Nomination Form for the Bill Good Award

The award honours a BC individual or organization that makes a significant contribution to journalism in the province or addresses a community’s needs and benefits via journalism. In determining the recipient of the Good award, the Foundation will consider the achievements and contributions to societal good of journalism educators, news reporters and managers, media organizations and their business leaders. 

Define “significant contributions”

• Nominee’s work must have weight, import and impact 
• Work must be recognized by peers and the public
• Work must reach broad, diverse audiences
• Nominee has achieved leadership in journalistic community and community at large

Define “community needs and benefits”

• Nominee’s work has changed social conditions, moved governments, resulted in greater justice for disadvantaged people/communities, redressed historic wrongs, enhanced basic rights of access to services for citizens, held governments and corporate institutions to a high standard.

Define “improvements to societal good”

• Nominee’s work has led to significant improvements in public services such as education, healthcare, childcare, policing, environmental protection, the arts, transportation and civic infrastructure.

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Nominee Information

Nominated By *

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Nominee's Name *

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Journalism Affiliation of Nominee *

Example; Reporter, Editor, News director etc…

Explain how the nominee has made a significant contribution to the journalism community or to a community at large via journalism. *

Outline how the nominee’s work addressed a community’s needs and created benefits through the practice of their journalism or journalism education? *

How has the nominee created demonstrable improvements to societal good in their communities? *

In what ways is the nominee demonstrating inventiveness, innovation, and the embrace of new media models? *

Is there any other relevant information you would like to provide to support the nomination of this person? (Provide links to websites, published or broadcast material if helpful.) *

Please attach the nominee’s resume *

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Please attach two letters of support *

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Note: one of these letter may be from the person submitting the nomination.

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