AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL AUSTRALIA MEDIA AWARDS 2017 

Thanks for your interest in the 2017 Media Awards. To submit an entry you will be asked to provide the following things:

1. Details about the piece you're submitting including:
• Title of entry
• Name of journalist/reporter, as well as production company, producer, director, editor, researcher, camera operator and anyone else who should be credited.
• Name of the media outlet and program (if applicable)
• Publication/broadcast date
• Duration of the piece (if applicable)
2. An overview of the piece including how the idea for the piece came about
3. What social or political impact the piece had, such as the number of viewers/listeners and their response, government reaction, policy change or benefits for impacted communities
4. Digital file of the story/stories OR the URL/s (which must be live and publicly accessible from 1 August to 30 November 2017).
5. Payment of fee - $30 students, freelancers or community media | $60 professionals

NB: If you are unable to cover the cost of entry, please email media.awards@amnesty.org.au or call us on 02 8396 7622. We encourage emerging journalists, particularly emerging Indigenous journalists, to enter the media awards, and as such we are able to waive the fee for a small number of applicants. 

Please ensure you have approval from your media outlet for us to reproduce the images and stories for the purpose of promoting the awards.