editing and presenting skills.
Showcases your passion and specialties.

Whether you are a foodie, techie, makeup guru, sports fanatic or something else entirely, we want to see your talents!

Before you submit the form and the video, please read the instructions here:

After the form is submitted, you will receive a confirmation email with further instructions to send your video file to the talent campaign committee. All participants are required to submit a video file.
We strongly recommend that you post your video online and submit the relevant URL below.
Videos in 16:9 and in MP4 format are preferred.
Please use natural sounds, NO use of musical soundtracks.
All videos should be original in English.
There will be zero tolerance for copyright violations or plagiarism.

June 10, 2021

Video URL (Recommended)

We strongly recommend you post your video on YouTube, LinkedIn, Yangshipin, Bilibili or Sina Weibo and submit the URL to us. Share your ideas with @The Media Challengers or use hashtags #TheMediaChallengers #媒体勇士#. We will repost some of the best ones.
Please @The Media Challengers on social media if you have any questions.

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Last Name (Required)

Country or Region (Required)

Email (Required)

(Make sure this is accurate as this is how we will reach you)

Employment Status (Required)

Role (Required)

Highest Level of Educational Attainment (school and qualification) (Optional)

Current Employer (if not applicable, please write N/A) (Optional)

Mobile number (Optional)

Example: (Country code) - (phone number) 001-2028886666

All participants must be at least 18 years of age
Please comply with all local government regulations and restrictions

Clicking this box means you understand and accept our license and privacy policies

CGTN is also calling for video creators worldwide to submit original works of up to 8 minutes in length that are diverse in subject matters and artistic styles. We will nominate the most popular creators and videos, and showcase the selected pieces from August to October. Please submit your work to videographer@cgtn.com.

Please read and understand the following information before you submit:

After clicking "Submit", the personal data you submitted will be stored in our server in Singapore, and will be transferred to and processed by our operation team in Mainland China for the purposes disclosed in this Policy. Please be noted that the data protection rules in these jurisdictions may vary from each other, and may not reach the adequate level of protection recognized by the authorities in your jurisdiction. Meanwhile, we may not completely rule out the potential risks of international data transfer. For example, your personal data may suffer unauthorized access due to malicious network attacks.

Notwithstanding the above, we will take necessary technical and management measures generally recognized by the industry to ensure the security of your personal data during transfer and storage, including but not limited to data encryption, access control, access record management, etc.

Please fully understand the above information. By clicking [Confirm to Submit], it will be deemed that you have fully known and understood our storage of your personal data and the risks of the international data transfer, and that you give us your express consent to make the above-mentioned international transfer and storage of your data.

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