Deadline: May 8, 2024
Applications are open for the CTO Caribbean Media Awards 2024. The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) offers this prestigious honour to journalists and influencers whose work has significantly contributed to the promotion of Caribbean tourism.
The awards ceremony, set to spotlight outstanding media contributions from the United States and the Caribbean, is scheduled to take place amidst the vibrant celebrations of Caribbean Week in New York, from June 16 to 21, 2024.
Categories
Entries are sought in the following award categories:
- Best Feature Article or Story: Recognizes excellence in long-form storytelling (print or online) that provides in-depth analysis, compelling narratives, and unique perspectives on Caribbean culture, history, etc.
- Best News Reporting: Honors exceptional reporting of breaking news, events, or issues of significance to the Caribbean region that demonstrates accuracy and journalistic integrity.
- Best Podcast/Radio: Celebrates excellence in podcasting/radio reporting, whether its storytelling, interviews or discussions offering engaging and informative Caribbean content.
- Best Photojournalism: Celebrates impactful visual storytelling through photography, capturing the essence of life in the Caribbean region, from daily life to cultural events, natural landscapes, or social issues.
- Best Video Production: Honors outstanding video production, including broadcast news segments, short films, or online video content that showcases the richness and diversity of Caribbean culture, people and landscapes.
- Best Social Media Campaign: Recognizes innovative and effective social media campaigns (by journalists or influencers) that engage audiences, raise awareness, or promote positive change on issues relevant to the Caribbean region.
- Best Personal Immersive Story: Highlights a feature story that demonstrated time in the destination, integration and deep exploration of off-the-beaten-path in a destination.
- Diaspora Journalist of the Year: Honors members of the Diaspora community who impact tourism in the Caribbean region through their storytelling.
- Emerging Journalist of the Year: Spotlights the achievements of up-and-coming journalists, reporters or content creators who have demonstrated exceptional talent, potential and commitment to excellence in Caribbean media.
Eligibility
- Only entries submitted by CTO government members, their public relations agencies or qualified media shall be eligible.
- Minimum circulation for newspaper or magazine entries is 20,000 (1,000 for Caribbean media).
- All entries must have been published or broadcast in the 2023 calendar year.
- Only one entry per person per category will be accepted.
- Submissions should showcase creativity and thoughtful knowledge of the Caribbean and have a provocative story angle.
Selection Criteria
Criteria for the judging of entries shall be:
- Content – Relevance, accuracy, cohesiveness of material, adherence to journalistic standards
- Structure & Form – Relevance of topic, clarity, pace, structure (introduction, development and conclusion), presentation of information and ideas
- Title – Relevance of title, concision, clarity
- Quality of Language – Use of language, quality of syntax, quality of sentence structure
- Originality – Originality of ideas, ability to spark audienceʼs curiosity, boldness, creativity
Application
For more information, visit CTO Caribbean Media Awards.
