National media awards will be given for better work done for educating and making voters aware in the year 2018 by the Election Commission of India. Election Commission of India has invited entries from the media houses for the National Media Awards.

 This award will be given for better contribution in the campaign to educate voters and make them aware during the year 2018.These four awards will be given for print media, television (electronic), radio (electronic) and online (internet) / social media. The date given for submitting the entries for the award by the Commission earlier was November 30, which has been extended to December 14. Entries can now be sent for the award till December 14.

Media houses will be honoured with awards for their participation and increasing awareness among voters in the electoral process, for educating them and making them aware of the voting process, the contributions given in the constituencies to help general public be recognized as voters and understand the importance of voting. Citations and memorabilia will be presented as awards at a ceremony to be organized on January 25, 2019, on National Voters Day.

The awards will be selected on the basis of the criteria set by the jury. It will include the quality of voter awareness campaign, number of coverage and expansion, proof of impact on the masses and other related factors. Necessary conditions have also been fixed to be included in the award. It is important to meet certain conditions. The entries sent in these must include news published, broadcast and telecast in the year 2018.

Under the work done during the year 2018 in the field of print, the entries sent by the Media Houses for the award in the field of print, the number of news items / articles (articles) and the total published space should be given in square centimeters. Apart from this, print copy of newspapers / articles, photocopy full size or related link, website address or soft copy in PDF also has to be attached. Any other activity such as direct engagement with the public or any related information can also be attached to the entry..Broadcast television (electronic) and radio (electronic) entries will have to be accompanied with the campaign launched in the year 2018.

In this information about the total time and frequency of the broadcast / telecast of each spot during the stipulated time in CD or DVD or pen-drive will have to be provided.

Information about the total time of spot/ news broadcasts will also have to be attached. Voter awareness will have to give news feature or programme with details of duration, telecast / broadcast, date / time and frequency with CD or DVD or pen-drive or other digital media. Apart from this, other activities related to public engagement and other required information can also be attached.

A brief report of the work done in the year 2018 along with online (Internet) / Social Media entries, which will include the number of posts / blogs / campaign/ tweets / articles etc. The soft copy must be attached in the PDF form of the link or related website.

 In addition to this, the activities related to any other issues connected with the public or online impact, and any other information required will have to be attached.

About sending entries for the award, it has been made clear that in case of submission of entries in additional languages of English / Hindi, the English translation of the concerned will have to be attached. In the entries received, the first 10-minute feature / programme will be used by the jury of Broadcast Material. The decision of the Commission will be final and no communication will be entertained in this regard. All the decisions related to the award are safe with the Commission.

The name, address, telephone, fax number and e-mail should also be given with the entry by the media house. All entries are to be sent before 14th December, 2018 to Pawan Diwan, Under Secretary (Communication), Election Commission of India, Election House, Ashok Road, New Delhi-110001. The e-mail ID for mailing is media.election.eci@gmail.com, diwaneci@yahoo.co.in.