ENTER THE JOURNALISM CENTER ON CHILDREN AND FAMILIES’
16TH ANNUAL NATIONAL AWARDS COMPETITION
2010 Casey Medals Expand to Include
Digital Journalists, Citizen Media
This year’s Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism mark a new era as the
Journalism Center on Children & Families enters the 16th year of the
national awards competition and the Center is inviting all SPJ New Mexico
members to enter.
The Casey Medals honor exemplary reporting on children, youth and families
and are funded by The Annie E. Casey Foundation. In recognition of
significant changes in online news delivery, JCCF revamped several
categories and expanded eligibility.
For the first time, citizen journalists and reporters from online-only news
sites are eligible to apply in all categories. The “Television” and “Radio”
categories are restructured as “Video” and “Audio,” expanded to include both
broadcast media and the advent of Web-only audio and video entries.
“It’s clear that 2009 brought innovative reporting on child and family
issues across the board in all forms of media,” said executive director Gena
Fitzgerald. “We’re thrilled to see this fresh surge in reporting on these
critical issues, so we wanted to create innovative categories and fresh
change for the digital age.”
First-place winners receive $1,000 and will be honored at a ceremony in
Washington, D.C. in October. Casey Medal Winners are automatically
considered for two additional $5,000 awards presented by JCCF’s partner,
America’s Promise Alliance. Created to honor the legacy of Tim Russert, the
America’s Promise Journalism Awards
<http://www.americaspromise.org/About-the-Alliance/Press-Room/Press-Releases
/2009/Journalism-Awards.aspx> honor work in two categories: Awareness and
Action.
Entries must be received by Friday, March 5, 2010 and winners will be
announced in June 2010.
ENTER NOW: APPLICATION AND GUIDELINES
<http://www.journalismcenter.org/../../../../../awards/2010-casey-medals>
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HISTORY
The Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism honor distinguished coverage of
disadvantaged children, youth and families. More than 4,500 journalists have
competed for the Casey Medals since 1994.
The awards were created to inspire and recognize exemplary reporting on
children and families. Winning stories offer a fresh take on a significant
issue, show enterprise in research and reporting and demonstrate masterful
storytelling and impact. Judging is conducted by respected journalists and
journalism educators.
First place winners in twelve categories receive a $1,000 prize and are
honored at an October ceremony in Washington, D.C. Runners-up and honorable
mentions receive a certificate of merit. Categories include newspaper,
video, magazine, audio, multimedia and photojournalism. The awards are
funded by The Annie E. Casey Foundation.
In 2009, America’s Promise Alliance partnered with the Journalism Center on
Children & Families to launch its first annual journalism awards for
excellence in coverage of youth issues. The America’s Promise Journalism
Awards honor those members of the media whose work helped to raise national
awareness about the needs of young people and inspire communities nationwide
to put the needs of children and youth first.
The Journalism Awards are presented to two entries (print, broadcast or
online) selected from the pool of that year’s Casey Medals for Meritorious
Journalism winners. The Alliance’s distinguished panel of judges selects one
award recipient for each of two categories: Awareness and Action. Awareness
entries are judged based on whether the submission provided a fresh take on
an existing issue, or highlighted a topic little-known to readers. The
Action Award is given to a piece that inspired action on behalf of young
people that led directly to community-wide change.
Each recipient receives a $5,000 honorarium from the Alliance in addition to
receiving the Casey medal. Winners are announced at the awards dinner in
October.