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2015 New York Press Club Awards For Journalism
https://nypressclub.org/awards.php
Entry period:
Fee per entry:
Contact:
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February 1 to April 3
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$50 through March 1 - $75 thereafter
[email protected]
Each year the New York Press Club honors exemplary journalistic accomplishment by news
professionals who are based or published in metropolitan New York. Below you will find rules,
categories and entry information for this year’s competition.
ENTRY PERIOD: Sunday, February 1st until close-of-business, Friday, April 3rd.
ENTRY FEE (Applies to each individual entry to be judged, not each “batch” of entries):
To encourage prompt submission, a split entry fee schedule is again in effect this year.
Press Club members may use the lower rate throughout the call-for-entries period.
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$50 – Early entry through March 1 .
$75 – Thereafter. (Except New York Press Club members whose fee remains $50).
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Late entries (after April 3 ), if accepted, are subject to a late-fee of $25.
ENTRY PORTAL: https://nypressclub.org/awards.php
RULES
1. The competition is open to individuals and news organizations based or operating in New York,
New Jersey, or Connecticut and to individuals working elsewhere on behalf of New York
metro-area news organizations.
2. All entries must have been published or broadcast during the previous calendar year.
3. Entries must be submitted in digital form and uploaded to our awards server. Information about
submission formats and requirements can be found in the "Tech Specs" section.
4. An entry may be submitted in only one category. There is an exception affecting a small
number of awards categories. The exception allows a piece to be entered separately for different
awards but only by different talents on the creation team. For example, in television, an entry may
be submitted by a reporter for one of the editorial awards. The same entry may also be entered
by the shooter for one of the videography or photography awards.
5. There is no limit to the number of entries an individual or organization may make in a particular
category as long as each entry is singular. For example, Reporter "A" may enter as many pieces
into the Consumer Reporting category as desired, as long as each piece is on a different topic.
Organization "B" may enter as many pieces by as many reporters as desired into a particular
category as long as each entry is on a different topic.
6. Multi-part or series entries must be limited to the heart of the material: For print/Web entries,
five-parts maximum or 5,000 total words, moreorless. For broadcast entries, 30 minutes total
running-time. (30-minute limit does not apply to long-form or non-hard-news broadcast pieces
that otherwise fit an Awards category).
7. An entry submitted in an incorrect category will be disqualified. The judges are not able to
re-classify incorrectly classified entries
8. Entry fees must accompany all entries. Fees may be submitted by credit card from the Press
Club Website OR by check to arrive at the Press Club no later than one week following upload.
The New York Press Club
1324 Lexington Avenue (Box 190)
New York NY 10128
Entries for which no entry fees are received will not be submitted to the judges.
Awards Categories (new in 2015)
ALL MEDIA (Mediums: Print, Broadcast, Newswire, Web)
Gold Keyboard (single winner) For the story or series that constitutes outstanding enterprise or
investigative reporting. The intention is to award a reporter or news team for digging-up and
skillfully presenting a story that otherwise would not have been told.
Nellie Bly Cub Reporter (single winner) Best journalistic effort by an individual with three years
professional experience or less. This is for newcomers to the profession, not newcomers to a
news organization. A letter from a supervisor attesting to professional tenure must be submitted.
Rev. Mychal Judge Heart of New York (one award for each medium) For the story or series that
is most complimentary of New York City. Good news about people, places, deeds.
Business Reporting (one award for each medium) For hard news coverage, story or series, of
developments in business, finance, economics, trends or management.
Commentary (one award for each medium) For distinguished editorial writing or commentary.
Emphasis is on timeliness, clarity, balance and certain knowledge presented in a way that can
sway or convincingly inform public opinion.
Consumer Reporting (one award for each medium) For timely coverage of safety issues,
business trends, product/service scams or unique consumer strategies of demonstrably useful
interest to consumers.
Continuing Coverage (one award for each medium) For reporting of an ongoing story that, over
time, demonstrates through enterprise and/or individual reporting, meaningful developmental
broadening of the subject, event or premise.
Crime Reporting (one award for each medium) For hard news coverage of crime, cops and
courts.
Documentary (one award for each medium) For excellence in investigative, long-form reporting.
Subject must be consequential and of contemporary significance. Presentation must be in
traditional documentary form, not as a series or collection of related material published serially.
Entertainment News (one award for each medium) For timely, news-based coverage of the arts,
books, TV, movies, dance, architecture, or the business of entertainment.
Feature Reporting (one award for each medium) For human interest reporting. No hard news.
Entries must not fall into the Entertainment News, Science Feature or Sports Feature categories.
Topics can include feature angles or tell unique stories based on any subject except those that
would qualify for the categories mentioned above.
Feature Reporting – Science, Medicine & Technology (one award for each medium) For
human interest reporting. Can include an element of hard news but should focus on the human
interest angles of any subject related to science, medicine or technology.
Feature Reporting – Sports (one award for each medium) For human interest sports reporting.
No hard news. Entries must not fall into the Feature Reporting or Sports News categories. Topics
can include feature angles on any subject related to sports.
Food Writing (one award for each medium) For skillful, knowledgeable and discerning
reporting/writing about food. No restaurant reviews but chef assessments are appropriate. Focus
should be on the art, science and aesthetics of sourcing, preparing and serving any kind of dish
or meal.
Humor (one award for each medium) For excellence in skillfully applying humor, satire or irony in
the interpretation of current events or personal experience. Open to all forms: art, written, video,
audio.
Political Reporting (one award for each medium) For timely reporting in the realms of politics,
government, the judiciary, public bureaucracies, civil service, etc.
Special Event Reporting (one award for each medium) For coverage that exhibits editorial effort
beyond what is usual and ordinary. This might include special coverage of anticipated events,
specially featured enterprise reporting, or any reporting of consequence that transcends the
usual, day-to-day routine.
Sports News (one award for each medium) For hard news coverage of professional or amateur
athletics. No features.
Spot News (one award for each medium) For any unplanned, unscheduled news coverage
requiring an immediate response. The entry must exhibit real-time reporting, including information
gathered and accurately reported during or soon after an event on one or several platforms,
among them: broadcast, website, print, social media, mobile.
Travel Writing (one award for each medium) For distinguished reporting and writing about travel.
Focus is on evocative, informative chronicles of personal travel experiences. Exemplary
"destination" pieces that include listings for local access, accommodations, attractions, etc., are
also eligible.
PHOTO AWARDS (Mediums: Print, Newswire, Web)
Spot News Photo Best photograph of a news story or event under breaking news conditions.
Feature Photo A photography, not an editorial award. Photography must display extraordinary
technical and artistic competence, originality, sensitivity and subjectivity in a human interest or
feature report.
VIDEO AWARDS (Mediums: TV, Newswire, Web)
Spot News Video For the best news videography of a breaking story by an individual or crew.
Entries must have been aired/published within 24 hours of the story or within regular deadlines in
the case of TV "news magazine" shows.
Feature Video A videography, not an editorial award. Videography must display extraordinary
technical and artistic competence, originality, sensitivity and subjectivity in a human interest or
feature report.
PRINT-SPECIFIC AWARD
Best Headline and Front Page For best use of editorial and layout to convey meaning and
compel attention.
TELEVISION-SPECIFIC AWARDS
News Special For one-time news "specials." Entries should run a maximum of 35-minutes
though leeway is provided, depending on the material.
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2015 New York Press Club Awards For Journalism
https://nypressclub.org/awards.php
Tech Specs - How to Submit Entries
ENTRY PORTAL / UPLOADS & FEES: https://nypressclub.org/awards.php
ACCEPTABLE DIGITAL FORMATS:
Print Material:
Photos:
PDF optimized for Web viewing. Max. size: 8.5" x 14"; 50MB.
PDF or JPEG at Web resolution (72 - 150ppi). Multiple photos
submitted for a single award must be included in a single PDF.
Max size: 50MB.
Audio Material:
MP3 or WAV formats only. Max size: 50MB.
Video Material:
Video must be self-hosted and submitted as a URL. "Self-hosted" includes
video hosted by services such as YouTube, Vimeo, et. al. Video must be
viewable over a conventional, "consumer grade" broadband connection and
be free from passwords or other access restrictions.
Web Entries:
10 URL fields are provided on each form for individual or multi-part Web
entries or Web adjuncts to broadcast or print entries. Each URL field includes
a companion description field into which you may (and should) place
explanatory information.
Cover Letter:
Cover letters are not required but are advised to provide the judges with
context. Cover letters must be submitted as PDF's in the specified entry form
field. When possible, cover letters can (and should) be inserted as the
first page of the entry file.
Upload Notes:
1. Complete and submit a separate entry form for each entry.
2. Maximum individual file size: 50MB. (Larger files will not transfer).
3. Uploaded filenames MUST end in .PDF .JPEG .MP3 or .WAV
4. Name entry files consistently and descriptively
(e.g., “NewsOrg-StorySlug-cover-letter.pdf”, “NewsOrg-StorySlug-entry.pdf”, etc.)