Free to enter, The American Legion Journalism Award, stipend: $2,000

Deadline: 28 February 2011

The Fourth Estate Award is presented annually by The American Legion to a publication, broadcast organization and Online (Internet-based) media for outstanding achievement in the field of journalism. A $2,000 stipend accompanies each award to defray expenses of the recipients accepting the award at The American Legion National Convention in August. Individual award pylons are presented to the principal contributors in addition to a large organizational award.

How to Enter

Click here for entry form

There is no entry fee

Submit Fourth Estate Award entries to:

The American Legion
Public Relations Division
700 N. Pennsylvania St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204

The Deadline

The deadline for entry is February 28 of the year the award is presented. For example: The entry deadline for the 2011 award is February 28, 2011 and includes entries published or broadcast in CY 2010.

The Judges

All entries will be judged by members of The National Public Relations Commission of The American Legion. All entries become the property of The American Legion. Non-winning entries will be discarded unless specific return instructions have been provided.

Conditions for Judging

Entries must have been published or broadcast during the calendar year immediately preceding the date the award is given.

Subject matter must deal with a topic or issue of national interest or concern; submissions must include documented evidence or a statement from the entrant describing how the work brought about change for the better or had a positive, measurable societal impact. Each entry must include a cover letter explaining the entry. Click here for submission form to accompany each entry.

Originals must be submitted for all print entries. Audio CD for radio entries and DVD, Betacam SP or Digital format for television entries are required. Internet media products should include print pages of applicable sites as well as the URLs. Individuals, publications, and broadcast organizations may submit as many entries as they like, but each entry must be accompanied by its own cover letter on company letterhead with signature of submitting authority, the submission form and any supporting documentation.

Notification of Winners

Winners will be notified directly and congratulatory ads will be placed in Editor & Publisher, the RTNDA Journal as well as by press release which will be posted on The American Legion’s national Web site at www.legion.org.

Accepting the Fourth Estate Award

The winning individual, or an appropriate substitute, will be required to attend The American Legion National Convention for the purpose of the award presentation.

For more information about this event:

Call The American Legion Public Relations Division at (317) 630-1253, or send us an e-mail.

More information here.