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New America Award
Postmark Deadline: Feb. 9, 2012

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Click here to download the entry form. Entry forms may be photocopied as needed.

Mail all entry materials to:
New America Award
Society of Professional Journalists
3909 North Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN 46208

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2010 Winner
“Civil War Kids: Young Somalis in Minnesota,” series, by Minnesota Public Radio News
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Previous winners
2009  The Phoenix New Times, KGTV 10 (San Diego) News I-Team
2008  Stephanie Czekalinski, Jill Riepenhoff and Todd Jones, The Columbus Dispatch
2007  Karen Frillmann and Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska
2006  Segunda Juventud
2005  WNYC Radio, The Center for New York City Affairs at The New School in association with Minnesota Public Radio and Macollvie Jean-Francois, Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska and Arun Venugopal
2004  Mary C. Johns, Beauty Turner and Brian J. Rogal

SPJ’s New America Award honors public service journalism that explores and exposes an issue of importance to immigrant or ethnic communities living in the United States. Although not required, collaboration with ethnic media is taken into account.

To be eligible, work must have been published or broadcast during the 2011 calendar year. SPJ welcomes nominations from media outlets, journalists, community and issue advocacy groups, individuals and others concerned with ethnic issues.

Entries for the New America Award must be postmarked by Thursday, February 9, 2012.

Each entry must include a cover letter explaining the significance of the issue and why it was chosen to report on. The letter should explain any obstacles encountered and benefits gained. The letter can also provide background about the nominees and talk about the effects of the journalism produced. Entries may be in any language; however, English translations must be supplied for entries that are not in English. For broadcast entries, transcripts in English are required. There is no fee to enter the contest.

General Rules

— Submission must include four complete copies of the entry. (All four entries should contain an entry form, cover letter and the published work).
— Entry forms may be photocopied as needed.
— Incomplete entries will be disqualified.
— Mark the date of the publication or broadcast on the entry form.
— Material submitted for the contest will not be returned.
— Entries may be in any language, however, English translations must be supplied for entries that are not in English. For broadcast entries, transcripts in English are required.
— There is no entry fee.

Mail all entry materials to SPJ Headquarters:
New America Award
Society of Professional Journalists
3909 North Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN 46208

Category Specific Rules

Print:  Entries should be original tear sheets or clear photocopies.
TV:  Entries should be submitted on DVD.
Radio:  Entries should be submitted on CD-ROM.
Online:  Entries should be either printouts of Web pages or a letter listing all URLs relevant to the entry. Entries that submit inaccurate or incomplete URLs will be disqualified. Web links must remain active until the award winners are announced in June 2012.

For More Information

Contact SPJ Headquarters at 317/927-8000 or e-mail us at awards@spj.org.