[ecrea] Journalism Studies Dissertation Award (ICA)

> The Journalism Studies Division of ICA is 
> seeking nominations for our annual dissertation 
> award, the Gene Burd Urban Journalism Research 
> Prize. We are able to do this because of a 
> generous gift from Gene Burd, Professor of 
> Journalism at the University of Texas and 
> administrative support from the Urban Communication Foundation.
>
> The Gene Burd Urban Journalism Research Prize
>
> This annual prize recognizes and rewards 
> doctoral dissertation research in urban 
> Journalism. Please check with the website 
> www.urbancomm.org for the specifics about the award.
>
> Amount of Prize: $1,000
>
> Application Procedure:
>
> Each nomination should include a copy of the 
> doctoral dissertation and two supporting letters 
> from faculty mentors. One of these letters must 
> be a nomination from the graduate studentâ??s 
> degree advisor that includes a statement 
> articulating the relevancy and impact of the 
> nominated work. The nominated work must have 
> been completed and defended within the two years 
> prior to the award year (e.g., 2009/2010 for the prize in 2011).
> The winner will be announced at the annual 
> business meeting of the Journalism Studies 
> Division of the International Communication 
> Association. Nominees must therefore have firm 
> plans to attend the Boston conference in 2011 
> (May 26-30).  The nomination period opens on 
> November 15, 2010 and closes on February 15, 
> 2011. The Prizeâ??s review committee will 
> consist of representatives from the Journalism 
> Studies Division and the Urban Communication Foundation.
>
> Please send nomination materials (the 2 
> supporting letters and the dissertation) via 
> email (PDF format) to the chair of the 
> Journalism Studies Division of ICA, Frank Esser 
> ((f.esser /at/ ipmz.uzh.ch)), by February 15, 2011.

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Nico Carpentier (Phd)
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Vrije Universiteit Brussel - Free University of Brussels
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