Bangkok--24 Jul--World Media Summit Secretariat
The WMS Global Awards for Excellence, launched by the World Media Summit, are the first comprehensive news awards covering multiple media formats, including press, photography, video and integrated media. The awards, designed to become an authoritative, credible and globally influential news showcase, are open to news agencies, newspapers, TV stations and news websites around the world.
The WMS Global Awards for Excellence honors “TRUTH, OBJECTIVITY, EXCELLENCE” in journalism. The awards encourage all people working in the media sector to keep honing their professional skills and pursue excellence, while inspiring media setups to work with the times in the spirit of innovation.
There are three categories: New Media Reporting Awards (12 winners), Media Innovation Awards (two winners) and Awards for Public Welfare, which includes two sub-categories: Awards for Exemplary News Teams (two winners) in Developing Countries and Awards for News Professionals (two winners) in Developing Countries.
The WMS Secretariat will invite veteran and senior news practitioners from the Secretariat members and other world renowned media organizations, as well as experts and scholars from professional academic institutions, to act as judges. They are to proceed with their work in line with prevailing international norms and with the principle of "equality and justice."
The entries must have been published, released or broadcast by media organizations. Given these are the first Awards ever launched, the time frame within which entries must have been published extends by a year.
Time frame for entry publication: Jan. 1, 2012 - Dec. 31, 2013.
Entry submission period: 00:00 GMT, Jul. 1, 2014 - 24:00 GMT, Sept. 30, 2014.
Winners announcement: November 2014.
The working language is English. There are no restrictions on the original language of the entry, but an English translation should be attached, based on which the reviews and judgment are made.
Winners Announcement
The list of winners will be announced in November 2014. The WMS Secretariat will inform the winners by telephone, fax or email.
Award Ceremony
To be announced.
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