The ASA Media Awards are presented annually by the American Society on Aging
to journalists whose work has significantly increased general public awareness
of ageing issues at either the local, regional or national level. The ASA Media
Awards are designed to:

The award recognises those who significantly increase general public awareness of ageing issues, in two
award categories:

The ASA Media Award will be presented at the 2006 Joint Conference of
The National Council on the Aging and the American Society on Aging, to
be held in Anaheim, California from March 16-19 2006. A conference session will
highlight the work of the winning journalists.


Winners receive the following:

Click here to learn more about this award.

Deadline for nominations is October 31 2005.



Awards may be presented for a
single piece, a series or a body of work published between September 1 2004 and
September 1 2005. A single piece and a body of work are given equal weight in
the review process. Submissions should focus on ageing issues, rather than
exemplify a range of work. Print, broadcast and web media journalists are
eligible.


Editors may nominate no more than two journalists per publication.


For journalists with elder-specific publications or productions, the work is
eligible if it has demonstrated general public impact.

Click
here to read about the 2005 winners. You can access links to pages describing winners from 1997-2004 by clicking on the dates in the menu on the left hand side of this page.