Award for excellence in reporting on HIV/AIDS.

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Excellence in reporting on HIV/AIDS.

The Ramnath Goenka Foundation is pleased to announce its association

with USAID, Avert Society and Health Communication Partnership/s

Hopkins University (HCP/JHU) to present, Awards for Excellence in

HIV/AIDS Journalism.

The awards will cover the Indian print media in English and Marathi,

and will be given to an author of an article or series in a

newspaper or magazine that makes an exceptional contribution to

public awareness and understanding of HIV/AIDS issues. The

report/series of reports must be a substantive work that covers a

story comprehensively and raises public consciousness and awareness

about HIV/AIDS issues. The entries will be judged on general

excellence, quality of writing and coverage that most accurately,

objectively and sensitively portrays HIV/AIDS and leads to a greater

awareness and understanding of HIV/AIDS issues. Due emphasis will be

given to use of appropriate language, gender sensitivity, ethical

and human rights considerations.

The two award winners, one each in English and Marathi will be

nominated to attend the three week Leadership in Strategic Health

Communication Workshop at the s Hopkins Bloomberg School of

Public Health/ Centre for Communication Programs in Baltimore, USA

in June 2007.

How to Apply

Nominees for the awards will be proposed and selected by a national

panel of advisors. The panel will also consider entries sent from

media houses , newsrooms or individual reporters. The rules are as

follows:

• All entries must be received by December 31, 2006. Each entry must

have been published or broadcast between April 1, 2005 and April 30,

2006.

• A series must be designated as such by the publication when it is

printed. A regular column may also be submitted as a series.

• Fiction will not be considered.

• Two reprints or originals of each article/programme must be

submitted with every entry. Every copy must have an entry form.

Entry forms may be either originals or copies or printed from the

website.

Print - submit two originals (or clear photocopies) of news or

feature stories

Television - submit two VHS tapes along with script/s

• No more than two entries by the same writer must be submitted. In

case of regional language awards, the entries can be in the

respective regional languages. A translation must be supplied for

any article not written in English.

• Entries must be works published/broadcast by a newspaper,

magazine, wire or syndication service or television channel.

• Submit originals or copies showing publication date

• No newspaper, magazine, wire service, syndication service or news

organization may have more than two entries in each category.

• A sponsoring letter of nomination must be signed by someone other

than the nominee, employed by the same organization, and included

with the entry.

• Entry form should be completed and secured to the front of the

entry. Be sure you have the right entry form attached. A duplicate

of the completed form should be paper-clipped to the front of the

entry.

A copy of the application forum is available from the following url

http://www.expressindia.com/rngf/awards/rmg-form.pdf

Send the entry form at the following address:

Ms. Utsah Kohli

The Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Limited

B-14 A, Qutub Institutional Area,

New Delhi-110016, India

Tel : 26530101-10

Email : rngf@...

http://www.expressindia.com/rngf/awards/2006_categories.html