Online Newspaper Association Establishes 'Digital Journalism Innovation Award'

Digital Content, Digital Services and Business Sectors
All Positions in Media Companies Including Planners, Developers, Designers
5 Million KRW Prize per Sector

The Korea Online News Association (President Park Hak-yong, hereinafter referred to as KONNA) announced on the 5th that it will establish the 'Digital Journalism Innovation Award' to honor media company employees who have contributed to the innovation and development of digital journalism.

The Innovation Award was created to encourage and support media company employees working on the front lines for the digital transformation of media such as broadcasting and newspapers. It is significant in that, for the first time among domestic media organization awards, it includes not only news reports but also journalism services and business innovation as award categories. To this end, the scope of recipients has been expanded beyond reporters to include planners, developers, designers, PDs, and all other job types.

The selection categories are divided into two sections: digital content and digital service/business. Each category will receive a plaque and a prize of 5 million KRW. In the content category, the award targets media company members who have greatly contributed to producing articles that maximize reader empathy through interactive multimedia and include challenging experiments reflecting the digital era. The digital service/business category targets employees who have played a key role in creating user-friendly services based on journalism or new revenue structures in the digital sector.

Especially since this is the first award, the eligibility period for the '2023 Digital Journalism Innovation Award' has been extended to the recent three years (2021.01.01~2023.12.31) to capture as many achievements as possible of employees who have quietly worked during the media companies' digital transformation process.

The application period is from December 7, 2023, to January 5, 2024, and required documents can be submitted via email. The award ceremony is scheduled to be held on February 22 next year.

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