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(you may pay immediately by credit card or commit to pay by check or money order). After placing your order, you will receive an invoice via email with your order number. Enter that order number where indicated below. Next, you must register and upload your video in our
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While logged into the Upload Center, click "My Profile", select the video you're entering, and copy the "Direct Link" from the right column under the heading "Add Video to Your Blog." You must then paste that link into the "Link to Video" field below. For clarification on Categories and Guidelines,
REGIONAL STUDENT AWARD CATEGORIES
1. News
For outstanding reporting achievement in a regularly scheduled presentation of timely news, information and current events. Entries may contain spot news coverage, investigations and feature stories on any newsworthy subject. Coverage of controversial issues is welcome. Entries will be judged on the basis of editorial content and pictorial coverage, which demonstrates awareness of broadcast journalistic standards including accuracy and fairness. Judges will particularly look for well-organized material paying close attention to clearly written narration and appropriate sound bites. Preference will be given to individual pieces demonstrating reporting and field production. In-studio set-up or anchor link work will not be considered as an asset unless it materially contributes to the editorial content of the individual report. Time Limit: No more than five minutes.
2. Arts and Entertainment/Cultural Affairs
For outstanding reporting achievement in a regularly scheduled presentation of content with cultural or artistic significance. Time Limit: No more than three minutes. Or an individual may enter a compilation of his/her work in this category consisting of up to three unedited pieces totaling 10 minutes in length.
3. Long Form (Fiction and Non-Fiction)
For outstanding achievement in a regularly scheduled or special presentation of a long-form treatment of a single subject. Dramatizations or student originated soap operas or plays are permitted. Subject matter can include (but is not limited to) investigations, examinations of social issues, personal relationships, sports lifestyles, music, performing arts, entertainment, fashion and historical retrospectives. Content, creativity and execution will be important elements in judging the entries. Judges will particularly look for well-organized material, paying close attention to clearly written narration and appropriate sound bites. Time Limit: Entry must run a minimum of six minutes and a maximum of 10 minutes. If the original presentation ran more than 10 minutes, entrants are permitted to submit two five-minute unedited segments that best exemplify the total work.
4. Sports
For outstanding achievement in a regularly scheduled or special presentation of sports news and information. In-studio set-up or anchor link work will not be considered as an asset unless it materially contributes to the editorial content of the presentation. Judges will particularly look for well-organized material, paying close attention to clearly written narration and appropriate sound bites. Time Limit: No more than three minutes. Or an individual may enter a compilation of his/her work in this category consisting of up to three unedited pieces totaling 10 minutes in length.
5. Public Affairs/Community Service/Public Service
For outstanding achievement in a regularly scheduled or special presentation of content with current social, civic or other issue-oriented subject matter. Advocacy of a point of view is encouraged. Content, creativity and execution will be important elements in judging the entries. Entry will be judged on awareness of broadcast journalistic standards including accuracy and fairness. Time Limit: No more than two minutes. Or an individual may enter a compilation of his/her work in this category consisting of up to three unedited pieces totaling 10 minutes in length.
6. Writing
For outstanding achievement in writing in all forms, including both fiction and non-fiction. This award is designed to encourage clarity of thought as well as creativity. Style and substance both count heavily in determining the winner. Scripts must be fair and accurate and must demonstrate logical organization of editorial content so that a viewer will easily understand the story that is being told. Scripts must accompany produced pieces. Time Limit: 15 minutes.
JUDGING PROCESS
Entries will be judged by blue ribbon panels composed of television industry professionals and university or media teachers. Judges may not have a conflict of interest, which is described as having direct involvement in the production of an entry, or having a personal relationship with a member of the production staff of an entry. To avoid conflicts of interest, judges are assigned to panels for schools submissions in geographic areas other than their own.
