Award Categories
The Ramnath Goenka Awards for Excellence in Journalism will celebrate the values that stand for good journalism: excellence and enterprise, courage and fairness. Every year, the awards will cover the entire gamut of Indian media, print and broadcast, in English and Indian languages.
The Ramnath Goenka Memorial Foundation will accept nominations for The Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards 2006-07 in the following categories covering Print and electronic media (television) in the following categories:
» RNG Journalist of the Year, Print and Broadcast Media
The winner of the overall awards, in the print and broadcast category will be nominated by the Jury. The prize money for each category is Rs 2.5 lakhs.
» RNG Regional Awards for Print and Broadcast Media :
» RNG Regional Award - Jammu & Kashmir, Print and Broadcast Media
» RNG Regional Award - North East, Print and Broadcast Media
» RNG Regional Award - Hindi, Print and Broadcast Media
» RNG Regional Award - Indian Language, Print and Broadcast Media
The award carries a prize of Rs 50,000/- each for print and broadcast media.
RNG Excellence in Journalism Award for Environmental Reporting
This award will be given to an author of an article or series in a newspaper, magazine or television that makes an exceptional contribution to public awareness and understanding of environmental issues. The report/series of reports must be a substantive work that covers a story completely and raises public consciousness and awareness about environmental issues. The award carries a prize of Rs 1 lakh each for print and broadcast media.
RNG Excellence in Journalism Award for Uncovering India Invisible
The award will honour substantive print or television reporting that covers rural issues intelligently. It may be awarded for explanatory or expository journalism and will be judged on general excellence, quality of writing, forcefulness and importance to the public interest. The award carries a prize of Rs 1 lakh each for print and broadcast.
RNG Excellence in Journalism Award for Foreign Correspondent Covering India
This award will go to foreign correspondents in print and broadcast media, for coverage that most accurately and sensitively portrays India to a foreign audience. The award carries a prize of Rs 1 lakh each for Print, Television and Radio.
RNG Excellence in Journalism Award for Business and Economic Journalism
The award will go to a journalist who shows the highest standards of independence, rigour, depth and analysis while covering any aspect of business or economy in print and broadcast media. The award carries a prize of Rs 1 lakh each.
RNG Excellence in Journalism Award for Political Reporting
This award will go to a journalist each in print and broadcast media whose coverage helps develop a unique understanding of politics and the political process. The award carries a prize of Rs 1 lakh each.
RNG Excellence in Journalism Award for Sports
Journalism
This award will go to a journalist each in print and broadcast media whose coverage explores new avenues, finds a new direction in reporting sports.
The award carries a prize of Rs 1 lakh each
RNG Excellence in Journalism Award for Film and Television Journalism
This award will go to a journalist each in print and broadcast media whose coverage sets new standards in reporting the world of entertainment.
The award carries a prize of Rs 1 lakh each
RNG Excellence in Journalism Award for Books (Non-Fiction)
This award will go to a writer/writers whose published work, through in-depth research and investigation, covers an issue/idea on a scale which newspapers or television channels with their limited space and time cannot aspire to tackle. This award will be for Books published in English language and carries a prize of Rs 1 lakh.
Excellence in reporting on HIV/AIDS.
The Ramnath Goenka Memorial Foundation is pleased to announce its association with USAID, Avert Society and Health Communication Partnership/Johns Hopkins University (HCP/JHU) to present, Awards for Excellence in HIV/AIDS Journalism.
The awards will cover the Indian print media in English and Marathi, and will be given to an author of an article or series in a newspaper or magazine that makes an exceptional contribution to public awareness and understanding of HIV/AIDS issues. The report/series of reports must be a substantive work that covers a story comprehensively and raises public consciousness and awareness about HIV/AIDS issues. The entries will be judged on general excellence, quality of writing and coverage that most accurately, objectively and sensitively portrays HIV/AIDS and leads to a greater awareness and understanding of HIV/AIDS issues. Due emphasis will be given to use of appropriate language, gender sensitivity, ethical and human rights considerations.
The two award winners, one each in English and Marathi will be nominated to attend the three week Leadership in Strategic Health Communication Workshop at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health/ Centre for Communication Programs in Baltimore, USA in June 2007.
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