BrightLeaf Awards now on its fourth year
MANILA, Philippines - The BrightLeaf awards has been giving the agriculture industry a voice through journalists for four years. First launched in 2007, the Bright Leaf Agriculture Journalism Awards is the premier annual nationwide competition that seeks out the most important agricultural pieces of our time and honors the journalists behind them. As the nation turns over a new leaf, The BrighLeaf awards will deepen its commitment to its cause.
The best print features, radio pieces, video stories or photographs that chronicle and capture the agricultural landscape of the times are awarded and honored, believing that by recognizing the efforts of the journalists, it raises awareness and support for the people who feed and fuel our country. The importance of shedding light on the issues of the agriculture industry is relevant now more than ever, as our country is under new governance, and the need to encourage discourse and reportage. The agriculture industry is very important in the country’s economy, and the BrightLeaf awards aims to recognize the journalists that tirelessly reports about the state of the industry.
The BrightLeaf Awards has 10 main categories, Agricultural Story of the Year, Tobacco Story of the Year, Best Television Program or Segment Best Radio Program, or Segment Agricultural Photo of the Year, Tobacco Photo of the Year, Best Regional News Story, Best National News Story, Best Regional Features Story, and Best National Features Story. The 4th BrightLeaf awards also introduces a new category, the Oriental Leaf Awards, aimed at honoring the constant BrightLeaf contributors and winners through the years. With the new award, old and new contestants have an equal chance of winning.
The mechanics for joining the prestigious awards program are the following: the published entries must be from June 30, 2009 to May 31, 2010, and the participants must be 18 years old and above. Print & photo entries can be either submitted through snail mail or uploaded on the website while radio & televsion entries should be in a CD or DVD, and must be submitted to the Bright Leaf Secretariat at 291 St. Joseph Street, Oranbo Drive, Pasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines 1110.
Application forms will be available in the website. For more information, email us at
Those who are interested to join can submit their entries starting Aug. 11, 2010. Visit http://thebrightleafawards.com/ for more information.
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