''ExxonMobil Journalism Award'' (''Prêmio ExxonMobil de Jornalismo''), previously known as Esso Journalism Award (''Prêmio Esso de Jornalismo''), formerly known as Esso Reportage Award (''Prêmio Esso de Reportagem''), is an annual
Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...
ian
journalism
Journalism is the production and distribution of reports on the interaction of events, facts, ideas, and people that are the "news of the day" and that informs society to at least some degree of accuracy. The word, a noun, applies to the journ ...
award given by the company
Esso
Esso () is a trading name for ExxonMobil. Originally, the name was primarily used by its predecessor Standard Oil of New Jersey after the breakup of the original Standard Oil company in 1911. The company adopted the name "Esso" (from the phon ...
in Brazil.
Background
The award was created in 1955 by Ney Peixoto do Vale, who took inspiration from the
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prizes () are 23 annual awards given by Columbia University in New York City for achievements in the United States in "journalism, arts and letters". They were established in 1917 by the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made his fo ...
.
The main award is a trophy and
R$ 30,000 and goes to paper press only. Other categories are awarded with amounts of money ranging from R$3,000.00 to R$20,000.00, besides certificates. There are national and international categories. The winners are previously selected by a jury of 25 professionals related to the categories and later chosen by an award commission of five people.
Categories and awards
* Esso Journalism Award - R$30,000.00 + certificate
* Esso Special News Broadcasting Award
* Esso Reportage Award - R$10.000,00 + certificate
* Esso Photography Award - R$10.000,00 + certificate
* Esso Economic Information Award - R$5.000,00 + certificate
* Esso Scientific, Technological and Ecological Information Award - R$5.000,00 + certificate
* Esso Special First Pege Award - R$5.000,00 + certificate
* Esso Graphic Creation Award - newspaper category - R$5.000,00 + certificate
* Esso Graphic Creation Award - magazine category - R$5.000,00 + certificate
* Esso Special Countryside Award - R$5.000,00 + certificate
* North Esso Regional Award - R$3.000,00 + certificate
* Northeast Esso Regional Award - R$3.000,00 + certificate
* Center-west Esso Regional Award - R$3.000,00 + certificate
* Southeast Esso Regional Award - R$3.000,00 + certificate
* South Esso Regional Award - R$3.000,00 + certificate
* Esso Award for Best Contribution to News Broadcasting
References
External links
Official website
Brazilian journalism awards
Awards established in 1955
1955 establishments in Brazil
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