--2007 Winner--
"News War," produced by the PBS public affairs program "Frontline" has earned the 2007 Bart Richards Award for Media Criticism.
More info ...

Competition for the 2008 award has begun. All materials published during the calendar year are eligible, and must be submitted by Jan. 31, 2009.

Eligibility
The Bart Richards Award for Media Criticism honors work that evaluates news media coverage of significant subjects or issues. The award is intended to recognize constructively critical articles, books, and electronic media reports; academic and other research; and reports by media ombudsmen and journalism watchdog groups. Entrants are judged by professionals from journalism and journalism education. The winner receives $1,000 and is expected to attend the award ceremony and to talk on the subject for which he or she is being honored. The award will be presented at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

Rules
Eligible for the award are all significant contributions, current or cumulative, consistent with the award's purposes from whatever source, media or otherwise, in the United States. The nomination should include work done (completed or continuing) in the calendar year 2007. Both individuals and media (or other organizations, enterprises, and groups) are eligible for the award, including newspapers, periodicals, and broadcast/cable stations. Anyone may submit an entry on behalf of an individual or organization. There are no application forms. Each entry must be accompanied by a letter describing the nature and results of the work and by the relevant published or aired material and/or other necessary documentation. Electronic media entries should be submitted in the form of audio or video (half-inch VHS only) tapes when possible, with final scripts or summaries. To facilitate judging, please submit four copies of each entry. In the case of cumulative work, limit entries to representative examples of such work.

About the Award
The creation of the Bart Richards Award for Media Criticism was announced at a ceremony at The National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on October 27, 1994. The award recognizes distinguished contributions to the improvement of print and broadcast journalism through responsible analysis or critical evaluation. The award is one of the few in the country to take a hard look at the media and the job being done by publishers, editors, and reporters.

Submit entries by January 31, 2009 to:
BART RICHARDS AWARD
COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATIONS
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
302 JAMES BUILDING
UNIVERSITY PARK PA 16801-3867

Bart Richards Former newspaper editor, namesake for the award.

About Bart Richards

Previous Winners

If you have questions about the award, please contact

Steve Sampsell
Coordinator of College Relations
302 James Building
University Park, PA 16801

Phone: (814) 865-8801
Email: sws102@psu.edu