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To
Qualify
- The
contest is open to all news efforts originating between May
1, 2007, and June 11, 2008.
- Entries
must consist of journalism content created by a news-producing
initiative. Individuals must have been affiliated with such initiatives
at the time of publication to enter.
- Entries
could consist of such things as online news experiences, news
games, mobile news ideas, citizen media, creative use of cell
phones, Webcams, vlogging, podcasting, social networks, computer
kiosks, new applications of software, content management systems
and other advances in interactive or participatory journalism.
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Finalists will be announced in summer 2008. Winners will be announced
at the Knight-Batten Awards Symposium on Sept. 10, 2008, at
the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Winners are
expected to participate in an educational panel during the awards and
will also be invited to take part in other activities to educate
the
profession about journalism innovations.
Honored
are pioneering approaches to journalism that:
- Encourage
new forms of information sharing.
- Spur
non-traditional interactions that have an impact on community.
- Enable
new and better two-way conversations between audiences and news providers.
- Foster
new ways of imparting useful information.
- Create
new definitions of news.
 Download
2008 Call For Entries brochure (1.3 MB PDF)
To
Enter
1. Entries must be received by Wednesday, June 11, 2008.
2. Entrants
must complete an online
application (available here) and should include
working links to stories, Web sites, exhibits and examples. Please
specifically direct the judges to the most relevant pages of any Web
sites and explain why they are innovative or significant to the coverage.
- Entries
must remain online for at least one year from the date of the
awards to serve as an educational resource. Winners will be asked
to supply a version of their entry suitable for archiving.
- Innovative Blogs
and Vlogs are welcome to enter. Please include URLs for
any posts you are particularly proud of and make sure that all
video and audio content is available online and working properly.
- For
entries that involve streaming or podcasts, make
archived content available and provide URLs for where it can be found.
- For
Web sites requiring registration, a judging password must
be provided.
3. Exhibits
not available online, such as tearsheets, CDs or DVDs, may be sent
via mail. All exhibits must be clearly labeled with the confirmation
number that will be supplied after the online application is completed.
If your exhibits are NOT available online, please follow these
exhibit guidelines:
- For
PRINT: If possible,
submit the entry as an Adobe PDF document on a CD-ROM or
DVD-ROM.
Limit
entries
to the
20 best days of coverage; explain additional efforts in your
application. If PDFs are unavailable, tearsheets are acceptable.
- For
TELEVISION: Submit a compilation of highlights, original
stories or series of programs on 1/2-inch VHS videotape or DVD
video. Entry must not exceed 25 minutes. Voice-overs and narratives
may be included in the compilation of highlights. No commercial
breaks. Winners
may be asked to supply a higher quality tape or DVD of the original
program.
- For
RADIO:
Submit a compilation of highlights, a program or series of programs
on high-quality audio cassette or audio CD. Entry must
not exceed 25 minutes. Voice-overs and narratives may be included
in the compilation of highlights. No commercial breaks. Winners
may be asked to supply tapes of the original program(s).
4. There
is a $40 entry fee for each entry. Payment by credit card online is
preferred (click here to pay), however J-Lab can accept
checks made out to J-Lab/University of Maryland Foundation. (The
Knight-Batten Awards are a University of Maryland Foundation activity
and all checks will be deposited by UMF.)
Checks
and exhibits should be mailed to:
Knight-Batten Innovation Awards
J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism
7100 Baltimore Avenue, Suite 101
College Park, MD 20740-3637
Sorry.
We cannot return any exhibits or supplied materials.
No
faxes please.
- For
MORE HELP: If your efforts are not well covered by
the above guidelines, contact J-Lab at 301-985-4020, or e-mail news@j-lab.org
for recommendations.
Special Awards
- The
Citizen Media Award honors
impact and achievement in the emerging field of participatory
news and user-generated content. It will be given to an exemplary
effort that meets at least one of the following criteria:
- Spotlights and positively impacts undercovered issues.
- Builds innovative on-ramps for citizen participation and
dialogue.
- Pioneers new ideas for community media.
To qualify for the Citizen Media Award, entries must consist
of local news, information or conversation projects to which
non-professional journalists contribute content.
The contest is open to all citizen media efforts originating between January
1, 2007, and June 11, 2008.
- Wild
Card Award: A Wild Card Award winner will be selected
from the pool of regular applicants. This award will go to an
early idea that may not be fully developed or a good idea that deserves
a
megaphone beside the top winners.
Please note that checking the Citizen Media or
Wild Card award boxes on the application will not preclude you from
being considered for the grand prize and other awards of distinction.
Entries
must be received by Wednesday, June 11, 2008.
Judging
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All questions on the entry form
must be completed in English and all submissions must be in English.
- The
winners will be selected by an impartial board of judges -- the Knight-Batten
Advisory Board.
- The
judges shall have discretion to pick more than one winner, to name
a Wild Card winner, and to issue Special Distinction Awards,
as merited.
- If
an Advisory Board member is from a news organization entering the competition,
that organization shall receive no special treatment.
Participating
- Entrants
will receive an e-mail confirming receipt of entry.
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The Knight-Batten Awards program reserves the right to use, reproduce,
or link to submissions, with appropriate credits, in educational
programs about
journalism innovations.
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To stay on top of announcements, sign up for the J-Flash newsletter.
For
more information on the Knight-Batten Awards Advisory Board
click here.
Any
questions? E-mail news@j-lab.org
or call 301-985-4020.
J-Lab:
The Institute for Interactive Journalism, 7100 Baltimore Avenue,
Suite
101, College Park, MD 20740
P: 301-985-4020 • F: 301-985-4021 • E: news@j-lab.org
• www.j-lab.org
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