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ASIA SOCIETY SEEKING NOMINATIONS FOR
2ND ANNUAL OSBORN ELLIOTT PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM
ON ASIA
Winner to be announced at Society’s
Annual Dinner on February 25, 2004
October 30, 2003, New York—The Asia Society is pleased
to announce that it is now seeking nominations for the second
annual Osborn Elliott Prize for Excellence in Asian Journalism.
The $10,000 prize is awarded annually to a writer who has
produced the best example of journalism about Asia in print
during the calendar year, in this case during 2003. Criteria
for the prize will include consideration for the impact of
the work, its originality, creativity, depth of research and
educational value in informing the public about Asia.
The winner will be announced at the Asia Society’s
annual dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria on February 25, 2004.
The first Osborn Elliott Prize for Excellence in Asian Journalism
was awarded to Elisabeth Rosenthal
of The New York Times for her groundbreaking coverage of the
AIDS crisis in China.
The prize honors legendary journalist and author Osborn Elliott,
former editor-in-chief of Newsweek, who set new standards
for reporting and editing and became one of the earliest practitioners
of “civic journalism”—the deliberate focusing
of the journalistic enterprise on urgent issues of public
policy.
An independent jury of distinguished writers, award-winning
journalists and Asia-hands, chaired by Fareed Zakaria will
review recommendations for the prize from media organizations,
journalists, and self-nominations by individual journalists.
Submissions, either by nomination or direct application are
limited to only one per organization or journalist, and must
include the following:
- Name of writer
- Complete contact information, including address, email,
telephone and fax
- 10 copies of the body of journalistic work to be considered
- A submission can consist of a single article, a series
of articles around a single theme or a body of work including
various themes.
- For the purposes of this award, “Asia” is
defined as the Asia Society defines it, comprising countries
from Iran eastward up and including Australia and New Zealand.
It does not include the Arab Middle East.
- The work must be in English.
Materials must be submitted by mail. The deadline for receipt
at Asia Society is January 8, 2004. Electronic and fax submissions
will not be accepted.
Submissions should be directed to:
Karen Karp
Vice President, Marketing and Communications
Asia Society
725 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10021
Due to the large volume of submissions expected, receipt
cannot be acknowledged and only the winner will be notified.
About Asia Society
Asia Society is America’s leading institution dedicated
to fostering understanding of Asia and communication between
Americans and the peoples of Asia and the Pacific. A nonprofit,
nonpartisan educational institution, Asia Society presents
a wide range of programs including major art exhibitions,
performances, media programs, international conferences and
lectures, and initiatives to improve elementary and secondary
education about Asia. The Asia Society is headquartered in
New York City, with regional centers in Washington, D.C.,
Houston, Los Angeles, Hong Kong and Melbourne, Australia,
and representative offices in San Francisco, Manila and Shanghai.
Asia Society
725 Park Avenue (at 70th Street), New York City.
(212) 517-ASIA, www.asiasociety.org
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