Plenty of opportunities for broadcasters in National Press Club journalism contests
The National Press Club wants to recognize the best broadcast journalism from 2020 and broadcast awards are given in a variety of categories.
Get your entries in by the deadline of April 15. All contests carry a $750 prize except for Breaking News.
Here are the categories recognizing broadcasters:
-- Consumer Journalism: (including network, syndicates, cable and broadcast TV and radio stations) Entries can be a single broadcast or a series of broadcasts that will be judged as a unit. Include a letter detailing how the piece or series resulted in action by consumers, the government, the community or an individual.
-- Arthur Rowse Award for Press Criticism: Entries can be up to five broadcasts that must be accompanied by a letter explaining the significance of the work and any subsequent actions resulting from its publication or airing.
-- Breaking News: Entries should be no more than five broadcast stories, written or assembled under deadline pressure, covering a single event or occurrence. A letter describing how the reporting was done on deadline is encouraged. The winner gets a year of free Press Club membership.
-- Ann Cottrell Free Animal Reporting Award: Entries can be a single broadcast or a series of up to five broadcasts that will be judged as one unit. Submissions that provide evidence of impact or that prompted action will be given particular consideration.
--Edwin M. Hood Award for Diplomatic Correspondence: Entries: A single broadcast or a series of broadcasts (maximum of 5) that will be judged as one unit. Include a letter detailing how and why the piece or series broke fresh ground or how it brought clarity and understanding of foreign policy issues to the U.S. audience.
Entries are free for National Press Club members and $75 for non-members. The awards will be presented at an awards event at the Club this summer.
Details on the different awards categories and how to enter the contest can be found online.