WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Association of Black
Journalists (NABJ) is calling for entries for its annual Salute to
Excellence National Media Awards competition.

    This national competition recognizes exemplary coverage of people or
issues in the African/African-American Diaspora and is open to all
professional print, photo, television, radio and online journalists.
Entries are judged on content, creativity, use of medium and relevance to
the black community. Categories range from television documentaries and
newspaper investigative series to radio commentary and photojournalism.

    Finalists will be announced next spring and winners announced during
the NABJ Salute To Excellence Awards Gala, NABJ which will be held July 26,
during the UNITY '08 Convention for Journalists of Color in Chicago.

    "From the questionable justice for the Jena Six to the inhumane
treatment of Sudanese refugees in Darfur, journalists, this year, have had
a multitude of stories to cover regarding the black experience," said NABJ
President Barbara Ciara. "These awards salute the writers, editors and
broadcasters that dare to cover the stories that often may be off the
radar, but still very much important to our society."

    Only work originally published or broadcast during the judging period
of January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007, is eligible for
consideration. The deadline for entries is February 20.

    Last year's recipients included the journalists from
Washingtonpost.com, CNN, CBS Evening News, Newsweek, Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette and a host of small- and medium-market media that covered
everything from the economy and politics to the social and health issues
affecting black people.

    An advocacy group established in 1975 in Washington, NABJ is the
largest organization of journalists of color in the nation -- with nearly
4,000 members -- and provides educational, career development and support
to black journalists worldwide.

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