Media Orthopaedic Reporting Excellence (MORE) Awards

Recognizing excellence in furthering public understanding of musculoskeletal health and issues and encouraging healthy behaviors in the care of bones, joints, muscles and tendons.

The fourth-annual MORE Awards – conducted by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons – (AAOS) recognizes and honors efforts by journalists that further the public’s understanding of musculoskeletal health issues and encourages healthy behaviors in the care of bones, joints and muscles.

The MORE Awards will be given to media in these following categories:

National Consumer Print Journalism: newspapers, magazines, Internet
Local Consumer Print Journalism: newspapers, magazines, Internet
National Broadcast Journalism: television, radio
Local Broadcast Journalism: television, radio
Advocacy Journalism: newspaper, magazines, Internet, television, radio

New to the 2009 competition, we will also be accepting nominations in the Advocacy category.

The Advocacy category will accept entries that recognize excellence in reporting musculoskeletal health programs at the federal, state and local levels as well as emphasizing the importance of research funding for the advancement of orthopaedics.

Eligibility

To qualify for a MORE Award all entrants must be journalists or freelance writers/editors/producers in either print, broadcast or online journalism. Entries must have either been published or broadcast between October 1, 2007 and October 1, 2008.

The MORE Awards will be presented and winners will be recognized in May 2009 at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ National Orthopaedic Leadership Conference in Washington, DC.

Should you come across something you think may be a potential entry, please send an email to Catherine Dolf dolf@aaos.org or Lauren Pearson lpearson@aaos.org.

2009 MORE Award Call for Entries