It’s time again for the Press Club of Long Island’s Annual Media Awards Competition, recognizing outstanding work in print, broadcast and online journalism in 2012.
The competition has been totally reorganized for 2013 with new divisions and categories. All entries again will be submitted online through a web-based entry system at BetterBNC.com
With many media and journalists now producing work on multiple media platforms, after many years under the old format all the divisions have been reorganized for the 2013 competition into seven new divisions: Narrative, Video, Radio, Visual, Social Media, Student Journalism, and Special Awards and Scholarships. Each division includes categories organized by topic.
Descriptions of the new divisions:
- Anything written and published in either daily or weekly newspapers, magazines and stories appearing online should now be entered in the “Narrative” division, under the appropriate category.
- Any original video broadcast formats including television, cable television and online television and video should now be entered in the “Video” division under the appropriate category.
- Any original radio broadcasts and podcasts should now be entered in the “Radio” division under the appropriate category.
- Any original published images, photographs, illustrations, layouts and cartoons should now be entered in the “Visual” division under the appropriate category.
- Any blogs and Twitter, Facebook and Instagram postings maintained by individuals and organizations, should now be entered in the “Social Media” division under the appropriate category.
- Any student-produced journalistic work should now be entered in the “Student Journalism” division under the appropriate category.
- The “Special Awards and Scholarships” division (formerly called “All Media Awards”) includes the awards for Outstanding LI Journalist, Robert Greene Public Service Award, Phil Spahn Memorial Award, James Murphy Cub Reporter of the Year and the college and high school scholarship awards.
Panels of judges from other regions will choose the winners, except the Special Awards and Scholarships, which will be judged by the PCLI board.
As in past years, the first entry for Press Club of Long Island members is FREE. You can check if your membership is current at www.spj.org.
The fee for all other entries is $25 per entry for professionals and $10 for student entries.
There are also changes in the following rules, so please read them carefully, enter early and plan to attend the awards dinner on June 5, 2013, at the Woodbury Country Club.
All entries must be submitted online at: http://www.pcli.org/2013-pcli-media-awards/ (you can get to the BetterBNC.com site by clicking any of the wordings of ENTER HERE). Select the 2013 Press Club of Long Island Media Awards Competition. IMPORTANT: Please use a version of Mozilla Firefox 3.0 or higher for a better entry experience.
The final deadline for entries is March 10, 2013
Questions? Contact PCLI Media Awards Competition co-chairs Nicole B. Brewer at nicolebbrewer@gmail.com or Chris R. Vaccaro at c.r.vaccaro@gmail.com.
Entry Rules
1) Entries must have been published, posted or broadcast between January 1 and Dec. 31, 2012.
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 in the special “Non-local News/Feature” category.
3) Entries must be submitted 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 Special Awards and Scholarships division (formerly called “All Media Awards”).
7) PCLI reserves the right to withhold awards in a category where judges have determined none of the entries in that category are worthy of an award.
8) The final deadline for entries is March 10, 2013.
9) Fee for current Press Club individual members:
First entry FREE! (Must include SPJ member number on entry form to qualify; visit www.spj.com for membership number and to see if your membership is current). PLEASE NOTE: Only individuals can be members of the Press Club of Long Island. Members must be in good standing (with dues paid up) as of March 2013 to take advantage of the free first entry. Additional member entries: $25 per entry. Student entries is $10.
10) The fee for all regular entries is $25 per entry, and $10 for student entries.
11) There are no entry fees to submit nominations in the Special Awards and Scholarships division.
12) Fees should be paid at the time entries are submitted and are non-refundable. The preferred payment method is through PayPal, as described below, although checks will be accepted, made payable to “Press Club of Long Island” and mailed to Press Club of LI, P.O. Box 975, Melville, NY 11747. Everyone paying by check MUST include a note with the title of their entry and which division and category it was entered in. Individuals and media organizations sending checks for multiple entries, MUST include a list of all entries, with the division and category of each entry covered by the check. PLEASE NOTE: An entry will not be accepted until we can match that entry with a paid entry fee. Do not mail cash.
13) 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 2013 duplicate awards must be placed by Aug. 31, 2013.
14) All entries in the Special Awards and Scholarship categories must include a nomination letter.
15) 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.
16) All entries must be submitted online to http://www.pcli.org/2013-pcli-media-awards/ (you can redirect to BetterBNC.com). Select the 2013 Press Club of Long Island Media Awards Competition – this competition is Open Call. IMPORTANT: Please use a version of Mozilla Firefox 3.0 or higher for better entry experience. The exception is in the Special Awards and Scholarships division entries, which must be mailed to competition co-chair Chris R. Vaccaro, Adjunct Professor, Department of Journalism, Hofstra University, Dempster Hall, Hempstead, N.Y. 11549.
To Enter: Register as an Open Call contestant and request to add entries to the 2013 PCLI Media Awards Competition.
ENTER HERE
Entry Instructions
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU REVIEW THE COMPETITION RULES BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR ENTRIES.
1. ENTER: Register, validate, select PCLI
A. Please log on to www.BetterBNC.com
B. In the blue navigation bar on top, either click “Contestant Login” and then click on the “Open Call” circle; or click the red ”open call login” link if you are already registered.
C. Below the Login with the email and password boxes, click on ”Create your Open Call account”
E. Fill in the form and click “Submit”
F. You will receive an automated validation notification, follow those directions to complete your Open Call registration.
G. When complete select the Open Call contest “2013 PCLI Media Awards Competition” and within 24 hours, you will receive an email approving your contestant status, with a link allowing you to submit entries.
H. Log in, choose your media outlet or fill it in under “other” if it’s not listed.
I. Choose a Division – Narrative, Radio, Video, Visual, Social Media, Student Journalism, Special Awards & Scholarships , then select a Category, create your entry and submit.
*Ensure that items are not behind a pay wall or a password-protected area. If they are, you must provide username/password info in the Comments section of your entry.
2. SUBMIT
A. ADD YOUR CURRENT SPJ MEMBER NUMBER IN THE COMMENTS BOX TO QUALIFY FOR A FREE ENTRY.
B. Add Credits for those responsible for the entry content.
C. Click Submit.
D. Print a copy of the Official Entry Form Page.
E. Submit another entry if applicable or click on Manage Entries link.
F. On the upper right side of the page it will list the number of entries you have made. Below it, click on the Calculate Entry Fee link.
G. The total due will be listed. Individual PCLI members who are entitled to their first entry free should deduct $25 from the total.
H. On the lower left click on the Click here to pay link. You will be taken to the PCLI payment page.
I. Select your preferred mode of payment.
J. Once payment has been made, you will see a message that says: “Thank you for submitting your payment. Please note that any entries not paid for will not be considered.”
Categories
NARRATIVE: Anything written and published either in a newspaper, website, or in a magazine.
- The Best Community Weekly Newspaper
- The Best Headline
- The Best Website
- Arts
- Breaking News
- Business
- Column
- Crime & Justice reporting
- Editorial/Commentary
- Education Reporting
- Entertainment
- Environment
- Food Writing
- Government/Politics
- Health
- Home & Garden
- Humor
- In-Depth Report or Series
- Lifestyle Feature
- Neighborhood/Community News
- Non-Local News/Feature
- Profile
- Real Estate
- Science/Technology
- Sports Feature
- Sports News
- Travel Writing
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VIDEO: Any and all original video broadcast formats to include television, cable television, and online.
- The Best TV Broadcast News Program
- Arts
- Breaking News
- Business
- Crime & Justice Reporting
- Editorial/Commentary
- Education Reporting
- Entertainment
- Environment
- Food Features
- Government/Politics
- Health
- Home & Garden
- Humor
- In-Depth Report or Series
- Lifestyle Feature
- Live Coverage
- Non-Local News/Feature
- Photojournalist
- Profile
- Real Estate
- Science/Technology
- Solo Video Journalist
- Sports Feature
- Sports News
- Travel Feature
ENTER HERE
RADIO: Any and all original recorded broadcasts and podcasts.
- Arts
- Breaking News
- Business
- Column
- Crime & Justice reporting
- Editorial/Commentary
- Education Reporting
- Entertainment
- Environment
- Food Writing
- Government/Politics
- Health
- Home & Garden
- Humor
- In-Depth Report or Series
- Lifestyle Feature
- Neighborhood/Community News
- Non-Local News/Feature
- Podcast
- Profile
- Real Estate
- Science/Technology
- Sports Feature
- Sports News
- Travel Writing
ENTER HERE
VISUAL: Any and all original published images, photographs, illustrations, layouts, and cartoons.
- Visual – Cartoon
- Visual – Feature Photograph
- Visual – Illustration
- Visual – Magazine Cover Design
- Visual – News Photograph
- Visual – Newspaper Front Page Layout
- Visual – Non-Local Photo
- Visual – Photo Essay
- Visual – Sports Photograph
- Visual – Website Home Page Design
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STUDENT JOURNALISM: Any and all student produced work.
- The Best College Newspaper Reporter
- The Best College News Radio Broadcast
- The Best College Newspaper
- Narrative – College News Story
- Narrative – College Sports Reporting
- Narrative – College Feature Story
- Radio – College News Story
- Radio – College Sports Reporting
- Radio – College Feature Story
- Video – College News Package
- Video – College Sports Package
- Video – College Feature Package
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SOCIAL MEDIA: To include Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and blogs maintained by individuals and organizations.
- Best Blog Created and Maintained by an Individual
- Best Blog Created and Maintained by an Organization
- Best Social Media Campaign – All Platforms
- Best Use of Facebook
- Best Use of Social Media by an Organization
- Best Use of Social Media by and individual
- Best Use of Twitter
Special Awards and Scholarships
- EXCEPT WHERE NOTED, SPECIAL AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS WILL BE JUDGED BY THE PRESS CLUB OF LONG ISLAND BOARD.
- ALL ENTRIES MUST INCLUDE A NOMINATION LETTER.
- THERE ARE NO ENTRY FEES TO SUBMIT NOMINATIONS FOR THE SPECIAL AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS.
- DEADLINE FOR SPECIAL AWARD AND SCHOLARSHIP NOMINATIONS: FEB. 28, 2013
OUTSTANDING LONG ISLAND JOURNALIST: Awarded for lifetime achievement in the field of journalism or for an outstanding body of work over the past year.
PHIL SPAHN MEMORIAL AWARD: Presented to a PCLI member who has demonstrated leadership, ability, and outstanding service to journalism, to PCLI or to the community.
THE ROBERT GREENE PCLI PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD: Awarded for a story, series, investigative piece, column or editorial that had an impact on Long Island. Judging will be based on both the reporting and impact of the story in the community. Entry must include a nomination letter detailing what impact the story had.
JAMES MURPHY CUB REPORTER OF THE YEAR: Open to reporters with a year or less of full-time experience as of December 31, 2012.Candidates must demonstrate ability and commitment to a career in journalism. Nominations must be submitted by an editor, publisher, news director, or station manager. Include a nomination letter detailing the candidate’s qualifications, and three work samples.
Academic Awards
COLLEGE JOURNALISM SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS: Recognize outstanding college student journalists who either attend a Long Island college or live on Long Island but attend college elsewhere. One $1,000 scholarship will be awarded. Nomination letters must be submitted by the student’s adviser, editor, station manager or professor. Include a brief letter detailing the candidate’s qualifications, three samples of the candidate’s work and a brief essay by the nominee of his/her goals in journalism.
LEARNING DISABILITY JOURNALISM SCHOLARSHIP: Eligibility is limited to college students or High School seniors in or entering a college journalism program having a learning disability as defined by the Learning Disabilities Association of America. Applicants must submit an essay showing how their learning disability did not dissuade them from pursuing their interest in journalism. One $1,000 scholarship will be awarded. A nomination letter must be submitted by the student’s adviser, editor, station manager or professor.
HANK LOGEMAN/NEWS 12 LONG ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL JOURNALISM AWARD: In memory of UPI reporter and Mineola pressroom veteran Hank Logeman, who was an influence on many journalists throughout the years. The award is designed to support and promote high school journalism on Long Island. The $2,000 scholarship will be awarded to an outstanding high school journalist/broadcaster, newspaper, or radio station that does the most to promote high school journalism on Long Island. Entries must include a nomination letter. Judging will be done by representatives of News 12 Long Island and the Press Club of Long Island.
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ENTRY FEES
For current Press Club individual members: First entry FREE! (Must include SPJ member number on payment form; go to www.spj.org if you don’t know your membership number or to make sure your membership is current. Additional entries: $25 per entry.
Fee for ALL regular ENTRANTS: $25 per entry for professionals, and $10 for student entries.
Only individuals can be members of the Press Club of Long Island and are entitled to one free entry and subsequent member rates. Members may not submit entries for non-members at the member rate.
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Payment Method
After you submit your awards entry information into BNC, select a payment method and submit information. This is where they do that: Please CLICK HERE to enter the amount of entries you need to pay for
If someone is making an online payment, either via PayPal credit card, this is where you go. Please CLICK HERE to pay for your entries.
