All media 1. The stories about the big 50th anniversary of India and Pakistan, as well as the coverage of Mother Teresa's funeral were particularly exceptional. The group received 226 entries from 82 companies, for work executed in calendar year 1997. It has grown into a national group of over 450 journalists working for leading newspapers, broadcast networks and new media outlets in various cities in the US and Canada. The New York chapter hosts monthly meetings in Manhattan with distinguished guest speakers, as well as various career-oriented panels.
Most categories carry cash awards for the first prize only.
Whether a category has a cash prize at all and what the amount is was determined by the SAJA contest coordination committee in advance and was included in the brochures and entry forms. There are two changes from the brochures in terms of the prizes. Originally, broadcast and new media entries were in a single category for coverage of South Asia. The judging panel decided to give a Certificate of Special Recognition to ABC News for a particularly outstanding TV package for coverage of Mother Teresa's funeral. Carla Baranauckas, deputy copy chief, The New York Times Mervin Block, broadcast writing author Subrata Chakravarty, asst.