Hey all. This is a fun competition for you audio folks. Win a free trip to the Third Coast Festival happening Oct 28-30. Good luck! -Mia
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We’re so very excited to announce that after a year of hibernation, the Third Coast ShortDocs Challenge is BACK! www.thirdcoastfestival.org/competitions/shortdocs/2010
This year’s Challenge – “Book Odds” – is a happy collaboration with [...]
Big money available for excellent reporting in science, engineering, and medicine. Nomination deadline 4/14. [...]
Deadline approaching for the Society of Environmental Journalists Annual Awards. Details below. -mia
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April 1 is the last day to enter SEJ’s Annual Awards for Reporting on the Environment – that’s less than two weeks away.
Entering is easier this year because you can do it online ( http://www.sej.org/initiatives/awards-fellowships/sej-annual-awards-reporting-environment).
The contest honors outstanding environmental coverage in 10 categories, [...]
The American Society of Magazine Editors offer the first ever awards for Digital Media – including [...]
FYI – the SAJA Award deadline is approaching. Good luck! -Mia
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Please share with journalists you know. Some of the winners each year are NOT South Asian.
SAJA 2010 Journalism Awards DEADLINES 3/5/10 and 3/26/10
http://bit.ly/sajajawards2010
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 [...]
Freelance Cafe member April Dembosky won the Best New Artist award in the Third Coast International Audio Festival competition last fall. Check out her feature below.
Best New Artist
Death Comes Home (USA)
By April Dembosky with advisors Claire Schoen and Cynthia Gorney
Death Comes Home is a portrait of three families who have chosen to forego the funeral director [...]
Freelance Cafe member Erik Castro won first place in the The National Press Photographers Association monthly peer-reviewed multimedia contest recently. Check it out!
1st place Individual Audio Slideshow - Musical Maycie
Erik Castro
Notes: A blind girl’s life in a children’s orchestra (published 10-02-09 [...]
Info below on the Casey Medals – in recognition of excellent reporting on children and families. Go for it! -mia
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[image: JCCF logo] The 2010 Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism
Enter the 16th annual Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalismcompetition, which recognizes exemplary reporting on children and families. This year, we’ve updated our categories for the digital age: For [...]