Waldo Proffitt Award for Excellence in Environmental Journalism 2023 ($1,000 Award)

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Waldo Proffitt Award 2023

About Waldo Proffitt Award 2023

The Zimmerman School of Advertising & Mass Communications at the University of South Florida invites entries for the 2023 Waldo Proffitt Award for Excellence in Environmental Journalism in Florida. The award recognizes distinguished examples of reporting and commentary about environmental issues in Florida.

Waldo Proffitt Award Eligibility

The rules:

1. Work must have been published/aired by a Florida newspaper, TV news station, radio station or digital news site. Entries by an individual or team may include distinguished local reporting of breaking news, distinguished investigative reporting presented as a single story or series, distinguished explanatory reporting that illuminates a significant and complex subject presented as a single story or series, distinguished commentary or editorial writing, or a combination of these forms.

2. Journalists employed by daily and weekly newspapers, TV stations, radio stations and digital news organizations are eligible for the award, as are their news organizations.

3. Only one entry per news organization may be submitted each year, but the entry may have as many as five items.

4. Entries will be accepted as links. An explanatory letter not to exceed one page may accompany the entry. Each entry should have the entrant’s name, address, phone number and the name of the news organization.

How to Apply for the Waldo Proffitt Award 2023

For those interested in Waldo Proffitt Award, open this link to start the application process.

Application Deadline

  • The deadline for receipt of applications is 5 May 2023.

Open this link for more details about the Waldo Proffitt Award 2023.

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