2017 Awards of Excellence Entry Fee

It’s been an interesting year for journalism and journalists alike in Atlanta. From the Super Bowl to the I-85 bridge collapse, a special election with 18 candidates, an solar eclipse, and a tight race for mayor of Atlanta, 2017 has been a hectic year. It has also produced some of the best journalism Atlanta has seen, and it’s time to recognize the excellence of Atlanta media.
The Atlanta Press Club Awards of Excellence recognizes individual journalists for quality work that makes an impact. All journalists who either work for Atlanta news outlets or who are based in Atlanta are eligible to enter for an Award of Excellence and anyone is eligible to nominate a journalist for an Award of Excellence. All entries must be work completed in 2017.

Nomination Deadline: February 16 at 10 p.m.

The 2017 Awards of Excellence will be judged by members of the National Press Club based on the following criteria:

• Quality of Content
• Did it make an impact?
• Demonstrated Reportorial Skill

Members of the Atlanta Press Club board of directors are not eligible to win. 

To enter or to nominate someone:

• Pay the entry fee
• Return the completed form and the work to be judged

ENTRY FEES:

• APC Members – $25 per entry
• Nonmembers – $45 per entry

2017 Awards of Excellence Categories:

• Print/Online, Daily – News or feature articles appearing in a daily publication
• Print/Online, Non-Daily – News or feature articles appearing in regularly produced weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly, or one-off newspapers or magazines
• TV Reporting – News or feature story appearing in a local or national newscast or program. Story should run no longer than 15 minutes.
• Videography – Videography to support a news or feature story. Story should run no longer than 15 minutes.
• Radio Reporting – News or feature story appearing on local or national radio. Story should run no longer than 15 minutes
• Documentary/Series – A long-form look at a single issue in visual or audio format. Entry should run 15 minutes or longer.
• Use of Sound – Quality sound use to support a news or feature broadcast, online or radio story.
• Single Image Photo – News or feature photograph that supports or tells a story.
• Photo Gallery – Photo story or collection of photographs that supports or tells a story.
• Investigative Reporting – An investigative broadcast, print, online or radio story or series that had demonstrable impact.
• The Rising Star Award – Outstanding talent from any medium, from a journalist under 30 years of age.
• Reporting on Civil and Human Rights – Original reporting on a civil or human rights issue from any medium including print, broadcast, radio or online. Entries do not need to be Atlanta-based.
• The News Innovation Award – The Innovation Award seeks to recognize those news organizations that have thought "outside the box."  Perhaps it was a new app or a creative new online design; maybe it was a complicated data project that used new reporting approaches or maybe you found a new secret sauce for your SEO efforts. Maybe your innovation relied on new technology or maybe it deployed existing technology in a new way.  Innovation also may spring from doing things in a medium that is not a primary focus: a print publication produces a groundbreaking podcast or a radio station boosting online traffic with original video.  Innovation comes in many forms - please use this application to tell us how your organization is breaking the mold. This entry must include a letter that demonstrates proof of innovation. This category will be judged by Google News Lab, which has a mission of fostering journalism innovation.
• The Atlanta Press Club Impact Award -The winner of the APC Impact Award is a Georgian (not necessarily a journalist) who had a significant impact on the journalism profession in the previous calendar year and has furthered the mission of the APC, which is focused on fostering journalistic excellence and advancing the public’s understanding of a free press. This entry must include a letter that demonstrates proof of impact/results.