Awards for editorial excellence
include two new categories; deadline February 15
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KONG, CHINA - Media OutReach - December 19, 2016 - The Society of Publishers in Asia(SOPA), a
Hong Kong-based not-for-profit organization dedicated to pursuing excellence
in journalism, today announced the call for entries for its "SOPA 2017 Awards for Editorial Excellence,"
which will include several new award categories.
The
annual awards, established in 1999, represent a world-class benchmark to
recognize the best practices in journalism in Asia Pacific, while driving
journalistic innovation across international, regional and local media
platforms in the region. Now open for entries, the deadline for submissions
is 3pm on February 15, 2017.
The
awards include two new categories to better represent the region's evolving
media landscape. They are Excellence
in Journalistic Innovation and Excellence in Video Reporting,
which aim to honor the highest standards in the use of digital tools to deliver
more engaging news and short-form video reports. The previous categories of
news and feature photography will now be combined into one category of Excellence in Photography.
For
the 2017 Awards, media will compete in 17
categories (full list below)
including Journalist of the
Year, Excellence in
Business Reporting and Excellence in Feature Writing.
SOPA encourages entries from both large and small publications with entries
classified by circulation and language type -- English or Chinese. The 2016
Awards attracted more than 700 submissions, a record number.
"The
SOPA Awards provide the best forum to honor the greatest reporting, writing
and design in publishing in Asia Pacific," said Ms. S.K. Witcher, Deputy
Asia Editor of The New York Times and Chair of the SOPA Editorial Committee.
"By recognizing the best practices, we hope to inspire journalists to
keep pursuing excellence in their profession, delivering the information that
matters, bringing crucial social issues to notice and further guarding
freedom of press."
Commenting on the new awards,
Ms. Witcher said: "Most readers now get their news via smartphones or other
mobile devices, and media organisations have duly responded by launching
digital apps and multimedia online channels. The two new categories recognize
these efforts to reach audiences and enrich the reading experience."
The judging panel for the
awards comprises more than 100 media professionals from some of the region's
most influential media, along with academics from a number of Asia's leading
journalism schools. The Journalism & Media Studies Centre of the
University of Hong Kong is the Awards Administrator for the 7th consecutive year.
For the purposes of the
awards, Asia Pacific is defined to include Afghanistan and the Central Asia
republics, the Indian subcontinent, North and East Asia, Southeast Asia and
Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific Islands.
Submissions
can be made online at www.sopawards.com. The award finalists will
be announced in May 2017, with the winners named at the SOPA Awards Gala
Dinner on June 15, 2017. Award submission eligibility and application
information is available at www.sopawards.com.
Invest
Hong Kong is Platinum Sponsor for the 2017 SOPA Awards. Gold sponsors are
Google and Facebook.
1. Excellence in Reporting on Women's
Issues
2. Excellence in Journalistic
Innovation *NEW
3. Excellence in Video Reporting *NEW
4. Excellence in Human Rights Reporting
5. Excellence in Feature Writing
6. Excellence in Magazine Design
7. Excellence in Lifestyle Coverage
8. Excellence in Explanatory Reporting
9. Excellence in Business Reporting
10. Excellence in Information Graphics
11. Excellence in Reporting Breaking
News
12. Excellence in Opinion Writing
13. Excellence in Reporting on the
Environment
14. Excellence in Photography *NEW
15. The Scoop Award
16. Excellence in Investigative Reporting
17. Journalist of the Year
About
SOPA
The Society of Publishers in Asia
(SOPA) was founded in 1982 to champion freedom of the press, promote
excellence in journalism and endorse best practices for all local and
regional publishing platforms in Asia Pacific. SOPA is a not-for-profit
organization based in Hong Kong and representing international, regional and
local media companies across the region. The Society of Publishers in
Asia is also host to the prestigious annual SOPA Awards for Editorial Excellence,
which serve as the world-class benchmark for quality journalism in Asia. www.sopasia.com
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