MALTA JOURNALISM AWARDS 2008
Rules and Regulations
The Event: The Malta Journalism Awards is an annual event organised by the Istitut tal-Gurnalisti Maltin (IGM), with the support of a number of leading sponsors.
Aim: The aim of the Awards is to honour journalists or contributors whose
work, published in the previous calendar year, contributed to the enhancement
of the journalism profession in Malta.
Eligibility: All journalists and/or contributors to the media in Malta
are eligible to participate in this contest.
Fees: Members of the Istitut tal-Gurnalisti Maltin or Ghaqda Kittieba
Sports, who have a valid membership card and are up to date in their membership
fees, will participate free of charge. All other participants will pay
€50 to participate in the Awards.
Submissions: Every participant shall submit three works (not more, not
less) in each category s/he wants to participate in, clearly indicating
the date and medium of publication and the category in which the three
items are competing.
These works must have been published in any Maltese or foreign media during
the previous calendar year (1st January-31st December, 2007).
Media include printed, broadcast - radio or TV - and electronic media.
Submissions can also be made by any Editor or News Editor for any journalist
or contributor, irrespective of whether that journalist or contributor
is a member of his staff or not, as long as the Editor or News Editor
obtains permission from that particular journalist or contributor.
Submissions should be made on the appropriate Application Form that can
be obtained from The Honorary Secretary, Istitut tal-Gurnalisti Maltin
or downloaded from here.
Submissions in Maltese: Those submitting works in the Maltese language
should include four copies of each submission or four tapes (instead of
three).
Categories: The Malta Journalism Awards consists of twelve (12) categories,
namely:
Print categories:
Print Journalism - News
Print Journalism - Features
Photo Journalism
Broadcast categories:
Broadcast Journalism - TV Script
Broadcast Journalism - TV Film
Broadcast Journalism - Radio
E-category:
E-Journalism
General categories:
Travel Journalism
Sports Journalism
Sports Photography
Cultural Journalism
Best use of Maltese Language in Journalism.
Print categories: In the case of printed matter, those submitting
works in the English
language should include three copies of each submission.
Print & E-media Originals: If possible one copy of the 3 submissions
(or 4 submissions in the case of submissions in Maltese) has to be the
original newspaper page or electronic page where the submitted item was
published. If not possible, then all photocopies have to be of excellent
quality.
Broadcast categories: In the case of broadcast journalism categories (TV
Script, TV Film
& Radio), three tapes containing all three submissions, one distinctly
separated from the other, should be enclosed.
Submissions in the TV Script andRadio categories must be accompanied by
the respective TV scripts.
Photo Journalism: One mounted copy of each work should be submitted (minimum
size A3). One original copy of the newspaper pages where the photos have
been published is to be submitted concurrently.
All submitted works will become the property of the Istitut tal-Gurnalisti
Maltin, which can use them in any appropriate way after consulting with
the photographer, when it deems fit.
Sports Photography: Since a photograph can sometimes stand on its own,
entries in this
category, adequately captioned, can be submitted by the photographer irrespective
of any accompanying story.
Two Judging Panels: All submissions - except in the visual categories
and Best Use of Maltese Language - are adjudicated by a panel of three
judges, of whom at least one shall be experienced in press photography.
The panel will consist of a Chairperson and two members, appointed by
the organiser of the awards, and their decision is final and binding.
Works competing in the Best Use of Maltese Language shall be judged by an expert selected by Il-Kunsill Nazzjonali ta' l-Ilsien Malti.
Classification: Judges will establish the first three classified in every
category in order of merit. If in any category the judging panel finds
that submissions did not reach the desired standard, they may decide to
classify only two, one or even nobody, depending on the respective case.
Participants/Finalists: Participants shall bind themselves to give a short
comment on
video about their works, which will be filmed and screened in the Award
Giving Ceremony. Failure to do so shall automatically lead to the disqualification
of that Finalist.
Sponsors: The sponsors of each category are:
Print categories:
Print Journalism - News - HSBC Bank Malta p.l.c.
Print Journalism - Features - Vodafone Malta Ltd
Photo Journalism - The Farsons Foundation
Broadcast categories:
Broadcast Journalism - TV Script - Broadcasting Authority
Broadcast Journalism - TV Film - Broadcasting Authority
Broadcast Journalism - Radio - Broadcasting Authority
E-category:
E-Journalism - SmartCity Malta
General categories:
Travel Journalism - Emirates Airline
Sports Journalism - Good Causes Fund
Sports Photography - Malta International Airport
Cultural Journalism - Malta Tourism Authority
Best use of Maltese Language in Journalism
The Gold Award is being sponsored by Fondazzjoni Tumas Fenech ghall-Edukazzjoni
fil-Gurnalizmu.
Prizes: The first three classified in each category will receive a certificate.
The winner in each category will also receive a cash prize of €350
and the respective Category Trophy.
Sponsors are free to offer any other prize to the winners of their respective
categories.
Presentation: The winners will be announced at a Presentation Ceremony
to be held in November 2008 at Robert Samut Hall, Floriana.
Closing Date: Submissions for the 18th edition of the Malta Journalism
Awards will be received at the offices of the Institute of Maltese Journalists,
104, Old Mint Street, Valletta, on Monday, 14 and Tuesday, 15 July, 2008,
between 5.00 p.m. and 7.00 p.m. Non-members have to pay the participation
fee with the submission.
Last Update 5th June 2004
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