Award Entry Materials
PLEASE NOTE: Then submission deadline has been extended to December 23, 2009. Send in your nominations today!
How to Apply
The Minnesota News Council accepts nominations for a single article or editorial; series of stories or editorials; or a body of work by an individual journalist.
Anyone may submit a nomination by sending an application form to the address below, as well as 3 copies of the work and a letter of nomination explaining why the entry is an excellent example of fairness in journalism. The letter must explain how the work was developed, reported and presented to news consumers in the context of fairness. The letter should also explain how the publication itself defines fairness and how that was applied to the particular work – from brainstorming to final publication.
To be eligible for the inaugural 2010 award, the work must have been published in a Minnesota newspaper between Jan. 1, 2008 and Nov. 30, 2009. Entries must be postmarked by Dec. 11, 2009.
Up to two prizes will be awarded each year. One award will go to a newspaper, the other to an individual journalist for a single article or editorial or a series of stories or editorials that exemplify fairness. Winners will receive a cash prize and commemorative plaque.