This award recognizes articles published in a newspaper’s regular section or in a special section, that demonstrate high standards of reporting and writing for exploring a topic or issue of significance.
3A. Newspaper Breaking News Article
3B. Newspaper Feature Article
Eligibility
- “Newspaper breaking news article” (3A) honors entries that demonstrate excellence in covering a breaking news event under deadline pressure.
- “Newspaper feature article” (3B) recognizes an article or a series of articles that display high reporting and writing skills for presenting and explaining an event, personality or topic of significance.
- Only printed and circulated newspapers will be accepted.
- Entries must have been published in 2011.
Submission Guidelines
- Entries for (3A) & (3B) must be supported with a written submission of up to 400 words explaining in a clear and concise manner the entry’s context and specificity (topic covered, context, challenges, article’s main qualities)
- The published page carrying the submitted entry should be sent in jpg or pdf format.
- Each file size should not exceed 5mb. If the file size exceeds this requirement, the judges will not be able to open the fileand the entry/s will automatically be disqualified.

