DEADLINE EXTENDED For Distinguished Journalist Award Nominations
We’ve received some late-breaking nominations and want to give each of you a final chance to reward a talented journalist. You’ve got until 5 p.m. Nov. 5 to send us a name.
The Greater Los Angeles chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is seeking nominations for the chapter’s 2015 Distinguished Journalists Awards and 2015 Freedom of Information Award.
The five journalism categories include print with circulation of 90,000 or more; print with circulation of less than 90,000; television broadcast; radio broadcast; and digital media. Nominees may include reporters, news anchors, behind-the-scenes writers, editors or producers. Awards recognize a body of work rather than an individual story.
The FOI award honors a non-journalist who has helped promote First Amendment issues. Previous winners have worked in the legal profession, academia, government and nonprofit organizations.
Nomination forms must be submitted by email to Elizabeth Marcellino at eliz.marcellino@gmail.com no later than 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5.
Awards will be presented at the SPJ/LA annual awards banquet in the spring of 2016.
The Society of Professional Journalists is the nation’s largest and most broad-based journalism organization, dedicated to promoting high standards of ethical behavior and encouraging the free practice of journalism. Founded in 1909 as Sigma Delta Chi, SPJ works to inspire and educate the next generation of journalists and protects the First Amendment guarantees of freedom of speech and press.
Download the form here: SPJLA Awards Nomination Form
Contact: Elizabeth Marcellino, SPJ/LA eliz.marcellino@gmail.com/spjlosangeles@gmail.com