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2012 Press Club Award Rules and Categories

Entry Rules

  1. Entries must have been published, posted or broadcast between January 1 and December 31, 2011.
  2. All entries must be published/broadcast by a Long Island media outlet, and/or written by a Long Island-based journalist. All entries must be about a Long Island topic, event or personality, except for the new non-Long Island topic category mentioned above.
  3. Entries must be made by news organizations or individual journalists.
  4. Articles, photos and videos that appeared in either in-house company publications or association publications are NOT eligible.
  5. Online stories, videos and photos that first appeared in other online sources are NOT eligible.
  6. A story or broadcast may be entered in up to two categories. In addition, that story or broadcast may also be entered for a Public Service Award in the All Media Awards division.
  7. PCLI reserves the right to withold awards in a category where judges have determined none of the entries in that category are worthy of an award.
  8. All entries must be submitted no later than February 26, 2012.
  9. Fees should be paid at the time entries are submitted and are non-refundable. Organizations sending corporate checks for multiple entries may make checks payable to “Press Club of Long Island.” A list of all entries and the fee paid for each must accompany corporate checks.
  10. Only one first place award or certificate (for second and third places) per category will be given. Additional first place awards can be ordered from PCLI for a fee of $50 per award, after the winners are announced. Additional second-and third-place certificates can be ordered for $10 per certificate. All orders for 2012 duplicate awards must be placed by August 31, 2012.
  11. Companies and organizations paying for both member and non-member entries with a company check must pay the $30 organization rate for all entries and are not eligible for the individual or member rate.
  12. Please check your entry for accuracy and completeness. Entries not meeting specified rules will be disqualified and entry fees will not be refunded. The Press Club is not responsible for errors submitted on entry forms.

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Categories

PD Print – Dailies

  1. Deadline News – A news story published within 24 hours of an event
  2. Non-Deadline News – A news story or series
  3. Feature – A story or series
  4. General Interest/Humor Column – A single column
  5. Business/Economic/Financial – A story or series
  6. Environment/Science/Health/Technology – A story or series
  7. Arts – A story, series, review or criticism
  8. Sports – A story or series
  9. Editorial/Commentary – A single editorial or opinion column
  10. Non-Long Island Topic – A story or series (by a Long Island-based journalist)
  11. Best News Headline

PPD Photography – Print – Dailies

  1. News/Feature – A photograph or spread
  2. Sports – A photograph or spread
  3. Non-Local – A photograph or spread (by a Long Island-based journalist)

PW Print – Weeklies

  1. Deadline News – A news story published within 24 hours of an event
  2. Non-Deadline News – A news story or series
  3. Feature – A story or series
  4. General Interest/Humor Column – A single column
  5. Business/Economic/Financial – A story or series
  6. Environment/Science/Health/Technology – A story or series
  7. Government/Politics – A news story or series
  8. Arts – A story, series, review or criticism
  9. Sports – A story or series
  10. Editorial/Commentary – A single editorial
  11. Non-Long Island Topic – A story or series (by a Long Island-based journalist)
  12. Best News Headline

PPW Photography – Print – Weeklies

  1. News/Feature – A photograph or spread
  2. Sports – A photograph or spread
  3. Non-Long Island Topic – A photograph or spread (by a Long Island-based journalist)

MG Magazines

  1. News – A story or series
  2. Feature/Lifestyle – A story or series
  3. General Interest/Humor Column – A single column
  4. Environment/Science/Health/Technology – A story or series
  5. Opinion/Essay – A story or series
  6. Editorial/Commentary – A single editorial
  7. Photography – A photograph or spread
  8. Non-Long Island Topic – A story or series (by a Long Island-based journalist)
  9. Best News Headline

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SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR ONLINE MEDIA:

Online media entries must provide the URL where the entry can be found. Include any passwords necessary to gain access to entries. If a video appears exclusively on broadcast or cable TV and does not appear online, the video can only be entered in TV categories.

OL Online

  1. Deadline News – A news story PUBLISHED within 24 hours of an event
  2. Non-Deadline News – A news story or series
  3. Feature – A story or series
  4. General Interest/Humor Column – A single column
  5. Business/Economic/Financial – A story or series
  6. Environment/Science/Health/Technology – A story or series
  7. Arts – A story, series, review, or criticism
  8. Sports – A story or series
  9. Editorial/Commentary – A single editorial
  10. Online Video
  11. Online Photography
  12. Online Radio
  13. Online Special Project
  14. Best Long Island web site – Entries must be Long Island-based and MUST HAVE CONTENT ABOUT LONG ISLAND
  15. Best News Blog – Up to three posts
  16. Non-Long Island Topic – A story or series (by a Long Island-based journalist)
  17. Best News Headline

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SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR TELEVISION AND RADIO:

Submit a link, URL or MP3 of the entry as it appeared or was heard on the air/cable. If a video appeared exclusively online and not on broadcast or cable TV, the video can only be entered in the online categories.

TV Television

  1. Breaking News – A news story aired within 24 hours of an event
  2. Non-Deadline News – A news story of an in-depth or investigative nature, or dealing with an issue of community concern
  3. Feature – A story or series
  4. Business/Economic/Financial – A story or series
  5. Environment/Science/Health/Technology – A story or series
  6. Arts – A story or series
  7. Sports – A story or series
  8. Editorial/Commentary – A single editorial
  9. Public Affairs – A single broadcast or series (up to 60 minutes running time)
  10. TV Photojournalism – A story or stories with compelling visual work. Open to TV photojournalists only.
  11. Non-Long Island Topic – A story or series (by a Long Island-based journalist)

RA Radio

  1. News – A single broadcast aired within 24 hours of an event
  2. Feature – A story or series
  3. Sports – A story or series
  4. Editorial/Commentary – A single editorial
  5. Public Affairs – A single broadcast or series
  6. Non-Long Island Topic – A story or series (by a Long Island-based journalist)