Awards: Entry Form & Rules

The Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism recognize the best health reporting in print, broadcast and online media. The AHCJ contest, which began in 2004, boasts 11 categories.

Entries can include a wide range of health coverage including public health, consumer health, medical research, the business of health care and health ethics.

The Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism were created by journalists for journalists and are not influenced or funded by commercial or special-interest groups.

Award categories

• Large Newspapers (over 250,000 circulation) and wire services
• Medium Newspapers (90,000 to 250,000 circulation)
• Small Newspapers (under 90,000 circulation)
• General-Interest Magazines above 1 million circulation
• General-Interest Magazines below 1 million circulation
• Trade Publications/Newsletters
• TV (Local markets, network, syndicated)
• Radio (Local markets, network, syndicated)
• Online: This includes projects, stories and blogs aimed exclusively or primarily at an online audience and not intended for a traditional print or broadcast outlet.
• Beat Reporting: This is an individual award. In the questionnaire, the entrant should explain the beat. You may submit up to four stories, carrying a single byline, to provide a representative sample of your work. You also may submit this work in other categories.
  
• Limited Report: This award is for a stand-alone piece of limited length. Print and online entries are limited to 1,500 words. TV and radio entries are limited to five minutes.