ELIGIBILITY
- There is no entry fee.
- The competition is open to all journalists, freelance or full-time, working in Uganda.
- Work submitted must be published or broadcast in a Ugandan media outlet or a regional news outlet with wide distribution in Uganda.
- All work submitted must have been broadcast or published between January 1 and December 31. 2016.
- Any news article, broadcast programme or series, covering a single topic or subject in the categories listed for competition, is eligible.
- If a story series is submitted, no more than the best three parts of the series should be entered into competition.
- Local language articles and broadcasts may be entered, but must be accompanied with English translations or transcripts (for broadcast).
- If a story with a shared byline is submitted, a detailed explanation of each team member’s participation must be given. Cash prizes for shared bylines are shared equally among all journalists, unless there is a clear lead writer and this testimony is backed by a letter from a participant’s editorial manager.
There are 20 categories for competition.
- Journalists can only submit one article, broadcast or series in each category.
- Entry of two submissions in a category is only permitted if one of the submissions contains a shared byline or production credit.
- Submissions can be made to a maximum of three categories only.
FILE FORMATS FOR FORMATS FOR ENTRIES
All entries must include the date and outlet in which they were published or broadcast.
Print entries
- Print entries should be submitted as a clean, clearly legible, text recognisable PDF document. The date of publication must be clearly visible.
- Photographs should be sent, as published, in PDF format or as cuttings of the original published copy.
- Cartoon entries should be sent in PDF format or as cuttings of the original copy.
Electronic entries
Radio:
- All work must be submitted in the format in which it was broadcast.
- Emailed entries must be in MP3 format (not under 128 bitrate). Physical deliveries may be made on audio CD.
- Entries must not be longer than 30 minutes.
- Large files should be sent using Google Drive or other large file FTP services like SendSpace and BigFiles. If you choose to send files using a third party platform, please send an email to awards [at] acme-ug [dot] org alerting us to expect your submission.
- Links to podcasts, websites or SoundCloud will not be accepted.
Television:
- All work must be submitted in the format in which it was broadcast.
- Emailed entries must be in MP4, AVI or MOV format. Physical deliveries may be made on DVD.
- Entries must not be longer than 30 minutes.
- Large files should be sent using Google Drive or other large file FTP services like SendSpace and BigFiles. If you choose to send files using a third party platform, please send an email to awards [at] acme-ug [dot] orgalerting us to expect your submission.
- Links to websites or YouTube channels will not be accepted.
Online
- Journalists should provide offline versions of the online published work in legible. machine-readable PDF format. They are also required to provide working live or cached links for the articles.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Entries may be submitted in the following ways:
- By physical delivery to the African Centre for Media Excellence, C/o Uganda National Journalism Awards 2015, Plot 124 Nanjala Road, Soya-Bunga, Ggaba Road, Kampala.
- By email to awards [at] acme-ug [dot] org. Subject line: Uganda National Journalism Awards 2017
Follow these simple instructions to submit your entries:
- Download and fill in the Uganda National Journalism Awards 2017 submission form (click the link to save)
- Send the filled in form and your entries in one email to awards [at] acme-ug [dot] org
- Send physical copies of the submission form and your entries to the African Centre for Media Excellence
- Each entry must be accompanied by a separate submission form.
For further inquiries about the Uganda National Journalism Awards write to awards [at] acme-ug [dot] org.
