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The Anupama Jayaraman Memorial Award, 2007
for young women journalists
Nominations deadline: 7 January 2007

The Jayaraman family and the Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI)
are collaborating in instituting the Anupama Jayaraman Memorial Award
for young women journalists.

The Award has been set up in the memory of Anupama Jayaraman, a young
and promising Bangalore-based journalist who passed away in January
2006. Anupama was not only multi-talented and energetic, but she also
demonstrated a keen interest in issues of human rights and social
justice.

The Award is one of several efforts undertaken by her family to keep
her concerns and ideas alive. It is meant to encourage and honour
young women journalists who, like her, believe in meaningful
journalism and have the courage and determination to write on issues
relating to human rights and social justice. The Award will include a
citation and a cheque for Rs. 15,000.

The 2007 Award will be for a female print journalist living in India
and writing in English. It is hoped that awards in other languages can
be introduced subsequently.

The NWMI is cooperating with the Jayaraman family in launching and
sustaining the Award, which will be presented at the NWMI's annual
meetings held in different parts of the country every year. The local
network responsible for each year's meeting will undertake
responsibility for the Award that year.

The Network of Women in Media, Bangalore, which is hosting the
national network's 5th annual three-day meeting in the city in
February 2007, is coordinating the launch of the Award. A jury of
eminent citizens, including senior journalists, will judge the entries
and select the first recipient of the Anupama Jayaraman Memorial
Award, which will be presented at a public meeting in Bangalore on 9
February 2007.

DETAILS

Objectives

· To encourage, support and honour young women journalists writing on
human rights, social justice and people-centred development.

· To nurture and sustain idealism, enthusiasm and constructive
professionalism among young journalists.

· To promote and strengthen journalism that cares.

Themes

The broad themes to be addressed in the entries are human rights and
social justice, especially in the areas of basic needs (including
access to natural resources), gender equality, and the environment.
Specific topic areas within these themes will be announced each year.
For the 2007 award the topic area is: human rights and women/girls.

Eligibility Criteria

a.. The 2007 Award is for Indian women journalists aged 25 or less,
working in or contributing to the print media in India in English.
b.. All female journalists in this age group, including freelance
journalists, are eligible.
c.. The award is for a body of published work (a minimum of three
articles) over a two-year period (the 2007 Award will be for articles
published between January 2005 and December 2006)
· Among journalists who make it to the short list, those from rural
backgrounds and from Dalit and Adivasi communities will be given
special consideration.

Guidelines for Nominations

· Nominations, sent to the address below, must include:

a) a short write-up on the nominee and her contact details (including
postal address, phone number and e-mail ID)

b) Three bylined articles relating to this year's specified topic
(each of the three submission must include an original clipping and a
xerox copy)

· Apart from editors and other media professionals, members of the
reading public are also welcome to send in nominations

· All nominations must be received by 7 January 07 for the 2007 Award.
Please write "Anupama Jayaraman Memorial Award 2007" on the envelope.

· A jury of five eminent citizens, mainly journalists, will select the
Awardee; their decision will be final.

· All nominations must be typed; all submitted articles must be
printed/published.

Other Details

· The Awardee and the person who nominated her will be personally
informed about the jury's decision between 15 and 20 January 2007.

· Information about the outcome of the Award process will also be
disseminated through various media, NWMI e-groups and the NWMI
website.

Contacts:
The Network of Women in Media, Bangalore
(Attention: Anita Cheria)
# 7, 3rd Cross Road
Priyadarshini Layout
Nagarbhavi Main Road
Bangalore 560 072
E-mail: nwm.bangalore@ gmail.com (Attention: Anita Cheria)

Mobile contacts:
(0) 94484 84797 (Anita Cheria)
(0) 94483 40817 (M. Radhika)

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