Globe Media Excellence Awards (GMEA) is back after taking a breather for a year.
Globe launched GMEA in 2012 to recognize journalists, broadcasters, bloggers, and social media advocates in Cebu and Davao who have shown excellence in their craft, commitment to their profession, and have created a positive impact to the society.
On its fourth run in 2015, GMEA expanded its coverage to other key cities in Visayas and Mindanao. GMEA now covers Cebu, Bacolod, and Iloilo in the Visayas, and Davao, Cagayan de Oro, Zamboanga, and General Santos in Mindanao.
Anchored on Globe Telecom’s commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, GMEA seeks out entries that delve on the care for the environment, innate care for people, positive societal impact, and digitalization.
All entries must delve on the four (4) Sustainability Focus Areas such as Care for the Environment, Innate Care People, Positive Societal Impact, and Digital Nation.
CATEGORIES
This year, there will be a total of twelve categories. For print, there will be two categories: News Report of the Year and Explanatory/Investigative Story of the Year.
NEWS REPORT OF THE YEAR
Maximum of 6 entries per entrant.
Requirements:
Formatted article in PDF or DOC
A high-resolution copy of the published story in PDF or JPEG
EXPLANATORY/INVESTIGATIVE STORY OF THE YEAR
Maximum of 6 entries per entrant. Entries in the series format are to be rated as one. Maximum of three parts.
Requirements:
Formatted article in PDF or DOC
A high-resolution copy of the published story in PDF or JPEG
The two categories for broadcast are News Report of the Year for Radio and Explanatory/Investigative Story/Documentary of the Year for Television.
NEWS REPORT OF THE YEAR FOR RADIO
Maximum of 6 entries per entrant.
Requirements:
A report in MP3 format
Transcription in PDF or DOC
Certificate of airing
EXPLANATORY/INVESTIGATIVE STORY OF THE YEAR FOR TELEVISION
Maximum of 6 entries per entrant. Entries in the series format are to be rated as one. Maximum of three parts.
Length: Minimum of 5 minutes to a maximum of 30 minutes.
Requirements:
A report in MP4 format
Transcript in PDF or DOC
Certificate of airing
For Digital, there will be five categories: Explanatory/Investigative Story of the Year, Explanatory/Investigative Video Story of the Year, Photo of the Year, Social Media Advocacy of the Year, and Breaking News of the Year.
EXPLANATORY/INVESTIGATIVE STORY OF THE YEAR
Maximum of 6 entries per entrant.
Requirements:
Formatted article in PDF or DOC
Screen capture of the article on the website
Supplementary photos/graphics in JPEG
EXPLANATORY/INVESTIGATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Maximum of 6 entries per entrant.
Requirements:
Video in MP4 format
Screen capture of the video on the website
Transcript in PDF or DOC
PHOTO OF THE YEAR
Maximum of 6 entries per entrant.
Requirements:
A high-resolution digital copy of the photo in JPEG
Screen capture of the photo on the website
SOCIAL MEDIA ADVOCACY OF THE YEAR
Maximum of 6 entries per entrant.
Requirements:
Campaign brief in PDF or DOC
Screen capture and URL of campaign page/group, if any in PDF or JPEG
Social media mileage report (Number of shares, likes, retweets, favorites, comments, etc.) in PDF
Proof of social impact (i.e. actions by government officials and/or civilians in response to the campaign) in PDF
BREAKING NEWS OF THE YEAR
Maximum of 6 entries per entrant.
Requirements:
Formatted article in PDF or DOC
Screen capture/s of the article/s on the website
Screen capture/s of social media post/s
Three Special Awardswill be given this year: Environment Story of the Year, Newsmaker of the Year, and Editor of the Year
ENVIRONMENT STORY OF THE YEAR
NEWSMAKER OF THE YEAR
EDITOR OF THE YEAR
PRIZES
CONTEST GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS
Entrants must be working with print, broadcast or online news outlets, or must have active blogs or social media accounts during the publication of their work.
The search period for the Visayas is June 2018 to July 2019 while the submission period is from June 10 to July 15, 2019.
For Mindanao, entries must also be published from June 2018 to July 2019 while the submission period is July 1 to 26 this year.
Entries published in national newspapers are only accepted if they are about the respective area/region.
Translations of entries in local dialects are not required. There will be no separate categories or distinction for journalists writing for Bisaya, Hiligaynon, Chavacano-language dailies.
Attachments for social impact are optional. However, a major consideration shall be given to those who can present documented proofs. This may include screenshots of social media discussions and shares; references to subsequent reports and commentaries (print, radio, and blogs) arising from the entry; actions by government officials, civil society, and/or ordinary citizens; among other proofs of social impact.
Entrants must fill out all the required items in the entry form. They should submit an accomplished entry form, category entry requirements, scanned copy of identification card, and a high-resolution photo of the entrant to GMEA@globe.com.ph with the subject of the entry, GMEA (Category). They are not allowed to submit the same entry to different categories. Failure to submit all of the requirements would result in disqualification.
The screening committee in each of the categories will be comprised of professors, digital experts, and professionals with background and experience on mass communication, journalism, and sustainability.
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