GLOBE MEDIA EXCELLENCE AWARDS

GLOBE TELECOM broke from tyranny, twice in its 85- year existence, and became a vanguard of freedom.

Globe Telecom’s origins can be traced back to 1928 after the US Congress passed Act No. 3495, allowing the Robert Dollar Company to franchise and operate a wireless long-distance message service in the then-U.S. colony, the Philippines.

After being renamed as Globe Wireless Limited, it continued its radio and telegraph service for over a decade until the outbreak of World War II. Rampaging colonial ambitions by the Japanese Empire saw an invasion of the country and an interruption of the company’s services.

Twenty years after the war, in 1965, the company was revived and renamed yet again into the Globe-Mackay Cable and Radio Corporation (GMCRC). It was unfortunate that another form of tyranny, this time from within, never gave the company enough room to grow. The imposition of Martial Law in 1972 ensured that GMCRC was among the first organizations closed down by the regime. Its doors remained shut for eight years until it was granted a tentative new franchise in 1980.

A short time after that, in 1986, the EDSA People Power took place. Since then, Globe has vowed to never again bow down to authoritarian government and to keep a lighted place at the forefront of all fights for freedom and for man’s basic rights.

The Freedom of the Press, we all know, was a basic right lost during the dark years that began on September 21, 1972, and won back in 1986. To honor and continue to defend the Freedom of the Press, Globe Telecom has joined the lively, active, and freedom-loving Cebu media in their celebration of Press Freedom Week every third week of September for several years now.

As one of the first private entities to support Cebu’s Press Freedom Week celebration, Globe realized that to defend, sustain, and broaden this basic democratic right through print, broadcast or social media. The important direction or common thread is the continued pursuit of media excellence.

Beyond the daily coverage of developing events, Globe wants to further encourage media excellence in civic, investigative and explanatory journalism that would delve into such social concerns as freedom from ignorance, freedom from poverty, and freedom from corruption.

Media excellence is crucial if our country should leap forward in terms of social and economic development within an atmosphere of freedom.

The Annual Media Excellence Awards aims to be of service in this direction. Globe Telecom wants to recognize Cebu Media who are breaking new grounds in news dissemination and the best in communication skills and creativity during the celebration of the Cebu Press Freedom Week.

Globe Telecom hopes the annual Media Excellence Awards will serve as the best opportunity and venue for Cebu journalists, broadcasters, bloggers and social media advocates to be recognized as among the best media practitioners in the Philippines.

Advocacy and Areas of Concern All entries for the Globe Telecom Media Excellence Awards shall explore and advocate abovementioned social concerns. A major consideration will be the social impact of the entry.

The entries shall likewise touch on any or a combination of the following areas of concern: • Business and Entrepreneurship • Information and Communications Technology • Environment and Disaster Response • Governance and Social Progress • Youth and Education

Language challenge There will be no separate categories or distinction for journalists writing for Cebuano-language dailies. The same standards of excellence shall be applied for all contenders for an award whether their works are written in English or Cebuano. If local languages should develop as part of developing our identity as Cebuanos and as Filipinos, the same standards of media excellence should apply.

This should serve as a challenge for Cebuano-language writers to level up even as it challenges English-language writers to further hone their craft and set the pace. Having no separate categories based on language should challenge journalists to foster the same excellent journalism standards in both English and Cebuano.

Globe Telecom recognizes the importance of developing local languages to strengthen our national identity even as we keep our edge in English proficiency during the age of information and globalization.

Award Categories 1. Reporter of the Year for PrintRecognition shall be given to the best print reporter touching any of the advocacies (either English or Cebuano) for consistent outstanding performance. The editor shall likewise be recognized.

2. Feature Story of the Year for Print Recognition shall be given to the best feature story reporter for print touching any of the advocacies (either English or Cebuano). The editor shall likewise be recognized.

3. Columnist of the Year The columnist (English or Cebuano) with the best body of works on the identified social concerns shall be recognized as the Columnist of the Year.

4. Photojournalist of the YearRecognition shall be given to the photojournalist with the best published photograph material on the identified social concerns.

5. Reporter of the Year for TelevisionRecognition shall be given to the best TV reporter (either English or Cebuano) for consistent outstanding performance. The editor shall likewise be recognized.

6. Feature Story of the Year for TelevisionRecognition shall be given to the Best Feature Story Reporter for Television touching any of the advocacies (either English or Cebuano).

7. Reporter of the Year for RadioRecognition shall be given to the best radio reporter (either English or Cebuano) for consistent outstanding performance. The editor shall likewise be recognized.

8. Blogger of the Year Bloggers with the best body of works/posts on the identified social concerns shall be recognized as Blogger of the Year.

9. Social Media Advocate of the Year Globe Telecom recognizes the society’s overwhelming reception of the various fast-emerging social networking sites and their great impact to the people’s daily lives. With this, Cebu social media influencer groups, entities or individuals with the most influential works/posts on the identified social concerns shall be recognized as Social Media Advocate of the Year.

Selection Process Qualification Journalists working for print, broadcast, and television outlets from September 21, 2012 to July 31, 2013 shall be qualified to compete in the awards. News outlets, social media accounts, and news programs in existence within the same period shall be qualified for the appropriate awards.

Selection of entries PRINTReporter of the Year Each contender shall be required to submit hard copies and digital copies (in PDF format and saved in CD) of at least six (6) published articles from September 2012 to July 2013. The screening and nominations committee shall select at least five (5) nominees per advocacy and per areas of concern before handing in to the judges.

Feature Story of the Year Each contender shall be required to submit at least one (1) but not more than three (3) entries with a minimum of 1,200 words each. Entries should be the contender’s published articles within the search period. Entries should be in hard and digital copies (PDF format and saved in a CD). The screening and nominations committee shall then select the best five (5) contenders and nominate them for judging.

Columnist of the Year Each contender shall be required to submit hard copies and digital copies (in PDF format and saved in CD) of at least six (6) published articles from September 2012 to July 2013. The screening and nominations committee shall select at least five (5) nominees per advocacy and per areas of concern before handing in to the judges.

Photojournalist of the Year Each contender shall be required to submit hard copies and digital copies (in JPEG format and saved in CD) of at least six (6) published articles with captions from September 2012 to July 2013. The screening and nominations committee shall select at least five (5) nominees per advocacy and per areas of concern before handing in to the judges.

BROADCAST

TELEVISIONReporter of the Year Each contender shall be required to submit at least six (6) digital recordings in either MP4 or AVI format saved in CD. The screening and nominations committee shall then select at least five (5) nominees for final judging.

Feature Story of the Year Each contender shall be required to submit at least six (6) digital recordings in either MP4 or AVI format saved in CD. The screening and nominations committee shall then select at least five (5) nominees for final judging.

RADIOReporter of the Year Each contender shall be required to submit at least six (6) digital recordings in MP3 format saved in CD. The screening and nominations committee shall then select at least five (5) nominees for final judging.

BLOGGER Blogger of the Year The screening and nomination committee shall select the best five contenders and nominate these for judging. Blog entries of participating bloggers should already been existing since September 21, 2012.

SOCIAL MEDIASocial Media Influencer of the Year The screening and nomination committee shall select the best five contenders and nominate these for judging. Social media accounts and entries of participating social media influencer groups, entities or individuals should already be existing since September 21, 2012.

Criteria for judging MEDIA

The judges’ decisions for print and broadcast categories shall be based on the following criteria:

• Content (50%) Adherence to truth and responsible journalism as manifested in the accuracy, fair, and balanced presentation, and depth of reporting.

• Style (25%) Ability to communicate clearly and effectively as shown by the writing style, clarity, logical presentation of issues, coherence, and fluidity of ideas.

• Social Impact (25%) Involves the impact of the articles on effecting change.

BLOGGERS • Consistency of content on the advocacy (50%) • Reader friendly presentation and design of content (20%) • Social Impact (30%)

SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCER• Content (50%) Consistency of content on the advocacy (50 percent)

• Reader Engagement (20%) Number of Comments to the post

• Social Impact (30%) Retweets, Shares, Favorited, Likes

Prizes and Awards

• Reporter of the Year for PRINT Reporter: P20,000 and trophy Editor: P 5,000 and plaque

• Feature Story of the Year for PRINT Writer: P20,000 and trophy Editor: P 5,000 and plaque

• Columnist of the Year: P15,000 and trophy

• Photo Journalist of the Year: P10,000 and trophy

• Reporter of the Year for TELEVISIONReporter: P20,000 and trophy Editor: P 5,000 and plaque

• Feature Story of the Year for TELEVISION Writer: P20,000 and trophy

• Reporter of the Year for RADIOReporter: P20,000 and trophy Editor: P 5,000 and plaque

• Blogger of the Year: P10, 000 and trophy

• Social Media Influencer of the Year: P 10,000 and trophy

Timetable Search period: September 2012 to July 2013

Deadline for submission of entries: July 26, 2013

Announcement of Nominees: September 4, 2013

Announcement/Awarding of Winners: September 17, 2013

Submission of entries • Entry Forms are downloadable from www.globe.com.ph/meawards

• Participants must complete the entry form and together with his/her entries, enclose this in a long brown envelope and mail or deliver to:

Globe Media Excellence Awards c/o MR. JERRY YNTIG Globe Telecom Cebu IT Park Lahug, Cebu City 6000

• Entries must be duplicate copies. • Entries should be accompanied with the photocopy of the participant’s company ID. • Deadline for submission of entries is JULY 26, 2013. • No entry shall be accepted after the deadline.

For Inquiries Email: globecmea@gmail.com Call: (02) 730 4617 or (02) 730 2630 Manila (032) 416 7159 Cebu