The Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT is pleased to announce that we are now accepting submissions for the 2019 Victor K. McElheny Award for local and regional science journalism. The award will recognize one outstanding work of journalism — print, digital, or broadcast — with a $5,000 prize. Submissions will be accepted through January 31, 2019.
The McElheny Award was established to honor outstanding coverage of science, public-health, technology, and environmental issues at the local or regional level. Entries may be standalone works or series, and must have been published during the 2018 calendar year. Emphasis will be put on investigative, community-service, and compelling narrative journalism that breaks new ground and makes a difference. There is no entry fee.
For answers to frequently asked questions, visit our FAQ page. To review the submission guidelines and begin a submission, click here. For more information, contact us at mcelhenyaward@mit.edu.
The Victor K. McElheny award was made possible by the generous support of Victor K. McElheny, the founder of the Knight Science Journalism Program, his wife, Ruth McElheny, and the Rita Allen Foundation.
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