NABJ recognizes journalism that best covered the black experience or addressed issues affecting the worldwide black community during 2007.

The Salute to Excellence National Media Awards competition is open to all media organizations and individuals involved in print, broadcast and/or online journalism media. Submissions must cover people or issues of the African/African American Diaspora. Entries will be judged on content, creativity, innovation, use of the medium and relevance to the black community in 58 categories.

The deadline for entry is February 20, 2008. Finalists are notified in advance, and winners are announced at the Salute to Excellence Gala, taking place during the UNITY: Journalists of Color Convention and Career Expo in Chicago. Special

For information about the 2008 Salute to Excellence Awards, please contact program director Ryan L. Williams, at rwilliams@nabj.org.

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