2009 David S. Barr Award Deadline, Eligibility, and Requirements

01 Oct 2009

The Guild Reporter

Deadline:
The deadline for all entries is the close of business Friday, January 29, 2010.

Eligibility:
The awards competition is open to all high school students, including those enrolled in vocational, technical or special education programs; and to all part-time or full-time college students, including those in community colleges and in graduate programs.

All entries must be of work published or broadcast that helped to right a wrong; corrected an injustice; or promoted justice and fairness.

Award:
The amount of the award is $500 for the high school student winner and $1,500 for the college student winner. The awards are presented at the annual Freedom Award Celebration which will be held in Washington, DC on June 22, 2010. The winners will receive transportation to Washington, DC and hotel lodging to attend the event.

Publication Dates:
All entries must be of work published or broadcast between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2009.

Requirements:
No more than one entry per contestant is permitted. Included with the entry should be a brief summary of the work submitted. One original copy of the entry, as published or broadcast, must be submitted with four photocopies.  The publications name must be included somewhere on the original and/or the photocopies.  A signed official application form must be attached to each copy of each entry. Click here for the application form. (You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader.)

Judging will be conducted in Washington, D.C. by a four-member panel, including a journalist, an academic, a labor lawyer and a member of the Barr family.

All entries become the property of the awards committee.

Address:
David S. Barr Award
The Newspaper Guild-CWA
501 Third Street, N.W., 6th floor
Washington, DC 20001-2797

Phone:
202/434-7177

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