- Text
- Visual Art
- Audio or Video Production
Please do NOT include extra material such as transcripts, letters of recommendation, news clippings or résumés.
DeadlineCompleted applications must be postmarked and mailed no later than April 10, 2015. Late applications and applications that do not provide all the requested material will not be reviewed. Faxed or e-mailed applications will not be considered.
ThemeEvery year, the Canadian War Museum selects a theme on which students must base their work. For 2015, students are to produce a work on the following theme:
WAR AND MEDIA
Independent war correspondents have kept Canadians informed about armed conflicts throughout the world since the mid-19th century. The media has historically acted as a conduit for information, linking the military abroad with the public at home. During a conflict, the public wants to know about its armed forces, the media wants to tell informative stories and the military wants to control information, either to protect its activities or showcase its accomplishments.
Original submissions for this year’s competition should explore the relationship between the military on operations, the media and the public in a Canadian context. It should deal with a conflict that either occurred in Canada in which Canadian personnel participated such as the First or Second World War, or Afghanistan. Some possible topics include, but are not limited to:
- the impact of technology and social media on war reporting;
- the work of a specific war correspondent;
- the coverage of a Canadian peacekeeping operation(s);
- the dangers and ethical challenges faced by journalists in the field.
- Text (i.e. essay, poetry, fiction, non-fiction, journalism)
- Visual Art (i.e. photography, drawing, painting, 3-D elements)
- Audio or Video Productions (i.e. songs, documentaries, commentaries, films)
Sending your application: Send your original work and application form in a 9 x 12 envelope (except Visual Art submissions which can be sent in an appropriate envelope) to:
The Colonel Douglas H. Gunter History Awards
1 Vimy Place
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0M8