Any project — political, scientific, sports, feature, investigative, explanatory, profile — that examines, celebrates, or sheds light on race and identity in American life. “Identity” is a broad description that includes, but is not limited to: race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexuality, immigration status, and age.
Four (no more, no less) video stories of any category by the same individual or same team judged as a whole. News organizations are limited to one small team portfolio and one large team portfolio. There is no limit on the number of individuals that may enter from the same news organization. Every individual is limited to one portfolio entry.
Any story — political, scientific, sports, feature, investigative, explanatory, profile — on the topic of the Coronavirus Pandemic. Stories with run times exceeding 15 minutes belong in the Documentary category.
Serious stories about national and/or local issues, policies and health belong in this category. Please ensure your entry is not better suited to the 2020 Election, Environment, Race and Identity in America or Pandemic categories.
Any story — political, scientific, sports, feature, investigative, explanatory, profile — on the topic of the Coronavirus Pandemic. Stories with run times exceeding 15 minutes belong in the Documentary category.
Projects about the natural world reported with scientific rigor. Field reporting, features, explainers, and stories about climate change belong here, whether they report on a specific local facet or phenomenon of this global crisis, or if they address a national or global policy or initiative.
Feature and slice of life projects belong in this category. Culture and arts coverage, profiles, and lighter reporting belongs here. Stories with a serious tone belong in News and Issue. Stories in the sports world, including documentary-style features exploring issues, teams, trends, events or individual athletes belong here. If it is a longer-term story with a run time exceeding 15 minutes, it belongs in the Documentary category.
Projects about local and national politics as they relate to the 2020 election. News, features, explanatory reporting and investigations are all eligible.
Three standalone video stories by the same video editor to be judged on the story development and editing.
Any story — political, scientific, sports, feature, investigative, explanatory, profile — that examines, celebrates, or sheds light on race and identity in American life. “Identity” is a broad description that includes, but is not limited to: race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexuality, immigration status, and age. Most breaking news stories related to these topics, such as single-event protest coverage, would better fit in News and Issue or 24-Hour. Stories with run times exceeding 15 minutes belong in the Documentary category.
Any story — political, scientific, sports, feature, investigative, explanatory, profile — that examines, celebrates, or sheds light on race and identity in American life. “Identity” is a broad description that includes, but is not limited to: race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexuality, immigration status, and age. Most breaking news stories related to these topics, such as single-event protest coverage, would better fit in News and Issue or 24-Hour. Stories with run times exceeding 15 minutes belong in the Documentary category.
One person is credited for the reporting, documenting, editing, production, color, graphics or any other aspect of video production.
This is for moonshot projects: visual stories innovating in every sense of the word, pushing journalism forward. Virtual reality, augmented reality, 360 video or other immersive story forms are eligible. Novel uses of technology like drones and remote operated cameras are eligible — and so are masterful combinations of established storyforms and technologies. Stories that take an innovative approach to the act of reporting — through crowdsourcing or other means — are eligible. Stories that are published natively off-platform, through an open platform, or natively to social media are also eligible. Submit links, descriptions and relevant audience engagement information if applicable.
Any story — political, scientific, sports, feature, investigative, explanatory, profile — on the topic of the Coronavirus Pandemic. Stories with run times exceeding 15 minutes belong in the Documentary category.
Any story — political, scientific, sports, feature, investigative, explanatory, profile — on the topic of the Coronavirus Pandemic. Stories with run times exceeding 15 minutes belong in the Documentary category.
Serious stories about national and/or local issues, policies and health belong in this category. If it is a longer-term story with a run time exceeding 15 minutes, it belongs in the Documentary category. Entrants with stories about politics should consider the 2020 Election category. Entrants with stories about social justice issues should consider the Race and Identity in America category.
Serious stories about national and/or local issues, policies and health belong in this category. If it is a longer-term story with a run time exceeding 15 minutes, it belongs in the Documentary category. Entrants with stories about politics should consider the 2020 Election category. Entrants with stories about social justice issues should consider the Race and Identity in America category.
Stories about the natural world reported with scientific rigor. Field reporting, features, explainers, nature docushorts and stories about climate change belong here, whether they report on a specific local facet or phenomenon of this global crisis, or if they address a national or global policy or initiative. Stories with run times exceeding 15 minutes belong in the Documentary category.
A multi-part video series exploring a topic or theme. Must have a minimum of three installments, series currently in progress are eligible but not recommended as entries. These will be judged on click-to-play videos only – if you would like to enter a story package that includes design and multimedia elements, see the Online Visual Presentation categories.
Longer-term stories of any topic that take a deep dive into a story or issue with a run time longer than 15 minutes.
Feature and slice of life stories belong in this category. Culture and arts coverage, profiles, and lighter reporting belongs here. Stories with a serious tone belong in News and Issue. Stories in the sports world, including documentary-style features exploring issues, teams, trends, events or individual athletes belong here. Stories with run times exceeding 15 minutes belong in the Documentary category.
Feature and slice of life stories belong in this category. Culture and arts coverage, profiles, and lighter reporting belongs here. Stories with a serious tone belong in News and Issue. Stories in the sports world, including documentary-style features exploring issues, teams, trends, events or individual athletes belong here. Stories with run times exceeding 15 minutes belong in the Documentary category.
This can be any topic – but it must have been filmed, edited and published in 24 hours.
Stories about local and national politics as they relate to the 2020 election. News, features, explanatory reporting and investigations are all eligible. Stories with run times exceeding 15 minutes belong in the Documentary category.
