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Environmental Journalism
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Sponsor
The Eureka Prize for Environmental Journalism is sponsored by Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts.
Description
Awarded to an Australian journalist(s) or communicator(s) whose work is assessed as having most effectively communicated environmental issues to the public.
prize
$10,000
Purpose
The Australian Government Peter Hunt Eureka Prize for Environmental Journalism is Australia's most significant cash award for environmental journalism.
The prize was established in 1992 to commemorate the work of the late ABC Science broadcaster Dr Peter Hunt in recognition of his outstanding professionalism in investigative journalism.
Judging Criteria
Judging criteria:
Newsworthiness: timely work that adds to or encourages debate on current issues.
Impact: work is noteworthy for its positive effect or influence in the community.
Accuracy: work is factually correct.
Effectiveness: work makes a balanced and significant contribution to a greater public understanding and appreciation of contemporary issues or developments in the environment.
Creativity: in communicating concepts and ideas: work engenders interest by using creative and clear communication.
Appropriateness of context: material is pitched at the right level in terms of complexity and technical issues for the audience involved.
Adherence to ethical standards: in recognition of Peter Hunt's legacy, all work is original and adheres to the highest standard of investigative journalism - including the MEAA Code of Ethics.
Special emphasis is given to work that informs and influences public and/or corporate attitudes to a significant national environmental issue(s), is balanced and accurate in its coverage and has real or potential practical impact on the issue(s).
Conditions of entry
The prize is open to individuals or groups.
Entrants are required to submit pieces that best represent their work (maximum of 5 per entry). In addition to this, supporting articles can be supplied if they enhance the aforementioned entry.
Work entered in this prize must have been:
• undertaken by an Australian citizen(s) or Australian resident(s). Where the entry is by a research group, all members of the group must meet this criterion; and
• published or broadcast for the first time in the Australian media within 12 months prior to the close of entries.
Entrants are required to declare and disclose any subsequent corrections or challenges to the accuracy of an entry, or claims of plagiarism or defamation against the work submitted.
The following are NOT eligible for this prize:
• work that you have edited only and not authored; and
• books.
Online entry forms close midnight AEST Friday 7 May 2010. Hard copy entries will not be considered until and unless an online entry form has been completed.
Completed entries must be received by the Australian Museum no later than 5pm AEST on Friday 14 May 2010. Entries delivered to the Australian Museum after this time will not be considered.
Entries with insufficient sets of documentation will not be considered.
Submitted material will not be returned.
Work entered for this prize may not be entered/nominated for another Australian Museum Eureka Prize.
The deliberations of the judging panel remain confidential. All recommendations and decisions taken are binding and final and no correspondence will be entered into on such matters. The judges reserve the right not to award a Prize in any given year if, in their view, the quality of entries is insufficiently meritorious.
Information provided by the entrant(s) in relation to the Australian Museum Eureka Prizes (including photos), may be used by the Australian Museum for promotional/publicity purposes. This may include, and is not restricted to, the information being used on websites, social media, printed material, advertisements, press releases etc.
Personal information provided in connection with the Australian Museum Eureka Prizes will be used only by the Australian Museum and only in connection with the Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.
How to enter
1. Complete an online entry form
Complete the online entry form by midnight AEST on Friday 7 May 2010. Make sure you print out a copy.
2. Prepare five (5) sets of the entry, with each set consisting of:
1. a printed copy of the online entry form as submitted
2. a statement of 200 words describing the circumstances behind the entry, eg. the origin of the idea, effort in making it a reality, difficulties encountered, or any other matter considered by the entrant to be relevant to its consideration by the judges
3. copies of the relevant material being entered (not necessarily originals). Television entries should be submitted in CD or DVD format.
2. Submit the entry
Submit five (5) complete and separate sets of the entry clipped together (not bound). Please do NOT bother with elaborate presentation when submitting the entry. This will be removed before material is sent to judges. The five (5) sets of the entry should be sent to:
Peter Hunt Eureka Prize for Environmental Journalism
Australian Museum
6 College Street
SYDNEY NSW 2010
3. DEADLINE for submission of entries
The five (5) sets of the entry must be received at the Australian Museum by 5pm AEST on Friday 14 May 2010. Entries received after this time will not be considered.
