The Royal Statistical Society Awards for statistical excellence in journalism are now in their fourth year. The 2010 awards will recognise work published or broadcast in the period 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009.

The society says that the award "Awards are made to those who question, analyse and investigate the issues that affect society through statistics".

There are two categories:

  • work published in print and/or online (a winner and a runner-up areawarded)
  • for work broadcast on television or radio (a winner only is awarded)

Entries have to be in by 5pm on Friday, 26 February 2010.

Previous winners have included; Peter Aldhous, New Scientist, Ben Goldacre, The Guardian and Paul Wallace, The Economist.

The website is silent on the value of the awards beyond showing a piece of glass.