Annual National Press Club Online Journalism Awards
These awards, sponsored by the National Press Club, are designed to recognize the most significant contributions to journalism by online media.
CATEGORIES:
- Best Journalism Site:
This award honors the best journalistic use of online technology to contribute to public awareness of a significant problem. This site must be developed, created or maintained by a working journalist or a journalism organization and should demonstrate the best use of the online media to educate and inform the public.
- Distinguished Online Contribution:
This award goes to the best individual contribution to public service using online technology. This award is not restricted to journalists, but the site should be useful to journalists in their reporting. Any individual whose web site enlightens the viewer on issues of general interest, improves the public debate or provides solutions to complex problems is eligible.
ENTRIES: All entries must be submitted via the web using our online entry form. Please provide specific URLs where appropriate or note a designated area for the award material on the site.
Entrants must electronically submit a body of work that substantially represents the way it looked during the award year. The entry should educate and inform the public, demonstrate multi-media interactivity and should go beyond what could be found in the print, magazine and television media. Judges are looking for quality of content, good use of media, visual impact, and ease of navigation. Entrants must submit a cover letter explaining why their entry deserves the award. Entrants must also submit passwords if they are needed to access the material online.
Entrants must be either independent web sites or sites affiliated with a media organization that are aimed at general public consumption. Sites must have original journalism content.
PRIZE: $1,000 award for each category.
GENERAL ELIGIBILITY: Entries are limited to work published or broadcast in the previous calendar year (January-December). Competition is open to professional journalists - those who receive at least 50 percent of their income from journalistic activity, either independently or as an employee of independent communications media. Only pieces published or broadcast by such independent media are eligible. Online entries are eligible if work is done by a professional journalist who meets the above definition. House organs, pamphlets, theses, reports or publications of special interest groups such as trade associations, consumer organizations or government agencies will not be considered. Entries may be submitted either by journalist(s) or their employer(s). In all cases, judges will look especially for examples of individual enterprise.
Judges will be looking for entries that:
- Demonstrate usefulness and benefits for readers
- Show thorough reporting
- Contain a strong story structure and a clear presentation
- Demonstrate superb writing style
Judges will use these criteria for all categories. Also, if you make a claim of exclusivity, please specify how, when and where you got the exclusive.
Judges will be by panels designated by the National Press Club Awards Committee. Winners will be notified and awards presented at a special National Press Club dinner. Judges will have the discretion to award winners and honorable mentions in any and all categories, but only if they decide such recognition is merited. Judges are not required to select winners if the quality of the entries does not meet award-winning criteria or quality.
For additional information, call (202) 662-8744.
Entry Requirements:
Deadline: Entries must be submitted by April 1 each year. Entries are limited only to work published or broadcast in the previous calendar year. No entry fee required.
NPC Awards are sponsored by the Eric Friedham National Journalism Library at the National Press Club.
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