By A Correspondent
The Mumbai Press Club has announced the call for entries for the National RedInk Awards for Excellence in Journalism–2018. In the eighth year now, the RedInk Awards have been instituted to promote best practices among journalists and encourage good quality writing, fair play and high ethical standards.Entries must be submitted by February 28, 2018.
Entries in the form of articles or stories published in the print or digital medium and television stories broadcast during calendar year 2017 and photographs that had an impact published in the print or digital medium in 2017, are invited from journalists in the following categories:
Business & Economy; Crime; Environment; Health & Wellness; Human Rights; Lifestyle & Entertainment; Politics; Science & Innovation; Sports; Women’s Empowerment & Gender Equality; The Big Picture (Photograph of the year).
Mumbai Press Club will also honour outstanding journalists in the following categories: ‘The Journalist of the Year’ Award will be for a body of work (in any of the streams– print, digital or TV) in calendar year 2017 that created a lasting impact; ‘Mumbai Star Reporter’ – outstanding reporter working within Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) in any streams– print, digital or TV in calendar year 2017 whose story created a lasting impact.; ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ for a senior journalist who has contributed substantially, in the period of his/her career, to the growth and strengthening of the profession.
Also, this year Mumbai Press Club is introducing a new category for writing on women empowerment and gender relations. Besides issues surrounding women struggling for an equal status and those that focus on the LGBT community, the award will also encourage putting the spotlight on the girl child and the denial of proper nourishment, education and other opportunities only because of her sex.
The winning entry in each category will be awarded a total cash prize of Rs 1 Lakh, a trophy and a citation.