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AP-TX--TAPB Television Contest-ADVISORY, TX
Posted: Jan 13, 2013 1:46 PM
Updated: Jan 13, 2013 1:46 PM
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2012-2013 Texas Associated Press Broadcasters Television Contest Rules
Spanish entries welcome. You must be an AP member to enter.
All entries must have aired or been posted online during 2012. All entries must be the on-air version or the online version. An entry cannot be a re-creation.
The competition is entirely online (do not mail your entries to AP).
To enter, go to: www.betterbnc.com
(NOTE: FireFox is the preferred browser). The deadline to enter is Monday, Feb. 11, 2013.
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COST:
-- TV Division 1: $60 per entry. Dallas-Fort Worth & Houston.
-- TV Division 2: $50 per entry. San Antonio & Austin.
-- TV Division 3: $45 per entry. Waco-Temple, El Paso, Weslaco, Harlingen, McAllen-Brownsville, Tyler-Longview, Jacksonville, Shreveport, Nacogdoches, Lufkin, Texarkana, Bryan-College Station.
-- TV Division 4: $35 per entry. Amarillo, Corpus Christi, Beaumont-Port Arthur, Wichita Falls, Odessa-Midland, Lubbock, Abilene, Denison-Sherman, San Angelo, Laredo, Victoria.
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All payment checks (corporate/personal) must be received at The Associated Press office in Dallas by noon (central time) Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. Checks must be made out to Texas Associated Press Broadcasters, and mailed to:
TAPB Contest
Associated Press
4851 LBJ Freeway, Suite 300
Dallas, Texas 75244
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Questions? Call TAPB TV board members Jenny Martinez 956-650-0240 or Mike George 979-595-1521.
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Winners will be announced in early March and awards will presented at an evening banquet on Saturday, April 13, 2013, during the TAPB convention at the Headliners Club in Austin. The annual TAPB business meeting, including election of board members, will be held that Saturday afternoon, April 13, at the Headliners Club.
IMPORTANT: Please check the spelling of names and other information when entering. The lists of winners will be based on spellings that you provide when you fill out the online entry form. If you have changes after the winners are announced, stations must contact Diana Heidgerd with The Associated Press (972-991-2100) within one week of when the lists move on the AP wire. TAPB will not pay for spelling changes to 1st place plaques or 2nd place certificates if contacted more than one week after winners' lists move on the wire.
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TAPB/HEADLINERS FOUNDATION HONORS: www.headlinersfoundation.org
TAPB continues its partnership with the Headliners Foundation of Texas in presenting the TAPB/Headliners Awards for Excellence in Journalism. These awards will be made to the division winners in the annual TAPB contest in the following four TV categories: spot news coverage/station, investigative report, reporter and online/special content.
Each TAPB division winner in these categories will automatically be entered into the TAPB/Headliners Foundation competition.
Headliners Foundation cash awards will be given to all division winners of the joint TAPB/Headliners Foundation contest categories. Overall winners will be recognized at the Headliners Foundation awards event in Austin in fall 2013 and featured on the group's website: www.headlinersfoundation.org
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STUDENTS are welcome to enter all categories if they are paid employees of the station. All entries must be made through the station. The TAPB still has a SCHOLARSHIP competition, but students are allowed to enter the regular competition as well. Scholarship rules will move on the wire later.
NON-TEXAS STATIONS: You may enter if you get the Texas AP wire, your primary coverage area includes Texas, and the category you enter involves coverage of Texas news, or news of main Texas interest.
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Each year the Texas Associated Press Broadcasters ("TAPB") recognizes excellence and achievement in journalism with awards in various categories.
Your promotion must state the "Texas Associated Press Broadcasters" (NOT Associated Press) as the award's source.
-- Promotional use of the word "Best" will apply only to first-place winners.
Any use of a reference to a TAPB award that in any way misleads the public about a TAPB award, including but not limited to distorted or exaggerated claims, is strictly prohibited.
Violations of either the spirit or intent of this prohibition may result in the disqualification of the offending entity from TAPB contests for a one-year period.
TAPB board reserves all rights to determine the truthfulness of any promotion that uses a reference to TAPB awards. The TAPB will be the sole determiner of whether or not a violation has occurred.
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,1. Newscast (3 entries per station allowed): Must have aired on an official 2012 contest day:
Thursday, March 29
Tuesday, June 26
Wednesday, Sept. 19
Saturday, Nov. 10
Friday, Dec. 14
Please include date and time of newscasts (6 p.m., 10 p.m., etc.).
2. Sportscast (3 entries per station allowed): Must have aired on an official 2012 contest day.
Thursday, March 29
Tuesday, June 26
Wednesday, Sept. 19
Saturday, Nov. 10
Friday, Dec. 14
(IMPORTANT: TIME LIMIT IN SPORTSCAST IS 10 MINUTES. Editing for time is allowed)
Please include date and time of sportscasts (6 p.m., 10 p.m., etc.).
3. Weathercast (3 entries per station allowed) Must have aired on an official 2012 contest day:
Thursday, March 29
Tuesday, June 26
Wednesday, Sept. 19
Saturday, Nov. 10
Friday, Dec. 14
Please include date and time of weathercasts (6 p.m., 10 p.m., etc.).
4. Morning Newscast. (3 entries per station). Must air between 5-7 a.m. (local time). Must have aired on a TAPB contest day. Must include at least 30 consecutive minutes -- no editing -- with a maximum time of one hour. An entry for Best Morning Newscast can also be entered in Best Newscast category, if fees are paid. TAPB contest days:
Thursday, March 29
Tuesday, June 26
Wednesday, Sept. 19
Saturday, Nov. 10
Friday, Dec. 14
5. News Anchor or Anchor Team (3 entries per station allowed): Time limit is 10 minutes. Must feature compiled reports from an individual anchor or anchor team. Entry should include examples of ability to ad-lib around breaking news events, as well as to handle regular news reports, features, etc. This is a compilation of work that does not have to be submitted from work performed on a contest day.
6. Spot Coverage-Station (3 entries per station allowed): This category requires overall station entries (as opposed to individual entries from reporter-photographer teams). It may be several stories aired in tandem relating to a single, unplanned news event.
NOTE: FIRST PLACE WINNER IN THIS CATEGORY IS ELIGIBLE TO ADVANCE TO TAPB/HEADLINERS FOUNDATION COMPETITION.
7. Spot Story-Individual (3 entries per station allowed): A single story entered by a reporter-photographer team depicting a single, unplanned news event.
8. Feature (Serious) (3 entries per station allowed): Must be a single story. The entry will be judged on creativity, writing, production and presentation.
9. Feature (Light) (3 entries per station allowed): Must be a single light or humorous story. The entry will be judged on creativity, writing, production and presentation.
10. Investigative Report (3 entries per station allowed): May include a single story or series of stories, which show initiative and in-depth research. A written presentation is required and may include: what prompted the story, a chronology of the investigation, copies of records and documents obtained for the report, the effect of the story on the local community and a summary of follow-up stories. Judges will consider the written presentation and impact of the story on the local community along with the production values and quality of the story telling.
NOTE: FIRST PLACE WINNER IN THIS CATEGORY IS ELIGIBLE TO ADVANCE TO TAPB/HEADLINERS FOUNDATION COMPETITION.
11. Photojournalism-Station (1 entry per station allowed): Entry must show the skill and depth of a station's photography staff. The entry may be produced and narrated. Maximum length 10 minutes.
12. Photojournalism-Individual (3 entries per station allowed): The category requires a portfolio of photographic work by an individual. Maximum length 10 minutes.
13. Sports Story (3 entries per station allowed): Must be a single story, spot sports news item or feature. The entry will be judged on writing, creativity and presentation.
14. Documentary/TV Magazine or Special (3 entries per station allowed): Must air outside a regularly scheduled newscast/sportscast/weathercast.
15. Series (3 entries per station allowed): The category involves a multi-part story with a single subject presented within a regularly scheduled news program. The entry will be judged on writing, production and presentation.
16. Specialty or Beat Reporting (3 entries per station allowed): Entries must include body of work, minimum of 3 stories on the same subject matter or beat. Each story must be on a different topic. Max entry time of 10 minutes. (Series entries not accepted in this category).
17. Reporter (5 entries per station allowed): This individual award recognizes a reporter's ability to cover a variety of assignments. The entry should include at least three examples of a reporter's work, including at least one live report and one feature.
NOTE: FIRST PLACE WINNER IN THIS CATEGORY IS ELIGIBLE TO ADVANCE TO TAPB/HEADLINERS FOUNDATION COMPETITION.
18. General Assignment (3 entries per station allowed): Time limit 7 minutes. May be any general assignment story, sports, medical, business, etc.
19. Continuing Coverage (3 entries per station allowed): Ongoing coverage of a single story, more along the lines of hard news or breaking news. This is NOT a category for series involving human interest, lifestyle or entertainment.
20. TV Website (1 entry per station allowed): Please provide the link to your website. Any additional supporting materials are welcome and should be attached.
21. Deadline Editing: General News (3 entries per station allowed): May include daily news, features, series, or specials. Maximum length: 10 minutes. Entry must have been broadcast within 24 hours of newsgathering. Story must have been edited by one person. No re-editing of stories is allowed.
22. Feature Editing: General News (3 entries per station allowed): May include natural sound packages, music pieces, etc. All special effects are allowed. The stories will judged based upon how the addition of those effects enhance the final package. Maximum length: 10 minutes. The story must have been edited by one person. No re-editing of stories is allowed.
23. Online/Special Content. (3 entries per station). Any specific spot news/topic/feature/unique content on your website. Please provide that particular link to your website, which should be archived to include any supporting materials mentioned below.
-- Entry should represent a robust multimedia approach to storytelling and/or utility in covering a major news event, investigative project or feature subject. Entry should demonstrate a creative and effective use of a range of appropriate multimedia tools such as text, graphics, audio, video, still photography, and interactivity that combine to produce a smart, high-impact package.
NOTE: FIRST PLACE WINNER IN THIS CATEGORY IS ELIGIBLE TO ADVANCE TO TAPB/HEADLINERS FOUNDATION COMPETITION.
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