New Delhi, Feb 9 (PTI) Women journalists writing on gender justice, social development and equity can apply for the annual Chameli Devi Jain Award, a statement said on Thursday.

The Media Foundation hosts the annual award for women media personalities in India.

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The first Chameli Devi Jain Award was given in 1982.

The awardees include some of the best known and respected names in Indian journalism. They have pioneered and popularised a new journalism in terms of themes and values such as social development, politics, equity, gender justice, health, war and conflict, and consumer values, it said.

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Nominations should include samples of work done during the period of January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022 in the form of links or clippings/tapes/CDs.

The criteria for selection are excellence, analytical skill, social concern, insights, style, innovation, courage and compassion, it said.

The statement said equal preference will be given to small town/rural, Indian language journalists and those who have not been awarded before in their careers.

Entries can be sent in English, Hindi or any other Indian language, it added.

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