Best of the West
Journalism contest and grants program
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2010 college journalism contest
Eligibility
Entries in the Best of the West college contest must have been published in 2009 in a student newspaper, either print or online, that serves an accredited college (four-year or community) in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington or Wyoming.All entries must be submitted exactly as they originally appeared. Rewriting and re-editing are grounds for disqualification.
Entries in languages other than English will be accepted if accompanied by an English transcript.
There are no limits on the number of entries a person may make.
Contest categories
CP1. General Reporting: A single story and up to two sidebars, published on the same day, of general news and analysis. Judged for reporting quality, writing quality, clarity, completeness and balance.
CP2. Feature Writing: A single feature story and up to two sidebars published on the same day. Judged for literary quality, originality, creativity and flair.
CP3. Sports Reporting: A single story and up to two sidebars, published on the same day, on any sports event, person or situation. Judged for reporting quality, writing quality, clarity, completeness and balance.
CP4: Multimedia Reporting: A single multimedia report that demonstrates strong storytelling, using any of the following: text, audio, video, photos, graphics, animation and/or interactivity. Judged for storytelling ability, overall presentation, ease of navigation, technical and aesthetic quality and creative use of the medium.General rules
Each entry must be accompanied by an entry blank (original or copy) and an entry fee of $10. Make checks payable to: Best of the West. A single check for multiple entries from the same journalist or newspaper is appreciated. Entry formDeadline: Entries must be postmarked no later than April 15, 2010, and received no later than April 19, 2010. No late entries will be accepted.
Send or deliver all entries to:
Cathy Burch
c/o Arizona Daily Star
4850 S. Park Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85714
Entries will be judged by professional journalists from outside the West. A copy of the rules is provided to the judges, and the judges are asked to choose first-, second- and third-place winners and critique the winning entries. For contest results, check this Web site in May.
Judges' decisions are final, unless winning entries are found to violate contest rules. In that case, the entries will be disqualified and the prize awarded to the next-place winner. Disqualified entries will forfeit entry fees.
The first place prize is a certificate for each contributor.
Best of the West reserves the right to reproduce winning entries for publicity and promotional purposes.
Although all reasonable care will be taken in the handling and processing of entries, Best of the West is not responsible for lost, mislaid or damaged entries.
Entry procedures
General, feature and sports categories: Submit clippings, tear sheets, photocopies or complete printouts from archives or Web sites (printout must show date or other evidence of publication). Each entry must be packaged as neatly as possible in an 8-inch by 11-inch file folder, with a completed entry form stapled to the outside and another completed entry form inside with the entry.Multimedia category: For each entry, e-mail the URL or URLs to info@bestofthewestcontest.org, with the category number and title of the entry in the e-mail's subject line. Print out a copy of the e-mail and submit it along with an entry form and a check as part of the package mailed to Best of the West.
If more than one person contributed to an entry, each contributor should be listed on the entry form. However, entries with numerous contributors may be submitted as "Staff." Duplicate the entry form as needed. An electronic version is available at the Web site.
Letters of explanation are acceptable in all categories. However, supporting materials are not allowed.