Knight Poverty Journalism Initiative Story Awards – Deadline extended to October 26
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Who: Open to journalists of all kinds—salaried, freelance, semi-pro. What: Three $500 awards for journalists to report, write and publish a print, video, audio or multimedia story about poverty in America. When: Deadline for developed story proposals is October 26, 2012 . Where: Email your story proposal to Joan Millon (millonj@wlu.edu) with “Poverty Story Awards” in the subject line. Proposals should include the following:
• Description of your story up to 500 words
• Story lead or premise and why your story is important NOW
• Data sources, main characters and additional sources
• Main medium (print, broadcast, online)
• If primarily text or broadcast, do you plan to include a multimedia component (video, audio, photo, graphics) and how will that enhance the story?