Nominations Open for 2020 Asian Media Awards – United Kingdom

Deadline: 21-Aug-20

Nominations are now open for the 2020 Asian Media Awards.

Award Categories

• Journalism
  • Journalist of the Year
    •  Journalist of the Year is an individual who has made a lasting impression with a series of reports on TV, radio, print and online. He or she is also an individual whose talent and drive has helped to inspire others within the media industry. He or she is someone who has made a valued contribution with a series of exclusive reports locally, nationally or internationally.
  • Best Investigation
    • This award recognises an individual who has helped to highlight an important issue with an exclusive piece of work on TV, radio, print and online. It aims to reward an investigation, which has had a profound impact for the public good.
  • Regional Journalist of the Year
    • This award is in recognition of the work of an individual working in TV, radio, print and online at a regional or local level. He or she is someone who has produced consistent and varied work at a regional level.
  • Outstanding Young Journalist
    • The Young Journalist Award recognises a person who has made valuable breakthrough into the media with a series of reports on TV, radio, print and online.
  • Report of the Year
    • This recognises the best local news and special feature report affecting the Asian community. This is a team award and nominations can be submitted on behalf of the producer, writer, editor and presenter.
• Radio
  • Best Radio Show
    • This award recognises a radio show and programme that continues to sustain creative high standards.
    • The radio show can be internet based but must be produced and transmitted from a UK base.
  • Radio Presenter of the Year
    • This award acknowledges a radio presenter who has helped to sustain high standards over a period of time both in creativity and innovation.
    • The radio station can be internet based but must be produced and transmitted from a UK base.
• Online
  • Best Blog
    • This award rewards the best columns, opinions, reviews and commentary for their originality, humour and creativity.
• Marketing & PR
  • Media Agency of the Year
    • This award will be presented to an agency that has delivered the most creative and innovative work for its clients targeting an Asian audience.
    • Work must have been carried out and produced in the UK.
• Live Productions
  • Best Stage Production
    • The special award recognises the most creative stage and theatre productions of the year. The event must have taken place between May 1 2019 and August 20 2020.

Eligibility Criteria

• The Asian Media Awards are open to newspaper, radio, TV and websites dedicated to serving the British Asian community. They are open to mainstream media organisations which have aimed to target the Asian community within the UK.
• They are open to international companies who are serving the Asian community within the UK. Categories also aim to reward PR consultancies and in-house departments and the individuals who work within them.

Rules & Regulations

• All work, unless award specifies, must be either carried out in the UK or where involving work overseas, initiated and co-ordinated by staff in the UK.
• Organisations and individuals can enter multiple categories and entries can be submitted on behalf of nominees or by themselves.
• All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.
• The Asian Media Awards will be required to send nomination details to Judging panel members only to assist the nomination and judging process for the awards.  Judging panel members are bound by confidentiality agreement and will not divulge information to third parties.
• They will not use your personal data for any other purpose than for this nomination.
• Not all award categories will have shortlisted candidates. Specific awards will have individual winners.
• Specific award categories will be short-listed on performance over a sustained period of time.
• Entries will be judged by a panel of impartial judges. Judges will disclose to organisers any reservations they may have in judging any specific category if there is any conflict of interest.
• Those shortlisted must be available to attend a finalist event in London and the main ceremony in Manchester.
• Finalists for the awards will be issued with an official Asian Media Awards logo to promote on any marketing material.

How to Enter

• Choose a category to enter and submit no more than 1000 words explaining why you or your selected organisation should be nominated as a finalist.
• The following will be accepted alongside your submission:
  • You may illustrate your submissions with PDFs, JPGs, videos and audio clips of relevant work.
  • Screen prints of relevant designs and concepts
  • Supporting statements from clients (especially relevant for media and PR agencies)

What to Include in your Submission

• Name of category entered
• Title of work
• Company name
• Contact details

Note: If you are submitting on the AMA website, each supporting evidence file must not exceed 10mb in size, larger file sizes can be sent via email using file sharing links such as Transfer, Dropbox or Google Drive.

For more information, visit https://asianmediaawards.com/nominate/