HALIFAX, Oct. 28, 2014 /CNW/ - The Atlantic Journalism Awards is encouraging journalists in the region to save their best stories and images for this year's AJAs competition. The AJAs online entry system will open for entries on December 1, 2014.  The deadline for entries is Monday, February 2, 2015.  There are 28 individual categories for newspaper, radio, television, and magazines.  Entries can be from either traditional pages, sound and visuals or online items or a combination of both.  Three finalists will be selected by the judges in each category with one overall gold winner and two runner-ups. Details of the categories can be found at www.AJAs.ca.

All the finalists items from last year's AJAs are available for viewing on the AJAs.ca website.  Click on Listen/View Atlantic Canada's Best Journalism for 2013.  Also view last May's AJAs gala awards event on the AJAs website.

The gala dinner and awards celebration will be held on Saturday, May 09, 2015 at the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel.

SOURCE Atlantic Journalism Awards