New York Association of Black
Journalists
2002 AWARDS CONTEST
DEADLINE EXTENDED
Now
October 15, 2002
NYABJ will honor outstanding
news coverage of issues concerning
blacks at its 15th annual scholarship
and awards dinner
on Wednesday,
December 11, 2002
at Columbia University's
Roone Arledge Auditorium.
CONTEST APPLICATION
Entries
may be submitted in the following
categories:
-
Newspaper
Circulation over 150,000
Circulation under 150,000
-
Print Photojournalism
(Slides only)
-
Radio
- Television
- Magazine
-
Online
The Griot Award, NYABJ's
highest and most exclusive citation,
will be presented for work deemed
especially exceptional.
RULES
1.
Entries can be a single article or
broadcast, series or part of a series.
All submissions should indicate clearly
the appropriate news categories:
- Spot/General
- International
- General
Features
- Arts
and Entertainment
- Sports
- Business/Technology
- Documentary
- Science
(Health, Medical, Environmental
Reporting, etc.)
- Personal
Commentary
- News
Commentary (Op-ed Columns, Topical
Essays, etc.)
- Public
Affairs
2.
Entries must be published or broadcast
between September 1, 2001 and August
31, 2002.
3. Entries may not be submitted in
more than one category.
4. All qualified entries will be considered
for Griot Awards. Separate submissions
are not required.
5. Entries may be submitted by an
individual journalist or a single
newsroom contest coordinator.
6.
Entries must include a brief statement
of merit on the significance and impact
of the work and a list of primary
reporters, editors, producers, photojournalists
and others involved in the work.
7. The contest fee is $35 per entry.
A series submitted in one category
requires one fee. NYABJ members who
provide proof of 2002 membership
(photocopy of membership card is
sufficient) may submit one entry fee.
Checks for submissions and membership
should be made payable to NYABJ.
Membership dues are $50 for
professional journalists and $10 for
students with current ID.
8. Entries must be postmarked no later
than September 30, 2002 and must include
name, position, address, day and evening
phone numbers, station or publication
name and publication or broadcast
date. Please include an e-mail address,
if available.
Broadcast
Entries
1.
Radio and television entries can
be single stories, documentaries,
special reports, a series or parts
of a series. The length of each
must be specified. For radio entries,
submit two copies of each tape.
For television entries, submit two
copies of VHS tapes.
2. Documentaries should not exceed
one hour, regardless of total broadcast
length.
Newspaper
and Magazine Entries
1.
Submit five photocopies of each
entry and five copies of the merit
statement.
2. Series submissions should not
exceed five individual articles.
3. Samplers will not be considered
a series. A sampler of five random
stories should be submitted as five
separate entries.
Print
Photojournalism Entries
1.
Photo slides may be in color or
black and white.
2. Submit three copies of the published
work. Photocopies of tear sheets
are acceptable.
Online
Entries
1.
Submit five photocopies of the downloaded
pages of each entry and five copies
of the merit statement.
2. Series submissions should not
exceed five individual articles.
3. Online entries cannot be work
already printed or broadcast then
posted on that same news organization's
Web site. It must be work originating
online.
Please
mail entries -- along with a
completed
Contest Application form -- to:
Mira
Lowe
NYABJ Awards
1407 Linden Blvd. Apt. 9G
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11212
If
you do not receive an e-mail or
letter confirming that your entry
has been received, or if you have
any questions, please contact Mira
Lowe at 718-345-4467 or mzzmira@aol.com.
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