Deadline: 15 February 2024
The Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC), Stanford University’s hub for interdisciplinary research, education, and engagement on contemporary Asia, invites nominations for the Shorenstein Journalism Award to recognize outstanding journalists who have spent their careers helping audiences worldwide understand the complexities of the Asia-Pacific region.
Prize Information
- Sponsored by APARC, the award carries a cash prize of US $10,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Award Selection Committee considers nominations submitted by editors, publishers, scholars, teachers, journalism associations, and entities focused on researching and interpreting the Asia-Pacific region.
- Nominators should have professional knowledge of their nominee’s work. Self-nominations are not accepted.
- The award alternates between recipients whose work has primarily appeared in Asian news media and those whose work has primarily appeared in American news media.
- Both individual journalists and journalism organizations are eligible for the award.
- A nominee’s body of work may cover any Asia-Pacific region. For the award, the Asia-Pacific region is defined broadly to include Northeast, Southeast, South, and Central Asia and Australasia.
- A nominee’s body of work may be in traditional forms of print or broadcast journalism and/or in new forms of multimedia journalism.
- The work under consideration must be in English and come from print and/or audiovisual outlets that publish regularly and adhere to the highest journalistic principles.
- The Selection Committee weighs the public impact of and engagement with a nominee’s body of work, among other factors. Nomination entries may include evidence that demonstrates such impact and engagement.
For more information, visit Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center.