2013 Barbara Jordan Awards
back to all news » April 25, 2013I was awarded the Barbara Jordan Media Award! Last week the Awards ceremony was held at the College Park Center on the campus of UT Arlington on Saturday, April 13, 7:00pm.
http://governor.state.tx.us/disabilities/awards/barbara_jordan_media_awards/
Each year the Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities, in conjunction with local committees throughout the state, accepts nominations for media professionals and students who have produced material for the public which accurately and positively reports on individuals with disabilities, using People First language and respectful depictions. Nominations can be submitted by anyone, including the producer of the piece, by completing the submission form and sending it with any necessary supporting materials to the Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities.
A panel of judges, including media professionals and people with disabilities, score the entries and collectively select the winners. Each year the decisions for the judges become more difficult as more quality entries are received in the categories of Print Feature, Print News, Photojournalism, TV Feature, TV Documentary, Special Contribution by an Organization, Internet, etc.