In a bid to recognise the growing importance of work being done by print, broadcast (television and radio) and online news services and honour media professionals for their outstanding contributions in these fields, Media@Change has decided to give annual ‘Media Excellence Awards’. The first edition of the award ceremony will be held on September 21 in Bhubaneswar.
The Media Excellence Awards will be chosen by a jury comprising eminent media persons, academicians and distinguished citizens. In case the jury finds no participant in a category found worthy of inclusion or there are no entries for a category, it may cancel the award category or alternatively decide to nominate media professionals for the category to maintain high standards of participation. Media professionals working in Odisha and/or belonging to Odisha affiliated with regional, national and international news organisation/company can apply. A media professional can apply individually or the organisation/company for which it works can also recommend her/his candidature. That apart, the jury will also have the discretion to nominate entries for different categories.
Candidates can either apply online, by filling up the form (https://goo.gl/forms/DxNzsC5OMbFl3eFq2) available on the Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/MEAOdisha/) of the event or can send in their entries to: Prelude Novel Ventures Pvt ltd, 108/B, 2nd Floor, lalchand Complex, Master Canteen, Bhubaneswar- 751021, Odisha
News articles reported in newspaper or published online and/or aired on television programmes during the last financial year (31.03.2016 to 01.04.2017) indicating the name of newspaper or the TV programme and when it was published/reported.
At least three of their best articles/reports as entries along with their high resolution photographs. In case of photo entries, there should be a title, the photographer’s name and the date and place where the photo was taken. At least two photographs should be sent. For radio programme, audio clippings are to be attached. Deadline for submission of entries will be on or before September 10.