---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sree Sreenivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mar 18, 2008 8:25 AM Subject: CONTEST: SAJA Journalism Awards deadline is March 31 To: SAJA E-mail Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Dear colleagues: Please consider sharing this with your colleagues and friends. >From http://saja.org/awards/2008awards.html The South Asian Journalists Association and SAJA Group Inc invite individual journalists and news organizations in North America to submit entries to this year's SAJA Journalism Awards. This contest recognizes excellence in coverage of South Asia, as well as outstanding reporting by South Asian journalists in the U.S. and Canada. The 2008 Awards, which are open to media companies headquartered in the U.S. and Canada, consist of 12 categories, including print, photography, new media, broadcast, editorials and student work. Please note: there's a special, one-time category for "Outstanding piece covering the political turmoil in Pakistan: All media, including photography." Submissions can include print articles, editorials, photographs and new media pieces published, and broadcasts aired, between Jan 1 and Dec. 31, 2007. The deadline to apply is March 31. Details about our fast, efficient process: http://saja.org/awards/2008awards.html ENTRY FEE (entries without payment will NOT be processed): $20.00 (if an individual is paying, not the company) $50.00 (company) We have eliminated the entry fee for students, but will accept only three submissions per student. Direct all questions to Monika Mathur, awards chair and SAJA board member: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (subject line = "SAJA Awards") If you'd like to volunteer to help us judge these, let Monika know, too. NOTE: Winners will be notified prior to the SAJA Convention and prizes will be presented at SAJA's 13th Anniversary Convention & Job Fair, June 20-21, 2008, in NYC. Questions, comments, suggestions about the convention to SAJA VP and convention chair V.V. Ganeshananthan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sponsorship info: http://saja.org/about/sponsorship.html -30- -- http://geekentertainment.tv [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
