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For significantly increasing general public awareness of aging issues, in two award categories: national media; and local/regional media.
- National Media
- Local or Regional
Media
Call
for Nominations
Deadline for Submissions: September 16, 2005
Before you apply:
Please read the information
below carefully before submitting nominations.
Purpose
of the Awards
The ASA Media Awards
are presented annually by the American Society on Aging to journalists
whose work has significantly increased general public awareness of aging
issues at either the local, regional or national level. The ASA Media
Awards are designed to:
- Recognize and encourage
accurate and informed news coverage of our aging society.
- Improve media
understanding of the current and future impact of aging on Americans
of all ages.
- Increase public
awareness of the various life circumstances of older Americans.
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Eligibility
The awards will be
presented to journalists for news coverage whether it is a single piece,
a series or a body of work published between September 1, 2004 and September 1, 2005.
A single piece and a body of work are given equal weight in the
review process. Submissions should focus on aging issues, rather than exemplify a range of work. Print, broadcast and Web media journalists are eligible.
Editors may nominate
no more than two journalists per publication. Awards will be presented
in two categories: One for media intended for and distributed to a national
audience and one for media intended for and distributed to a local or
regional audience.
For journalists with
elder-specific publications or productions, the work is eligible if it
has demonstrated general public impact.
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Criteria
Nominees will be
judged on the basis of:
- Depth and breadth
of knowledge of aging issues and the diversity of the aging population.
- Overall impact
on aging-related public discourse and public policy.
- Creation of public
awareness of new developments in aging.
- Sensitivity to
ageism.
- Fulfillment of
high professional standards of journalism.
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Materials
to Be Submitted
Please submit online links to, or attachments of, relevant pieces OR six
(6) complete hardcopy sets of the following information:
- Completed nomination
form.
- The tapes or articles
nominated; and, for Web-based journalists, the URL of the website. Submissions should be limited to 4-5 articles (even if part of a series) that reflect quality work and best address the criteria.
- For potential
display, one set must include originals. The remaining five sets may
be copied on paper no larger than 81/2 by 14 inches.
- Typed description
of how the nominee meets the purpose and criteria for the award.
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Recognition
The ASA Media Award
will be presented at the 2006 Joint Conference of The National Council on the Aging and the American Society on Aging, to be held in Anaheim, California from March 16-19, 2006.
A conference
session will highlight the work of the winning journalists.
Winners receive the
following:
- Complimentary registration
and one night's lodging at the Joint Conference.
- Recognition at
a special session at the Joint Conference that highlights the award
winners.
- A program profile
included in the Joint Conference program, which will be distributed
to 3,500 attendees and posted on the ASA website.
- Recognition by
peers at an awards presentation.
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Contact
Information
For additional information, please contact:
Valerie Jones
Awards Coordinator
American Society on Aging
71 Stevenson Street, Suite 1450
San Francisco, CA 94105-2938
Phone: 415-974-9602
Fax: (415) 974-0300
E-mail: awards@asaging.org
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