|
 James
S. Hogg Award for Mental Health Reporting
The Hogg Foundation is proud to announce the 2007 winners of the James S. Hogg Award for Mental Health Reporting. Winners' articles listed below are PDF files, which require Adobe
Acrobat Reader.
View the press release.
Marina Pisano, a reporter for the San Antonio Express News, has won first place for "Children of Rage and Sorrow," a three-part series of articles on youths confronting mental illness, which was published in March 2006.
Second place was awarded to Jimmy Isaac of the Longview News Journal for his December 2006 article, "Where do mental illness, criminal justice intersect?" Isaac looks at how barriers to effective treatment can result in people with mental illnesses becoming involved in the criminal justice system.
Jennifer Emily of The Dallas Morning News received third place for her October 2006 article, "We Talk About Our Memories," (page 1, page 2) which focuses on the friendship between Andrea Yates and Dena Schlosser at North Texas State Hospital in Vernon. The story looks back on their past mental health issues, where they are now, and their hopes for the future.
Named for former Texas governor and newspaper editor James Stephen Hogg, the James S. Hogg Award for Mental Health Reporting was created by the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health to recognize exemplary journalism that educates the public about mental health and counters negative beliefs about mental illness.
View
previous years' winners.
Eligibility
Entries
for the 2007 James S. Hogg Award for Mental Health Reporting must
have been published or broadcasted by a Texas news media outlet
in the 2006 calendar year. Entries in languages other than English
must be accompanied by complete translations.
All
entries must include completion of the online entry form, six
(6) copies of the article or program, and an electronic version
(PDF file) of the article or program.
•
Newspaper and magazine articles: Original clippings or photocopies
of an article will be accepted. An electronic version of the
article must be submitted as a PDF file.
• Television program:
Copies of a television program or segment must be submitted
on DVDs. Each entry must be submitted on a separate DVD. An
electronic version of the program or segment transcript must
be submitted as a PDF file.
•
Radio program: Copies of a radio program or segment must
be submitted on CDs. Each entry must be submitted on a separate
CD. An electronic version of the program or segment transcript
must be submitted as a PDF file.
** By submitting
articles or programs, entrant gives permission to the Hogg Foundation
for Mental Health to post the article or program online if selected as a winner. **
Awards
Awards
will be given to the three entries that best reflect excellence
in mental health reporting:
•
First place – $1,000
•
Second place –
$500
•
Third place –
$250
For each award, the prize check will be made out to the lead entrant.
All three awardees will also receive a certificate of appreciation.
Winning stories will be posted on the Hogg Foundation's website.
The winners will be announced in May 2007.
Criteria
A
distinguished panel of judges will review the entries. Last year's
judges included a New York Times science writer and psychiatrist,
a National Public Radio correspondent and Rosalyn Carter Mental
Health Journalism Fellow, and a leading researcher on media portrayals
of mental illness.
Entries
will be judged on the following criteria:
•
Mental health content: Winning entries will focus on timely
issues in mental health or mental illness. Although mental health
related, entries exclusively focused on learning disabilities,
autism, dementia (including Alzheimer's), or substance abuse are
not eligible for this contest.
•
Consumer perspectives: Winning entries will include the perspectives
of people who have experienced mental health problems.
•
Educational value: Winning entries will provide accurate and
relevant information about mental health or mental illness. They
will be well researched, drawing on multiple sources.
•
Respectful writing and representations: Winning entries will
use respectful and sensitive language. They will refrain from
using stigmatizing language or images, and will avoid stereotypical
representations of mental illnesses and the people who have them.
•
Quality: Winning entries will be well written or produced.
Deadline:
The
deadline for this year's submissions was February 15, 2007.
Entry
Form
Applicants
must complete the online entry form prior to mailing his or her
entry.
In
the online entry form, applicants will enter their contact information
and upload the following documents:
•
Newspaper and magazine articles: An electronic version of the
article must be submitted as a PDF file.
•
Television program: An electronic version of the program or
segment transcript must be submitted as a PDF file.
•
Radio program: An electronic version of the program or segment transcript
must be submitted as a PDF file.
Remember
that six (6) copies of the article or program will need to be
mailed. (See "Eligibility" above.) Entries must be postmarked
by the application deadline.
Entries
should be addressed to:
James
S. Hogg Award
c/o Communications Office
Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
P.O. Box 7998
Austin, Texas 78713-7998
Entries
may be express mailed or hand delivered to:
James S.
Hogg Award
c/o Communications Office
Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
3001 Lake Austin Blvd, Suite 400
Austin, Texas 78703-4200
Inquiries
Questions
about the journalism award or application procedures may be directed
to Dr. Laurie Alexander, 512-471-5041, laurie.alexander@austin.utexas.edu. |
