Scripps Howard Foundation's National Journalism Awards
Editorial Cartooning.

General Rules (for all categories except College Cartoonist)

- Entries must be for work published or broadcast in 2006 by a newspaper, wire service, syndicate or news organization; single radio or television station; commonly-owned group of radio or television stations or cable systems; national television or radio network or cable system; national syndication or production company in the United States or its territories.

- Entries should be simply presented in a way easy for the judges to handle and read.

- Submit originals or copies showing publication date. No computer printouts accepted. Submit only one copy of the entry.

- No newspaper, magazine, wire service, syndicate or news organization, broadcast station, cable system, network syndication service or production company may have more than two entries in each category.

- The same work may be entered in more than one category but may win in only one category.

- A sponsoring letter of nomination must be signed by someone other than the nominee who is employed by the same organization. It must be included with the entry.

- Entry form may be copied as needed.

- Entry form should be completed and secured to the front of the entry. Be sure you have the correct entry form attached. A duplicate of the completed form should be paper-clipped to the front of the entry.

- $50 entry fee must be included for each entry in a category. IF SUBMITTING MULTIPLE ENTRIES, SUBMIT ONE CHECK. DO NOT SEND SEPARATELY. Make check payable to Scripps Howard Foundation. No fees will be refunded for any reason. So be sure your check is in the right amount. Over-payments not refunded. (No entry fee required for Distinguished Service to the First Amendment, Journalism Teacher of the Year or Journalism Administrator of the Year categories.)

- Entries will not be returned and may be collected in educational and research archives or republished in an anthology of outstanding journalism for general distribution.

- Entries must be postmarked by January 31, 2007 and received by the judging date. Scripps Howard Foundation is not responsible for entries received too late for judging.

- Address entries to:

National Journalism Awards
Scripps Howard Foundation
312 Walnut Street, 28th Floor
Cincinnati, OH 45202-4067

- The awards for 2006 will be presented to the winners at an awards dinner on April 20, 2007 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Winner agrees to attend.

- Winners will be announced March 9, 2007 by major media outlets and posted on the Foundation’s Web site.

Editorial Cartooning

- Honors excellence in editorial cartooning in a daily newspaper. Judges will consider artistic ability, creativity, range of topics or diversity of ideas and editorial quality.

- Open to any newspaper, syndicate or wire service cartoonist for editorial cartoons published in a daily newspaper in 2006. Non-animated cartoons published on a journalism media site are acceptable. Individuals only. No team entries. No college newspaper cartoonists are eligible.

- Entries should include 6-12 cartoons.

- $50 entry fee. Prize is $10,000 and a trophy.

For more information:

1-800-888-8000 ext. 3030 or e-mail porters@scripps.com

http://foundation.scripps.com/foundation/programs/nja/njageneralrules.html

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