The Mumbai Press
Club invites entries for the prestigious National
RedInk Awards for Excellence in Journalism–2019. In the 9th year now, the RedInk
Awards have been instituted to promote best practices among journalists and
encourage good quality writing, fair play and high ethical standards.
Over the years,
along with the growing interest in the awards and the number of entries, the
categories of awards have also grown. For instance, the category of ‘Women’s
Empowerment’ was added last year. This year, a fresh category: ‘Coverage of the
Arts – both Fine Arts and Performing Arts’ is being added as an additional
category for recognizing excellence in journalism, says the Club in a Media
Release.
Deadline: March 31, 2019
Entries in the
form of articles or stories published in the print or digital medium and
television stories broadcast during calendar year 2018 [Category 1-11] and
photographs that had an impact [Category 12] published in the print or digital
medium in 2018, are invited in the following categories of journalism:
1.
Business
& Economy
2.
Crime
3.
Environment
4.
Health
& Wellness
5.
Human
Rights
6.
Lifestyle
& Entertainment
7.
Politics
8.
Science
& Innovation
9.
Sports
10.
Women’s
Empowerment & Gender Equality
11.
The
Arts*
12.
The
Big Picture (Photograph of the year)
Mumbai Press Club
will also honour outstanding journalists in the following categories:
13.
‘The
Journalist of the Year’ Award will be for a body of work (in any of the streams–
print, digital or TV) in calendar year 2018 that created a lasting impact.
14.
“Mumbai
Star Reporter” Outstanding reporter working within Mumbai Metropolitan Region
(MMR) in any streams– print, digital or TV in calendar year 2018 whose story
created a lasting impact.
15.
Lifetime
Achievement Award’ is for a senior journalist who has contributed
substantially, in the period of his/her career, to the growth and strengthening
of the profession.
The awards
selection for category 1-12 will be made by a special jury. For category 13-15,
the Managing Committee of the Mumbai Press Club will select the award winners.
The winning entries in each category will be
awarded a total cash prize of Rs. 1 Lakh, a trophy and a citation.
* ‘The Arts’ – This newly-introduced category includes
journalistic coverage of two broad areas of the Arts – 1. Fine Arts or Visual
Arts that are to do with creative forms such as painting, sculpture, drawing,
water colours, graphics and architecture; and 2. Performing Arts that involve
skills of public performance such as acting, singing or dancing. The prize
money in this category will be split equally between the winners of the two
streams.
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| BBC veteran Mark Tully (in shawl) receiving the RedInk Award last year |
The broad guidelines for the contest are:
1.
A copy
of the published Article (print or digital) or broadcast story needs to be sent
along with the entry form.
2.
Individual
entries must be accompanied by an entry form that can be downloaded from
www.mumbaipressclub.com giving details of the journalist and accompanied by a
recent photograph.
3.
Entries
should have been published / broadcast in Calendar Year 2018.
4.
The
various award categories should be studied carefully, and applications marked
specifically for the category they fit into.
5.
An
applicant is allowed a maximum of 3 entries across all categories.
6.
Entries
will need to be authenticated (supported/recommended) by the Editors/Media
Heads of respective media platforms.
7.
It
will be helpful for judges if entries not in English, Hindi and Marathi are
accompanied by an English translation.
8.
Entries
must have been published in registered print publications like newspapers or
magazines or web-based publications / television networks; Writings on blogs
however are not eligible for entry.
9.
Entries
of published articles must be accompanied with a scanned copy (print medium) or
print out (digital medium).
10.
Entries
in the various television categories must be sent with a story link. Television
entries must carry a brief text on the story and its impact.
11.
Entries must be mailed not later than March
31, 2019 to: redinkawards@pressclubmumbai.com with a
subject ‘Category Name’ for example: Sports – Print or Sports - Television.
12.
Entries
can also be sent via post and should have ‘RedInk Awards-2019’ followed by the
category name mentioned in bold and addressed to: The Secretary, Mumbai Press Club, Glass House, Azad Maidan,
MahapalikaMarg, Mumbai–400001.
13.
A
distinguished panel of judges, appointed by the Mumbai Press Club for each of
the categories, will decide the winners.
14.
The
decisions made by the Judges and the Mumbai Press Club will be final.
15.
In the
case of a multi-bylined article/bylined broadcast story winning an Award, all
the authors/ contributors will share the prize money.
16.
Winners
who are not residents of Mumbai will be provided travel to and fro and
accommodation for the Awards Ceremony.
17.
No
claim shall be entertained in case the winner fails to collect the prize at the
award ceremony.
18.
Please
read the terms & conditions before entering the contest.
The Mumbai Press
Club urges Editors/Media Heads to share this Awards information with their
teams. Editors and Media Heads are also requested to nominate outstanding
stories/articles for consideration under each category.
RedInk Awards - 2019: Terms and Conditions
Mumbai Press Club (MPC) will not be responsible for
incomplete, illegible, unviewable, lost and late entries, all of which will be
disqualified. MPC reserves the right to disqualify entries by persons
determined by MPC to be tampering with or abusing any aspect of the Contest.
MPC further reserves the right to disqualify any entry that is alleged to
infringe on any third-party intellectual property or other rights, or that MPC
deems to be, in its sole discretion, obscene, offensive or otherwise
inappropriate for viewing by a general audience.
By entering the Contest, each contestant agrees that
MPC and its licensees may publish his or her story or photograph or video in
the related content of RedInk Awards and exhibit, copy, publish, make
derivative works from or otherwise use his or her entry and other entry
materials for any purpose, in any media, in perpetuity, without limitation or
additional compensation.
By entering the Contest, you agree to MPC’s and its
licensees' use of your name, likeness and biographical information in any media
for non-commercial purpose without limitation or further compensation, unless
prohibited by law. By entering the Contest, you further agree to release and
indemnify the MPC against any liability, claims, injuries, losses or damages of
any kind arising from or in connection with your participation in the contest.
MPC, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to suspend, modify or terminate
this contest if it determines in its sole discretion that tampering, fraud or
any other cause beyond the reasonable control of MPC has corrupted, compromised
or impaired the security, integrity, fairness or proper operation of the
contest.
The Mumbai Courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction to
settle any disputes which may arise out of or in connection with the RedInk
Awards 2019.
