2010 WHCA JOURNALISM AWARDS - CALL FOR ENTRIES
The White House Correspondents' Association is presenting three major journalism awards at the annual dinner on Saturday, May 1, 2010, to recognize distinguished reporting. The awards are among the most prestigious in our field. Prizes range from $1,000 to $2,500.
You are encouraged to review your 2009 reporting and consider entering the competition. The three contests are open to print and broadcast journalists.
The WHCA board has enlisted the Medill School of Journalism and Ellen Shearer, co-director of the Medill News Service here in Washington, D.C., to help coordinate the judging of the three contests.
The Merriman Smith Award ($2,500 each) recognizes presidential news coverage under deadline pressure, with separate awards for print and broadcast journalists. Broadcast tapes (CD/DVD only) also may be submitted with scripts.
The Aldo Beckman ($1,000) recognizes repeated excellence in White House coverage, with a single award for either a print or broadcast journalist. Entries may be in the form of clippings, original material, wire copy printouts, photocopies or broadcast scripts. Online entries must be original Web content. Broadcast tapes (CD/DVD only) also may be submitted with scripts.
The Edgar A. Poe Award ($2,500) recognizes excellence in coverage of news of national or regional significance, with a single award for either a print or broadcast journalist. Entries that are multi-part must be limited to 5 print, broadcast, or online stories in the series as one entry. Online entries must be original Web content. Entire series may be submitted as supporting documentation, but only the five stories selected for entry will be fully reviewed for judging. Broadcast tapes (CD/DVD) also may be submitted with scripts.
For more information about each award, click on the individual guidelines links at right. For further questions, please contact Ellen Shearer of Medill News Service at (202) 661-0102 (shearer@northwestern.edu) or Julia Whiston, Executive Director of the WHCA, at (202) 266-7453 (click to send a message).
Ed Henry of CNN chairs the 2010 awards committee and will make the presentations at this year's dinner.
PAST AWARD WINNERS
See the list at right for the WHCA awards links and information about past winners. The 2009 RECIPIENTS page contains information about last year's recipients and photos of the awards presentations. You also can read last year's WINNING ENTRIES on our site. They are reproduced in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format. Use the link at right to download the Acrobat reader. |
