 The prize was awarded annually to non-fiction made available to a general audience in the United State or Canada during the previous calendar year in newspapers, magazines, books, television, cable, radio, or online.Among the criteria jurors consider are the significance of the subject matter, quality and originality of the journalism, and the effort involved in telling the story.The Grantham Prize entries was judged by an independent panel of jurors, chaired by David Boardman, "Seattle Times".