The following prizes are for journalists of South Asian origin working in North America for any media outlet.
For 2003 work.

8. Outstanding story on any subject by a South Asian journalist: Print
(plaques for first, second and third prize winners)

9. Outstanding story on any subject by a South Asian journalist: Broadcast
(plaques for first, second and third prize winners)

10. Outstanding story on any subject by a South Asian Journalist: New Media
(plaques for first, second and third prize winners)

The Student category...

11. Outstanding story on any subject by a South Asian student in
the US or Canada: Print/broadcast/new media/photography - note addition of photography!
(1st place: $500, 2nd: $300, 3rd: $200; plaques for winners)
Stories for school publications/broadcasts & class work are eligible.

A special one-time award to celebrate SAJA's 10th Anniversary

12. Outstanding coverage of South Asians in the United States or Canada by an individual journalist, 1994-2003; all media
(plaques for first, second and third prize winners)
This is a one-time only award, to honor a journalist working for a North America media outlet (mainstream or ethnic press; in print, TV or online) who has produced a strong portfolio of work covering the growing South Asian community in the U.S. or Canada. The entries should consist of three to five stories, representing the best work by that journalist and can have been published or aired any time between Jan. 1, 1994, and Dec. 31, 2003.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

• For all categories--except the student prize--only published/aired entries will be accepted. Non-published/aired student entries must be accompanied by a professor's note stating the work was executed for a class.
  
  
• Three copies of each article/script/photograph (+ one copy of any VHS or Beta or audio tapes or CDs) are required.
  
  
• New media entries should consist of a page of URLs, as applicable (printouts are optional). It's the entrant's responsibility to make sure the entries are accessible at least through June of 2004.
  
  
• Photography entries should consist of glossy prints no larger than 11"x14", and tearsheets/Web print. 
  
  
• Fees apply to each submission (one piece or one set of pieces that is clearly marked as a series) in a given category. Individuals and news organizations may submit more than one entry in a category, but each submission must be accompanied by its own entry fee.
  
  Fee schedule is as follows:
  $10.00 for each submission by a student
  $20.00 for each submission by an individual journalist
  $50.00 for each submission by a company (even if on behalf an individual journalist)
  For the student and individual categories, there is a $5 discount for submissions by SAJA members (you can sign up here).
  
  
• Judges reserve the right to move an entry to another category, and to not award a prize.
  
  
• SAJA Board members during the eligibility year or the judging year are not allowed to enter.
  

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Judging Process
A nominating panel of journalists and South Asia experts will narrow the submitted entries and a second panel of senior journalists will select first, second and thrid prize winners.

SAJA Awards Administrator: Prof. Sreenath Sreenivasan, Columbia Journalism School

A sample of senior journalists who have served as judges in the past. Many will do so again this year.

Print

• Carla Baranauckas, deputy copy chief, The New York Times
• Marcus Brauchli, national editor, The Wall Street Journal
• John Bussey, foreign editor, The Wall Street Journal
• Subrata Chakravarty, senior editor, Forbes
• Michael Cowan, producer, NBC's Today Show
• Barbara Crossette, UN bureau chief, The New York Times
• Thalif Deen, NY bureau chief, Inter Press Service
• Jonathan Foreman, movie critic, New York Post
• Carol Hymowitz, sr editor, The Wall Street Journal
• Amrit Kakaria, former NY bureau chief, India Today
• James Lardner, senior writer, US News & World Report
• Anees Mirza, retired editor
• Ken Moritsugu, reporter, Newsday (president, AAJA)
• Nina Mehta, freelance writer
• Susan Miller, entertainment reporter, People
• Brian Milner, NY bureau chief, Toronto Globe & Mail
• Kavita Menon, Asia coordinator, Committee to Protect Journalists
• Kevin Noblet, deputy foreign editor, Associated Press
• Barbara Noble, freelance writer
• Vibhuti Patel, letters editor, Newsweek International
• Jim Pensiero, asst managing editor, The Wall Street Journal
  
• Vijay Seshadri, copy editor, The New Yorker
• Gabriella Stern, health/science editor, The Wall Street Journal
  
• Tunku Varadarajan, deputy editorial page editor, The Wall Street Journal
• Lisa Vickery, marketing/media Editor, The Wall Street Journal
  
• Fareed Zakaria, editor, Newsweek International

Broadcast

• Mervin Block, broadcast newswriting guru
• Liz Dribben, freelance radio producer
• Norman Green, producer, MTV News
• Shirley Kisaichi, freelance TV producer
• Mohd. S. Sultan, freelance writer
• Scotti Williston, freelance producer
  

• Rich Jaroslovsky, former editor, WSJ.com
• Andrew Lih, new media professor, Columbia University
• Jonathan Oatis, editor, Reuters New Media

• Sara Barrett, freelance photographer
• Maureen Grise, picture editor, Sports Illustrated
• Sanjay Kothari, freelance photographer

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