About the Award
The Saudi Media Forum Award represents a beacon for celebrating outstanding media achievements, highlighting creativity and excellence across various media fields through its classification into four main categories and fifteen diverse tracks, honoring influential institutions and personalities who have contributed to enhancing awareness and supporting development both within and outside the Kingdom.
The award is a fundamental pillar of the forum, stimulating the launch of inspiring media initiatives and establishing values of innovation, which enhances the position of Saudi media as an active and influential force in the regional and international landscape.
Award Categories
Journalism
Data Journalism
Honors the best journalistic works that used data in preparing accurate and detailed digital reports, presented in a simplified and attractive style to the audience. The evaluation criteria include the use of innovative visual elements, such as infographics and motion graphics, to enhance content clarity and effectively convey information.
Journalistic Report
The award celebrates the most influential journalists in producing distinguished content that addresses economic, political, and environmental issues, highlighting their role in providing in-depth and impactful reports that enrich the media landscape.
Field Journalism Work
Awarded to the most active and creative field journalists, in recognition of their commitment to implementing best professional practices in television work, and their contribution to delivering reports that reflect excellence and professionalism.
Opinion Article
Awarded to the most distinguished, influential, and consistent opinion article writers in the Kingdom, in recognition of their intellectual contributions and profound impact on the cultural and media landscape.
Media Content
Sports
Presented to the most prominent sports programs that excelled in preparation, direction, and presentation, and succeeded in achieving significant and influential interaction with their target audience.
Documentary
Honors the most distinguished television documentary programs, in recognition of their creativity in preparation, direction, and presentation, and their outstanding interaction with the target audience.
Social Talk Shows
Dedicated to the most distinguished social talk shows on television, recognizing their excellence in preparation, direction, and presentation, and their notable impact on the target audience.
Podcast Talk Shows
The award is dedicated to the podcast program that excels in guest interaction and produces rich and influential content that receives wide audience engagement.
Media Fields
The award recognizes the most prominent academic research in media transformation and future of media, acknowledging their contributions in providing innovative insights that support media sector development.
Communication and Public Relations
Private Sector
Dedicated to celebrating the most prominent media communication activities in the private sector that excelled through innovative strategies, professional execution, and adoption of latest technologies to effectively deliver their messages with impact.
Government Sector
The award highlights the most distinguished media communication activities in the public sector, which rely on innovative strategic visions, highly professional execution, and utilization of latest technologies to enhance communication effectively and impactfully.
Special Forum Awards
Best Digital Content (Audience Award)
Awarded to individuals who excel in delivering digital media content, where the audience is given the opportunity to choose the winner, honoring creative professionals working in the digital media sector who have succeeded in delivering innovative and engaging content that reflects audience needs and aspirations.
Media Personality of the Year
An honorary award given to individuals who have left an exceptional mark in developing and leading Saudi media, and possess a distinguished career full of achievements and contributions in the media sector, in recognition of their role in developing the national media landscape.
Press Column Award
Awarded to individuals who have distinguished themselves through their creativity and influence in writing press columns, and have achieved notable continuity in delivering exceptional content that reflects Arab world issues with depth and professionalism.
Award Journey
Launch and submission of entries
November 21-December 21
Initial screening
November 25-December 21
Advanced screening
December 5-December 21
Judging
December 22-December 31
Announcement of the shortlist of candidates
February 7
Ceremony and announcement of winners
February 21
Terms and Conditions
The participant’s or nominee’s personal information must be complete and accurate.
Nomination is available to Saudis, residents, and local or Saudi-licensed institutions operating in the Kingdom, except for the "Tolerance Award," "Personality of the Year Award," "Press Column Award," and the "Audience Award for Best Tech Content."
Submissions or nominations should only be uploaded to the official award platform; any submissions or nominations outside the website will not be accepted.
Special conditions for each award category, if any, must be observed individually.
The participant or nominee must own all public and intellectual property rights of the submitted work or partial ownership that grants them submission rights with the consent of other parties, with supporting documents provided.
Participants or nominees must adhere to the specified start and end dates for submissions across all categories.
Members of nomination, filtering, and judging committees cannot participate or nominate for any award categories but may nominate others.
Participation or nomination in multiple awards is allowed, provided all requirements for each category are submitted separately. Only one submission will be chosen if the participant reaches the final stages.
Winners are not allowed to participate in the award for two years after winning.
A winner of one category cannot also win any special awards in the same year.
Participants agree that the Broadcasting Authority or any third party authorized by it may publish these submissions on the website or other media platforms, whether existing or future, including online, mobile, TV, and radio. The nominee also agrees to use it in promotional activities and advertising, and grants the Authority irrevocable rights to display, publish, alter, store, reformat, or license the work to another party for media display.