Deadline: 7-Aug-22
The National Center on Disability and Journalism is now accepting entries for the 2022 Katherine Schneider Journalism Award for Excellence in Reporting on Disability, the only national journalism contest devoted exclusively to disability coverage.
Details
For professional journalists, winners will receive a total of $8,000 in cash awards in large media and small media categories. First-place winners in each category will be awarded $2,500 and invited to the Cronkite School for a public lecture or presentation in fall 2022. Second-place winners will receive $1,000 and third-place winners $500.
Categories
- Broad Media Market:
- Radio—top 20 radio market size (according to Nielsen ratings);
- Television—network or syndicated TV and Top 20 markets;
- Print—150,000 circulation or greater (largest single day, including digital replica); and wire services; and magazines, weeklies, and online-only media with a primary focus on a regional or national audience.
- Small Media Market:
- Radio—below top 20 radio market size (according to Nielsen ratings);
- Television—below Top 20 markets;
- Print—150,999 circulation (largest single day, including digital replica); and magazines, weeklies, and online-only media with a primary focus on a state, city, metro area or county.
Eligibility Criteria
Journalists working in digital, print and broadcast media are eligible to enter. Entries are accepted from outside the US, although the work submitted must be in English.
For more information, visit https://ncdj.org/contest/