10. Best Media Report/Publication on Wind Power - (1st prize only)
WISE shall honour the
Best Media Article/Television broadcast/ Documentary/Publication released during FY
2006-07 and 2007-08 with an award. We request you to nominate the
Best Media Article/ TV broadcast/documentary/publication for this prestigious
Award and to encourage media persons/authors to apply directly for this Award
by submitting their published articles.
This Award was instituted for
the first time in India by WISE during Wind India 2006 conference. Our
intention is to encourage all genuine media professionals and organizations to strive for excellence in coverage and knowledge dissemination in the fields related to wind power in India, to contribute their talents to the creation
of general awareness and to accord due recognition for their efforts.
Eligibility Criteria
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The published piece
should have appeared in the print/audio-visual media during the period 1 April
2006 to 31 March 2008. The published piece has to be related to the field
of wind power in India.
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The
journalist/producer/author should have conducted the background work for
the article/TV broadcast/documentary/ publication while based in India at
any time within the above period. Both Indian and foreign nationals are
eligible.
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Only pieces published in
the Indian media will be considered. Pieces published / telecast in
foreign media are not eligible. This limitation does not apply to popular
books, subject to the above two criteria.
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Media pieces/publication
submitted for scrutiny by the Awards Jury may be in English or any major
Indian language. However, media pieces not published/telecast in English
should be accompanied by authorized English translation or summary.
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In general,
pieces/publications submitted shall be judged by standards applicable to
popular media/ publishers.
Other conditions:
i. The closing date and
time for submission is
5 p.m.
on 20 October 2008. Late submissions will not be considered.
ii. Submissions may be
routed through the Editor or senior journalist of any reputed media
organization in India. However, such routing or nomination is not a
necessary pre-condition and media persons may submit their works directly
to WISE via the channels indicated above.
iii. Co-authored/co-produced pieces are eligible, however the Award will be presented to the
author in whose name the submission is received. If the submission is made in
several names, the co-authors, if present, will be invited on stage to receive
the Award jointly.
iv Submissions have to be
accompanied by full contact details of all authors to facilitate speedy
communication.
v Awardee(s) will be
informed by 15 November 2008. Awardee(s) will have to make their own
arrangement for travel and stay in Chennai for attending the Award
Ceremony. No claims in this regard will be entertained.
vi The decision of the
Awards Jury will be final.
vii Submissions received
will not be returned to authors.