2007
NEWS AWARDS CONTEST
Eligibility:
The competition is open to all IBNA dues-paying
members employed at any electronic
media facility in Iowa and adjacent markets.
An IBNA member not entering the maximum number
of items in a given category may "share" his/her
eligibility with non-members at the station.
Example: The news director at a station is
an IBNA member, but none of the rest of the
staff are members. The news director wishes
to submit two items in one category, but has
no other entries. The member may fill the remainder
of the category with the work of other staff
members (with appropriate credit). Stations
may submit additional written materials explaining
their entries; for example, station resources,
special circumstances to help put the entry
in context, etc. The IBNA
Board has instructed judges to select first,
second
and third place award winners in each category,
whenever possible.
Submission of Entries: A separate tape must
be used for each entry, clearly labeled with:
1) station call letters, 2) title of the piece,
3) contest category. Entrants can include anchor
lead-ins to stories and give the judges facts
important to the story. This additional written
material should be clearly identifiable. All
stations must specify their market size (small,
large, or student) on the entry form and on
all tapes. Entries will NOT automatically
be returned; those wanting their entries returned
must send adequate return postage. Unclaimed
tapes become the property of IBNA. Those who
enter the IBNA News Contest agree to allow
IBNA to use excerpts from their work in an
awards videotape to be shown at the annual
convention, and later to be made available
to members and educational institutions, and
for promotion of IBNA. NOTE: Entries submitted
without the name of a current dues-paying IBNA
member on the entry form, or submitted without
entry fees, are not eligible.
Radio (Professional): There are two radio
divisions: small market and large market. Large
markets are defined as Dubuque, Quad Cities,
Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Waterloo/Cedar Falls,
Des Moines, Sioux City, and Omaha/Council Bluffs.
Any other city of license is considered a small
market. Submit entries on audio cassettes or
CDs; one entry per tape/CD. Fees: $10.00 per
entry. Limit: Three entries per category, except
Best Newscast, Best Sportscast, and
Overall Excellence, which have a limit of one entry
per station.
Television (Professional): There are two television
divisions: small market and large market. Large
markets are defined as Des Moines/Ames, Cedar
Rapids/Waterloo, and the Quad Cities. Any other
city of license is considered a small market.
Submit entries on VHS cassette, one entry per
tape. Fees: $20.00 per entry. Limit: Three
entries per category, except Best Newscast,
Best Sportscast, and Overall Excellence, which
have a limit of one entry per station.
Student Entries: All student entries, regardless
of college or university size, are in the same
division. All other rules for professional
radio and television entries apply; the student
entry fees, however, are one-half that for
professional entries.
