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Deadline:
October 15 2008
The
Jayaraman family and the Network of Women in Media,
India (NWMI) jointly announce the Anupama Jayaraman
Memorial Award for young women journalists for
the year 2009.
The Award had been set up in the memory of Anupama
Jayaraman, a young and promising Bangalore-based
journalist who passed away in January 2006. Anupama
was not only multi-talented and energetic, but
she also demonstrated a keen interest in issues
of human rights and social justice.
The
Award is one of several efforts undertaken by
her family to keep her concerns and ideas alive.
It is meant to encourage and honour young women
journalists who, like her, believe in meaningful
journalism and have the courage and determination
to write on issues relating to human rights and
social justice. The Award will include a citation
and a cheque for Rs. 15,000.
The
2009 Award will be for a woman print journalist
in India. This year the Award has been extended
to all Indian languages, including English.
The
3rd Anupama Jayaraman Award will be presented
at the 7th Annual Meeting of the Network of Women
in Media, India. The ceremony will be part of
the three-day meeting hosted by the Network of
Women in Media, Manipur, in February 2009. A jury
of eminent citizens, including senior journalists,
will judge the entries and select the next recipient
of the Anupama Jayaraman Memorial Award.
Objectives
·
To encourage, support and honour young women journalists
writing on human rights, social justice and people-centred
development.
·
To nurture and sustain idealism, enthusiasm and
constructive professionalism among young journalists.
·
To promote and strengthen journalism that cares.
Themes
The
broad themes to be addressed in the entries are
human rights and social justice, especially in
the areas of basic needs (including access to
natural resources), gender equality, and the environment
and water. For the 2009 Award the theme is: human
rights.
Eligibility
Criteria
·
The 2009 Award is open to Indian women journalists
aged 25 or less, working in or contributing to
the print media in India.
·
All woman journalists in this age group, including
independent (freelance) journalists, are eligible.
·
The Award is for a body of work represented by
three articles relating to human rights, published
over a two-year period (the 2009 Award will be
for articles published between 1st September 2006
and 30th September 2008)
Guidelines
for Nominations
1.
For the 2009 Anupama Jayaraman Award all nominations
must be received by 15 October 2008.
2.
Please write "Anupama Jayaraman Memorial
Award 2009" on the envelope.
3.
Nominations, sent to the address below, must include
the following:
·
A short write-up on the nominee and her contact
details (including postal address, phone number
and e-mail ID)
·
Three bylined articles relating to this year's
specified topic (the original and 1 xerox copy
of each of the three submissions must be submitted)
·
All nominations must be typed
·
All submitted articles must be printed/published.
·
For all articles published in languages other
than English, an English translation signed by
the author must be attached along with the original.
·
Besides editors and other media professionals,
members of the reading public are also welcome
to send in nominations.
4.
When couriering/speed-posting or posting the nominations,
kindly send an email, or call on one of the contact
numbers and provide the following details:
·
Date of dispatch
·
Consignment number
·
Name of courier/postal service used
Other
Details
·
A jury of five eminent citizens, mainly journalists,
will select the Award winner; their decision will
be final.
·
The Awardee and the person who nominated her will
be personally informed about the jury's decision
by 1 January 2009.
·
Information about the results of the award process
and the winner will be released to various media,
NWMI e-groups and the NWMI website.
Address
for couriering/posting nominations:
Openspace,
125/ 1, 15th cross, 5th main, 2nd Block,
R.T. Nagar, Bangalore -560032
Phone-080-23534797
E-mail
contact for inquiries: award.aj@gmail.com
For
more details on the award and previous winners,
please visit the website of the Network of Women
and Media, India (NWMI): http://www.nwmindia.org/
The Anupama Jayaraman Memorial Award 2007
The Anupama Jayaraman Memorial Award 2008
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