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News
Release June
2, 2005
NLGJA
News > News Releases > June 2, 2005
Excellence
in Journalism Awards Call for Entries
WASHINGTON,
DC - The National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association
(NLGJA) announces its call
for nominations for the 2005
Excellence in Journalism Awards.
The
awards will be presented in Chicago
on September 24 at NLGJA's 15th
Anniversary Gala Celebration & Awards
Ceremony. The awards are unique in
the journalism industry because they
were specifically created to foster,
recognize and reward excellence in
journalism on issues related to the
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
(LGBT) communities.
Open to journalists nationwide, the awards honor journalistic
merit in the following categories:
- NLGJA
Journalist of the Year Award
- NLGJA
Excellence in Writing Award News/Feature, sponsored by
Hearst Newspapers
- NLGJA
Excellence in Writing Award Opinion/Editorial,
sponsored by the Houston Chronicle,
San Francisco Chronicle & Seattle
Post-Intelligencer
- NLGJA/Seigenthaler
Excellence in Television Award
(Network & Top-5
DMA ’s)
- NLGJA/Seigenthaler
Excellence in Television Award
(DMA 6+)
- NLGJA/Seigenthaler
Excellence in Radio Award
- NLGJA
Excellence in New Media Journalism
Award
- NLGJA
Excellence in Photojournalism Award
- Sarah
Pettit Memorial Award for Excellence
in LGBT Media
- NLGJA
Excellence in HIV/AIDS Coverage Award
- NEW! NLGJA
Excellence in Student Journalism
Award
Winners
in each category will receive $500
and be honored at the September 24 ceremony.
The second and third place runners-up will receive
certificates and special recognition
at the ceremony.
"As the only professional journalist organization that works
within our profession to foster fair and accurate coverage of
LGBT issues, we believe
it is especially important to spotlight and recognize outstanding
journalistic endeavors,” said Pamela Strother, NLGJA Executive
Director.
“Our mission of fair and accurate coverage includes recognizing
the best work produced by LGBT journalists, and our annual awards
are a significant part of that recognition. This year, we will
again expand the program with a new award, one with special significance.
We can think of no better way to further reward our colleagues'
professionalism than to include an award for student journalism,
recognizing the next generation of news gatherers that our late
founder, Roy Aarons, was so dedicated to helping," said
Eric Hegedus, NLGJA National President.
Click
here to access applications and entry
criteria.
The deadline for postmark for entries is June 30, 2005. All entries
must be mailed to NLGJA Awards, 1420 K Street NW, Suite 910, Washington,
DC 20005. The program is open to all journalists and news organizations.
A committee of professionals in journalism will
select winners. There is no limit on the number of entries by
a single author
or from one publication except where
the rules allow a “body
of work.” Each story or series requires it own entry fee.
NLGJA officers and directors and those
individuals directly involved in the administration and/or selection
of the awards are ineligible
for consideration.
The
National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA)
is an organization of journalists,
media professionals, educators and
students who work within the news
industry to foster fair and accurate
coverage of lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgender issues.
NLGJA opposes all forms of workplace
bias and provides professional
development to its members. Media
Contact:
Pamela Strother
NLGJA
Executive Director
Office: 202-588-9888, ext. 11
Mobile: 202-486-5990
pstrother@nlgja.org
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