Deadline: 31 January 2024
The National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Foundation’s Data-Driven Storytelling Award recognizes excellence in data-driven, online reporting that relies on elements such as strong graphics, charts, and/or interactive images to tell a story.
Prize Information
- A $20,000 prize will be presented to the winner.
Eligibility Criteria
- Entries must originally have been published in 2023.
- Entry is limited to articles featuring digital content produced specifically for an online audience, which may include video, graphics and/or multimedia. If digital content is not central to your story.
- Entries should not be largely the same as stories that ran in print publications or that were broadcast on television or radio.
- Entries must examine issues related to health or the health care system.
- Entries that express policy preferences will be considered only if supported with a citation of empirical evidence.
- Entries will be accepted from news sites, independent blogs, newspapers or journals, and blogs associated with universities or other organizations.
Selection Criteria
- Influential in terms of:
- sparking policy change,
- broadly informing the public, and/or
- stimulating conversation on timely issues.
- Effective use of the unique powers and attributes of digital media.
- The digital content should be the focus of the story and the central storytelling tool.
- Logical, clear, and insightful analysis.
- Uses credible evidence to substantiate ideas.
For more information, visit NIHCM Foundation.
