The National Center eon Disability and Journalism at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communications is currently accepting entries for the Katherine Schneider Journalism Award for Excellence in Reporting on Disability.
The Schneider Award, now in its fourth year, is the first journalism contest focused exclusively on disability coverage. The contest accepts print, broadcast and online entries, which must be published or aired between July 1, 2015, and June 30, 2016.
The entry deadline is July 31, 2016, at 11:59 p.m. MST. The online application and additional information are available at http://ncdj.org/contest/
Prizes include a $5,000 award for the first-place winner, who also is invited to speak at the Cronkite School. The second-place winner receives a $1,500 award, and additional honorable mention awards of $500 may be given at the judges’ discretion. The award is made possible by a grant from Katherine Schneider, a retired clinical psychologist who also supports the Schneider Family Book Awards operated by the American Library Association.
“An estimated one in five people in the U.S. have a disability,” said NCDJ Director Kristin Gilger, who also is the associate dean of the Cronkite School. “Too often, their stories get overlooked or are underreported by the media. The Schneider Award spotlights the tremendous work of journalist who are making a difference in covering people with disabilities.”