National Journalism Awards General Rules
(for all categories except College
Cartoonist)
If entering the College Cartoonist
category, click here for rules and entry form.
View short videos of the 2008 winners' work and their acceptance speeches.
Entries
must be for work broadcast or published in print or presented online by a
newspaper, wire service, syndicate or news organization;
single radio or television station; commonly-owned group of
radio or television stations or cable systems; national
television or radio network or cable system; national
syndication or production company in the United States or its
territories.
Entries
should be simply presented in a way easy for the judges to
handle and read, or according to specific instructions given in the category description.
Submit only one copy of the entry.
Submit originals or unaltered copies, photocopies and/or electronic copies -- that show the publication and publication date.
If submitting electronic copies, the material must be available on an active URL. You must provide the URL on our entry form and take responsibility for its off-site functionality.
You may include a CD containing online material. It must be presented in Windows PC format, protected by a sleeve and attached to the entry.
No
more than two entries per category may be submitted by a newspaper, magazine, wire service, syndicate or news
organization, broadcast station, cable system, network
syndication service or production company.
The
same work may be entered in more than one category but may win
in only one category.
A
sponsoring letter of nomination must be signed by someone
other than the nominee who is employed by the same
organization. It must be included with the entry.
Entry
form may be copied as needed.
An entry
form must be fully completed and secured to the front of each entry. Be sure the correct form is attached to the correct entry.
A duplicate
of the completed form should be paper-clipped to the front of
the entry.
$50
entry fee must be included for each entry in a category. IF
SUBMITTING MULTIPLE ENTRIES, SUBMIT
Entries
will not be returned and may be collected in educational and
research archives or republished in an anthology of
outstanding journalism for general distribution.
Entries
must be postmarked by
Address
entries to:
National
Journalism Awards
Scripps
Howard Foundation
The
awards for 2007 will be presented to the winners at an awards
dinner on
Winners will be announced
For information about the program, contact Sue Porter, vice president/programs, Scripps Howard Foundation at 1-800-888-3000 ext. 3030 or sue.porter@scripps.com.