2010 Be’chol Lashon Media Awards
Write about Jews of Color - Win $1,000
Deadline: Jan. 1, 2010
NO ENTRY FEE
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Call for Entries
Established in 2008, the Be'chol Lashon Media Awards honor excellence in coverage of the ethnic and racial diversity of world Jewry. Subjects may include profiles of individuals or groups or reports on Jewish communities of color (African/African American, Asian, Latino/Hispanic, and Native American/Indigenous). Work will be evaluated on originality, depth, sensitivity, accuracy of reporting and impact. Particular emphasis on creativity will be placed on entries in the new/emerging/ small media category. Judges may reassign entry categories or refrain from making awards in any category. Who may enter: Staff or freelance reporters, editors, producers for newspapers, magazines, television, radio, and film. Open to individuals and teams. Categories Print Media: Newspapers and magazines, including general circulation and ethnic press, of any circulation size. (Writers for publications of 100,000 circulation or less may enter under new/emerging/small media, but no entry may be submitted in more than one category.) $1,000 Broadcast and Film: including local and network television and radio, and nonfiction general release/independent film. (Producers from broadcast markets 20 and above, and independent filmmakers may enter under new/emerging/small media, but no entry may be submitted in more than one category.) $1,000. New / Emerging / Small Market Media: Open to all journalists except submissions from large circulation print and major market broadcast/general release film. $1,000 Best of Show: An additional award chosen by the judges from submissions in all categories. $1,000. |
Entry Requirements
Entrants may submit one to three reports, including series, but entire entry must not consist of more than three total installments in a series. Print award applicants must submit five copies of original or photocopied material by mail, or may enter electronically via email with a single PDF for each page of the submission. Broadcast and new media entrants should submit five copies of each entry on DVD or audio CDs. Web site entries may be sent electronically via email with links to the site, but must also be printed out and mailed as hard copies, with five copies submitted. All entrants certify that work submitted has not been altered and is at it appeared on its original date of publication/airing/uploading. Submissions Electronic Submissions: Send to: Awards@BecholLashon.org Mail Submissions: Be'chol Lashon Media Awards 3198 Fulton St San Francisco, CA 94118 Deadline: Jan. 1, 2010, postmark accepted. No entry fee. Application 1. Download the PDF 2. Fill out the form 3. Print 4. Sign 5. Either mail or fax Fax: 415.386.2060 Mail: Be’chol Lashon Media Awards PO Box 591107 San Francisco CA 94159-1107 For more information, email Awards@BecholLashon.org or call 415.386.7900 |