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 About the Awards Entries are first judged on the regional level. Regional winners will be honored at SPJ’s spring regional conferences, and the first-place winning entries will be forwarded to the national competition. National winners will be honored at the 2008 SPJ Convention & National Journalism Conference in Atlanta. [Top] Eligibility — The contest is open to anyone enrolled in a college or university and studying for an academic degree in 2007. Students who have had full-time, professional journalism experience, outside of internships, are not eligible. — All entries must have been published or broadcast in 2007. — The entrant must have been enrolled as a student at the time of publication or broadcast. — Work published or broadcast while working as a student intern is acceptable. — Unpublished manuscripts, classroom exercises and unaired news broadcasts do not qualify. Any work found to be unpublished, unaired or a classroom exercise will be disqualified. [Top] General Rules — Incomplete entries will be disqualified. Entrant will not be notified of such disqualification nor will their entry fee be refunded. — Material submitted for the contest will not be returned. Winning entries may be reproduced or posted on the SPJ Web site for educational or other purposes. — Entries must be postmarked no later than Jan. 23, 2008. — Mark the date of publication or broadcast on all items submitted. — Each contestant may enter as many categories as desired and may submit no more than two entries per category. — Each entry must be accompanied by the correct entry fee. If payment is being sent separately by your school’s finance department, a letter must be included stating this and supplying the contact information for your finance department. If multiple entries are sent in one package, include one check or credit card number to pay for the total fee for all of the entries in the package. — Entry forms may be photocopied as needed. Additional forms and information are available online at www.spj.org. — Include three copies of the completed entry form with each entry. — Unless otherwise indicated, only one copy of the work entered is required. — Be sure the name of each student who worked on the entry is listed on the entry form and spelled correctly. Please PRINT or TYPE the entry form. — Up to four individuals may be named on a team entry; otherwise, the entry must be submitted in the name of the newspaper, magazine, station or online news site. — Work should be submitted in the region where the entrant was enrolled in school. See the SPJ Web site or entry form for regional boundaries. — Record only one entry on each DVD, CD-ROM or audio or videocassette. Each entry must include: — All parts clearly marked with the category, school, and entrants’ names. — The fee of $9 for SPJ members or $18 for nonmembers. — Three copies of an entry form that is typed or printed neatly. Entry forms MUST include complete contact information, including mailing addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses. — ACCURACY REQUIREMENT: Any corrections, clarifications or retractions made after initial publishing or broadcast should be submitted as part of the entry. Also, copies of any written challenges to the report’s accuracy sent to the entrant or the news organization by or on behalf of those mentioned — including but not limited to letters, e-mails or legal papers — must be included with the entry. Responses by the news organization also should be included. Fees Each submission by an SPJ member must be accompanied by a $9 entry fee and the entrant’s membership number. You may not use another student’s membership number to obtain the $9 member entry fee. Each submission by a nonmember must be accompanied by an $18 entry fee. — When an entry by more than one person is submitted, a $9 fee will be acceptable if at least one person on the team is a member of SPJ. The member must be identified and supply their membership number. YOUR ADVISER’S MEMBERSHIP NUMBER MAY NOT BE USED. — Entries submitted in the Best All-Around categories must be accompanied by an entry fee — $9 if the editor(s) is (are) a member of SPJ, $18 if the editor(s) is (are) not a member. To claim the $9 rate, you must supply the editor’s name and membership number. — Make checks and money orders payable to: Society of Professional Journalists. — No refunds will be issued.< Judging/Criteria Judging will be based on overall excellence. Criteria include: — Accuracy and completeness — Enterprise and ingenuity — Adherence to high journalistic standards — Significance and effectiveness — Extenuating circumstances — Clarity, insight and respect for the audience. — Creative use of the medium’s unique capabilities — Adherence to the SPJ Code of Ethics — Judges will weigh the resources available to the student when selecting the winners. — Judging will take place first on the regional level, with judges for each region selecting regional winners in each category from among the entrants in that region. First, second and third place winner will be chosen unless the judges find that the entries do not meet the overall standard of excellence required. No ties or honorable mentions will be awarded. The winners in each region will be honored at their regional conference in the spring of 2008. The first-place winning entries from each region will go on to compete at the national level, with different panels of national judges selecting one national first-place winner in each category. These winners will be honored at the SPJ Convention & National Journalism Conference in the fall. [Top] Category-specific Rules See a list of categories (opens in new window) Print Entries (Newspaper and Magazine Categories) — Entries MUST be placed in a standard manila file folder. Loose clippings are not acceptable. Entries should not be bound or mounted. Do not use tape on any part of the entry. —One entry form should be stapled securely to the outside of the manila file folder and the other two should be enclosed inside the folder with the entry. — Marked tearsheets or clippings are preferred but clear and complete photocopies of the tearsheets are acceptable. Web site or Word document printouts will not be accepted in the newspaper/magazine categories. — Limit a series to no more than five stories. Photography Entries — Entries MUST be placed in a standard manila file folder. Loose clippings are not acceptable. Entries should not be bound or mounted. Do not use tape on any part of the entry. —One entry form should be stapled securely to the outside of the manila file folder and the other two should be enclosed inside the folder with the entry. — Original tearsheets containing the photo and any accompanying text, such as captions and stories, must be submitted. Submitting an 8.5 x 11 print is optional. Television Entries — Television entries MUST be submitted on half-inch VHS videotape or DVD with one entry per tape or DVD. Label each VHS tape or DVD with the name of the entry, school and entrants. Submit tape or DVD in protective case. — Series or entries with multiple newscasts should be entered on one tape or DVD. — Check the audio and video quality of each entry before submitting. Poor audio or video quality may result in the entry being rejected. Radio Entries — Radio entries MUST be submitted on audiocassette or CD-ROM with no more than one entry per tape or CD. Label each cassette or CD-ROM with the name of the entry, school and entrants. Submit cassette or CD in protective case. — Series or entries with multiple newscasts should be entered on one tape or CD. Online Entries — Online entries must be accompanied by a cover sheet listing all URLs relevant to the entry. Entries that do not provide complete and accurate URLs will be disqualified. — In the case of individual writing or reporting entries, entrants may submit Web printouts as an alternative. — An electronic version of the entry may be submitted on CD-ROM. Be sure to label each CD-ROM with the name of the entry, school and entrants. Submit in protective case. [Top] Questions? Contact SPJ at 317/927-8000 or e-mail awards@spj.org. |
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