Harvesting The Best Of The Best

Happening annually is the showcasing of the best published agriculture stories, photos and broadcast reports at the 8th Bright Leaf Agriculture Journalism Awards which is now open for new entries.

The Bright Leaf Awards gives the most outstanding and relevant agriculture stories in print, radio, and television. It honors the most compelling photos that captivate the essence of Tobacco farming the agriculture industry.

The project head of the Bright Leaf Awards, Didet Danguilan, is urging all the professional Filipino journalists who reside in the Philippines to join in the competition. It is also the way of sharing the success stories of the farmers to the public in any medium they use.

“Their stories need to be seen, heard and appreciated. The Bright Leaf Agriculture Journalism Awards is the best way to achieve that,” Danguilan said.

Below are the categories for the Bright Leaf Awards:

Agriculture Story of the Year
Agriculture Photo of the Year
Tobacco Story of the Year
Tobacco Photo of the Year
Best Television Program or Segment
Best Radio Program or Segment
Best National News Story
Best Regional News Story
Best National Feature Story
Best Regional Feature Story and
The Oriental Leaf Award.  Those who won in any category on the Bright Leaf Award for five years will be given this award. The Awardees will then become part of an elite group of individuals that make up the Bright Leaf Hall of Fame.

“We want to highlight the stories that enlighten and inspire our countrymen.  This is even more important now because of the recent typhoons and earthquakes that have greatly impacted the agriculture industry.”  Ms. Danguilan added, “This is one way to provide some light in what was a very dark time for the Filipino farmer.”

This contest is aiming to collect a larger list of entries than the previous years by reaching out to the tri-media practitioners from agriculture provinces to submit their articles and images.

The Bright Leaf Awards is entirely free of any charges. All entries is aired, broadcast or published from September 1, 2013 and August 31, 2014. The contestants can pass or submit as many stories as they can in any categories although there will be no story entered in more than one category.

The entries can be submitted in English or any Philippine regional language. For those entries that are submitted other than English, the participants are called for to provide an English translation.

Harvesting The Best Of The Best For Bright Leaf Awards 2014

The prominent Bright Leaf Awards are given to the most outstanding and relevant agriculture stories in print, radio, and television. It honors the most compelling photos that capture the essence of Tobacco farming and the agriculture industry.

The project head of the Bright Leaf Awards, Didet Danguilan, is encouraging all professional Filipino journalists residing in the Philippines to join the competition as their way of sharing the successes of farmers through their stories—in whatever medium—to the public. She shares "Their stories need to be seen, heard and appreciated. The Bright Leaf Agriculture Journalism Awards is the best way to achieve that."

To know who are wondering what are the categories for the Bright Leaf Awards, you can check the list below:
Agriculture Story of the Year
Agriculture Photo of the Year
Tobacco Story of the Year
Tobacco Photo of the Year
Best Television Program or Segment
Best Radio Program or Segment
Best National News Story
Best Regional News Story
Best National Feature Story
Best Regional Feature Story and
The most special is The Oriental Leaf Award which is given to those who have won a Bright Leaf Award in any category for five consecutive years. The Oriental Leaf Awardees become part of an elite group of individuals that comprise the Bright Leaf Hall of Fame.

According to project head Ms. Danguilan, they want to highlight the stories that enlighten and inspire the Filipinos. She added, "This is even more important now because of the recent typhoons and earthquakes that have greatly impacted the agriculture industry. This is one way to provide some light in what was a very dark time for the Filipino farmer.”
Another aim for this competition is to collect a larger crop of entries than any other year by actively reaching out to tri-media practitioners from more agricultural provinces to invite them to submit their articles and photos.

To those who are interested, participation in The Bright Leaf Awards is free of charge. The accepted entries will be published, aired and announced between September 1, 2013 and August 31, 2014. There is no limit to the number of stories in any of the categories that can be submitted by the contestants. However, no story can be entered into more than one category. The entries maybe presented in English or any of the regional dialects in the Philippines. An English translation is required for the entries that are not in English.

To get the entry forms and learn more about this project, please visit www.thebrightleafawards.com. Official contact numbers of the Bright Leaf secretariat are (02) 697-8110, (0915) 5508301 or (0918) 4130797. For emails, you can send them to secretariat@thebrightleafawards.com.

Bright Leaf Awards 2014: Harvesting The Best Of The Best

The 8th Bright Leaf Agriculture Journalism Awards, the annual showcase of the best published agriculture stories and photos as well as broadcast reports, is now open for entries.
The Bright Leaf Awards are given to the most outstanding and relevant agriculture stories in print, radio, and television. It will also honor the most compelling photos that capture the essence of obacco farming and the agriculture industry.
Didet Danguilan, project head of the Bright Leaf Awards, is encouraging all professional Filipino journalists residing in the Philippines to join the competition as their way of sharing the successes of farmers through their stories—in whatever medium—to the public.
“Their stories need to be seen, heard and appreciated. The Bright Leaf Agriculture Journalism Awards is the best way to achieve that,” she said.
The categories for the Bright Leaf Awards are: Agriculture Story of the Year, Agriculture Photo of the Year, Tobacco Story of the Year, Tobacco Photo of the Year, Best Television Program or Segment, Best Radio Program or Segment, Best National News Story, Best Regional News Story, Best National Feature Story, Best Regional Feature Story and The Oriental Leaf Award.
This special award is given to those who have won a Bright Leaf Award in any category for five consecutive years. The Oriental Leaf Awardees become part of an elite group of individuals that comprise the Bright Leaf Hall of Fame.
“We want to highlight the stories that enlighten and inspire our countrymen. This is even more important now because of the recent typhoons and earthquakes that have greatly impacted the agriculture industry.” Ms. Danguilan added, “This is one way to provide some light in what was a very dark time for the Filipino farmer.”
The competition aims to collect a larger crop of entries than any other year by actively reaching out to tri-media practitioners from more agricultural provinces to invite them to submit their articles and photos.
Participation in The Bright Leaf Awards is free of charge. Entries should be published, aired or broadcast locally between Sept. 1 2013 and August 31, 2014. Contestants can submit as many stories in any of the categories but no story can be entered into more than one category. [PNA]

Bright Leaf Agri Tilt On

The 8th Bright Leaf Agriculture Journalism Awards is open for entries, aiming to recognize the best in agricultural media.

The annual awards are given to most outstanding agriculture stories in print, radio, and television. This year, the awards will honor the most compelling photos that capture the essence of tobacco farming and agriculture industry.

Didet Danguilan, Bright Leaf Awards project head, said Filipino journalists can join the competition as their way of sharing the successes of farmers through their stories, in whatever medium, to the public.

Categories for the awards are: Agriculture Story of the Year, Agriculture Photo of the Year, Tobacco Story of the Year, Tobacco Photo of the Year, Best Television Program or Segment, Best Radio Program or Segment, Best National News Story, Best Regional News Story, Best National Feature Story, Best Regional Feature News Story and Oriental Leaf Award.

The Oriental Leaf Award is given to those who have won a Bright Leaf Award in any category for five consecutive years and have become part of a group of individuals that comprise the Bright Leaf Hall of Fame.

“We want to highlight the stories that enlighten and inspire our countrymen. This is even more important because of the recent typhoons and earthquakes that have greatly impacted the agriculture industry.” Danguilan said. “This is one way to provide some light in what was a dark time for the Filipino farmer.”

This year, the competition aims to reach out to more tri-media practitioners from the provinces. Participation in The Bright Leaf Awards is free. Entries must be published, aired or broadcast between Sept. 1, 2013 and Aug. 31, 2014.

Bright Leaf Awards 2014

MANILA, Philippines - Aiming to harvest the best of the best, the 8th Bright Leaf Agriculture Journalism Awards is now open for entries. The annual awards are given to most outstanding agriculture stories in print, radio, and television. This year,  the awards will honor the most compelling photos that capture the essence of tobacco farming and agriculture industry.

Didet Danguilan, Bright Leaf Awards project head, said Filipino journalists can join the competition as their way of sharing the successes of farmers through their stories, in whatever medium, to the public. The categories for the awards are: Agriculture Story of the Year, Agriculture Photo of the Year, Tobacco Story of the Year, Tobacco Photo of the Year, Best Television Program or Segment, Best Radio Program or Segment, Best National News Story, Best Regional News Story, Best National Feature Story, Best Regional Feature News Story and Oriental Leaf Award.  The Oriental Leaf Award is given to those who have won a Bright Leaf Award in any category for five consecutive years and have become part of a group of individuals that comprise the Bright Leaf Hall of Fame.

Participation in The Bright Leaf Awards is free. Entries must be published, aired or broadcast between Sept. 1, 2013 and Aug. 31, 2014.

For information, visit www.thebrightleafawards.com or call the Bright Leaf Secretariat at (02) 697-8110, (0915)5508301 or (0918)4130797 or email secretariat@thebrightleafawards.com