The Mumbai Press Club (MPC) invites entries for the prestigious National RedInk Awards for Excellence in Journalism–2022.

In the 11th year now, the ‘RedInk Awards’ brand has become synonymous with raising the bar of Good Journalism! To reiterate, the RedInk Awards have been instituted to promote best practices among journalists and encourage good quality writing, fair play, and high ethical standards.

Entries in the form of articles or stories published in the print or digital medium and television stories broadcast during the calendar year 2021 [Category 1-11] and photographs that had an impact [Category 12] published in the print or digital medium in 2021 are invited in the following categories of journalism:

1. Business & Economy
2. Crime
3. Environment
4. Health & Wellness
5. Human Rights
6. Lifestyle & Entertainment
7. Politics
8. Science & Innovation
9. Sports
10. Women’s Empowerment & Gender Equality Social Cause
11. The Arts
12. The Big Picture (Photograph of the year)

The Mumbai Press Club will also honour outstanding journalists in the following categories:

13. The Journalist of the Year

The award will be for a body of work in any of the streams– print, digital, or TV in the calendar year 2021 that created a lasting impact.

14.  Lifetime Achievement Award

For a senior most journalist who has contributed substantially, in their career, to the growth and strengthening of the profession.

A jury will make the awards selection for categories 1-12. For categories 13-14, the Managing Committee of the Mumbai Press Club will select the award winners. The winning entries in each category will be awarded a total cash prize of Rs. 1 Lakh, a trophy, and a citation.

The Mumbai Press Club urges Editors or Media Heads to share this Awards information with their teams. Editors and Media Heads are also requested to nominate outstanding stories for consideration under each category.

The broad guidelines for the contest are:

1. Entries should have been published/broadcast in the Calendar Year 2021.
2. The various award categories should be studied carefully, and applications marked specifically for the category they fit into.
3. An applicant is allowed a maximum of 3 entries across all categories.
4. Entries will need to be authenticated (supported/recommended) by the Editors/Media Heads of respective media platforms.
5. For entries that are not in English, Hindi, or Marathi language, it will be helpful for the judges if the applicant sends an English translation of the content/script.
6. Entries must have been published in RNI-registered print publications like newspapers or magazines, or recognized web-based publications/television networks. Blog posts or content from personal websites, for example, are not eligible for entry.
7. The Office Bearers and Managing Committee Members of the MPC are not eligible to enter the contest.
8. A published scanned copy must accompany entries of print medium if the web link is not available or the web story is behind a paywall.
9. Entries in the various television/video categories must be available online (YouTube or any other website). Only a link should be submitted, along with a brief text on the story and its impact.
10. A distinguished panel of judges appointed by the MPC for each category will decide the winners.
11. The decisions made by the Judges and the MPC will be final.
12. In a multi-byline article/broadcast (video) story winning an Award, all the authors/ contributors will share the prize money.
13. Winners who are not residents of Mumbai will be provided travel to and from and accommodation for the Awards Ceremony.
14. No claim shall be entertained in case the winner fails to collect the prize at the award ceremony.
15. Please read the terms & conditions carefully before entering the contest.
16. All entries should be submitted only through the following link not later than 15 October 2022: https://forms.gle/6n2iAaxVuqAw5TyD6

In case of any queries, write to redinkawards@pressclubmumbai.com. For more details, updates, and information on the Awards, visit www.mumbaipressclub.com or follow us on Facebook and Twitter @mumbaipressclub.

REDINK Awards - 2022: Terms and Conditions

The Mumbai Press Club (MPC) will not be responsible for incomplete, illegible, unviewable, lost, and late entries, all of which will be disqualified. MPC reserves the right to disqualify entries by persons determined by MPC to tamper with or abuse any aspect of the Contest. MPC further reserves the right to disqualify any entry that is alleged to infringe on any third-party intellectual property or other requests or that MPC deems to be, in its sole discretion, obscene, offensive, or otherwise inappropriate for viewing by a general audience.

By entering the Contest, each contestant agrees that MPC and its licensees may publish their story or photograph or video in the related content of REDINK Awards and exhibit, copy, publish, do derivative works from, or otherwise use their entry and other entry materials for any purpose, in any media, in perpetuity, without limitation or additional compensation.

By entering the Contest, you agree to MPC’s and its licensees' use of your name, likeness, and biographical information in any media for non-commercial purpose without limitation or further compensation, unless prohibited by law. By entering the Contest, you further agree to release and indemnify the MPC against any liability, claims, injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising from or in connection with your participation in the contest. MPC, in its sole discretion reserves the right to suspend, modify or terminate this contest if it determines in its sole discretion that tampering, fraud, or any other cause beyond the reasonable control of MPC has corrupted, compromised, or impaired the security, integrity, fairness or proper operation of the contest.

The Mumbai Courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any disputes which may arise out of or in connection with the REDINK Awards 2022.