Deadline: 31-Jan-22
The NIHCM Foundation is currently accepting applications for the 8th Annual Digital Media Award.
The NIHCM Foundation Health Care Digital Media Award recognizes excellence in digital media that improves understanding of health care topics through analysis grounded in empirical evidence.
Award Information
A $20,000 prize will be presented to the winner.
Eligibility Criteria
- Entries must originally have been published in 2021.
- Entry is limited to articles featuring digital content produced specifically for an online audience, which may include video, graphics and/or multimedia.
- Entries should not be largely the same as stories that ran in print publications or that were broadcast on television or radio.
- Entries must examine issues related to health or the health care system.
- Entries that express policy preferences will be considered only if supported with citation of empirical evidence.
- Entries will be accepted from news sites, independent blogs, newspapers or journals, and blogs associated with universities or other organizations.
- Entry is free
- Limit two entries per entrant
- An entry can be a series of posts as long as the posts are: linked by topic or produced by the same author or by a collaborative team of authors
- An entry can be a series of posts as long as the posts are linked by topic and the articles can be recognized as a series.
Selection Criteria
- Influential in terms of:
- sparking policy change,
- broadly informing the public and/or
- stimulating conversation on timely issues
- Effective use of the unique powers and attributes of digital media
- The digital content should be the focus of the story and the central storytelling tool.
- Logical, clear and insightful analysis
- Uses credible evidence to substantiate ideas
For more information, visit https://nihcm.org/awards/digital-media