The
U.P. College of Mass Communication (UP CMC) is now accepting
nominations
for the annual U.P. GAWAD PLARIDEL which recognizes Filipino media
practitioners
who have excelled in any of the media (print, radio, film, television, and
new
media) and have performed with the highest level of professional integrity in
the
interest
of public service.
For 2014, the tenth U.P. Gawad Plaridel will
be given to an outstanding
TRANSMEDIA
practitioner (one who excels in at least two (2) media platforms, e.g.,
television
& radio, print & online, film & television, etc.).
The award is named after Marcelo H. del Pilar
(nom de plume, Plaridel), the
selfless
propagandist whose stewardship of the reformist newspaper La Solidaridad
helped
crystallize nationalist sentiments and ignite libertarian ideas in the 1890s.
Like
Plaridel,
the recipient must believe in the vision of a Philippine society that is
egalitarian,
participative
and progressive; and in media that are socially responsible, critical and
vigilant,
liberative and transformative, and free and independent.
Eligible for the awards are all living
Filipino individuals who have excelled in at
least
two (2) media platforms. Aside from their probity and integrity, these media
practitioners
must have produced a body of work that is marked by excellence and
social
relevance and must have achievements recognized nationally and/or
internationally.
Individuals
and institutions may nominate potential recipients. Institutions
include
media corporations, professional media associations, media advocacy groups,
educational
institutions, cultural foundations and NGOs. Previous nominees may still be
considered
for this year’s award. All current full-time faculty and staff of the UP CMC
are
disqualified
from the nomination.
Deadline for nomination is on 31 March 2014.
The recipient of the U.P. Gawad
Plaridel
will be announced in May.
The U.P. GAWAD PLARIDEL is given every July in
commemoration of del Pilar’s
death
anniversary. The awardee will receive the U.P. Gawad Plaridel trophy (designed
by
National Artist Napoleon Abueva) and will deliver the Plaridel Lecture
addressing
issues
relevant to the state and practice of Philippine media. The recipient will have
a
place
of honor at all ceremonies and functions of the College. The awardee’s
photograph
will be hung at the UP Gawad Plaridel Gallery in the College main lobby.
Nomination forms and award guidelines are
available at the U.P. CMC Website
(http://masscomm.upd.edu.ph)
and at the UP CMC Office of Extension and External
Relations (UP
CMC-OEER). Interested parties may call (02) 981-8500 loc. 2668 for details.#