The Newswomen’s Club's annual Front Page Awards honor the best female journalists in the New York Metropolitan Area. Eligible work must have been printed, published online or broadcast via television or radio between August 1, 2009 and August 31, 2010.
NEWSPAPERS
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1. Spot News
Coverage of a single event, which must be published the same day on the newspaper's Web site or the following day in their print edition. Entry must be limited to a single article.
2. In-Depth Reporting
Enterprise or investigative reporting. Can either be a single story or a series of no more than three articles.
3. Beat Reporting
Specialized reporting of a single subject matter. Entries must include three articles that demonstrate expertise in a given area.
4. Feature
Human interest, profile, or trend that is not a hard news story. Entries must be limited to a single article.
ONLINE
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1. Spot News
Coverage of a single event, which must be published the same day. Entry must be limited to a single article.
2. In-Depth Reporting
Enterprise or investigative reporting. Can either be a single story or a series of no more than three articles.
3. Multimedia News Package
A collection of text, images and graphics/interactive that covers a single subject.
RADIO
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1. Spot News
Coverage of a single event, which must be broadcast the same day or the following day. Entry must be limited to a single piece.
2. In-Depth Reporting
Enterprise or investigative reporting. Can either be a single story or a series of no more than three pieces.
3. Beat Reporting
Specialized reporting of a single subject matter. Entries must include three pieces that demonstrate expertise in a given area.
4. Feature
Human interest, profile, or trend that is not a hard news story. Entries must be limited to a single piece.
WIRES
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1. Spot News
Coverage of a single event, which must be published the same day. Entry must be limited to a single article.
2. In-Depth Reporting
Enterprise or investigative reporting. Can either be a single story or a series of no more than three articles.
3. Beat Reporting
Specialized reporting of a single subject matter. Entries must include three articles that demonstrate expertise in a given area.
4. Feature
Human interest, profile, or trend that is not a hard news story. Entries must be limited to a single article.
TELEVISION
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1. Spot News
Coverage of a single event, which must be broadcast the same day or the following day. Entry must be limited to a single piece.
2. In-Depth Reporting
Enterprise or investigative reporting. Can either be a single story or a series of no more than three pieces.
3. Beat Reporting
Specialized reporting of a single subject matter. Entries must include three pieces that demonstrate expertise in a given area.
4. Feature
Human interest, profile, or trend that is not a hard news story. Entries must be limited to a single piece.
5. Documentary
Including but not limited to an event, era, life story that contains no fictional elements. Entries must be limited to a single piece.
MAGAZINE
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1. News
Coverage of a hard news event, published in the issue immediately following the event.
2. Features
Human interest, profile or trend that is not a hard news story. Entries must be limited to a single article.
3. In-Depth Reporting
Enterprise or investigative reporting. Can either be a single story or a series of no more than three pieces.
4. Essay
Non-fiction prose. Entries must be limited to a single article.
PHOTO
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1. Spot News
Coverage of a single event, which must be published the same day or the day after. Entry must be limited to a single photograph.
2. Photo Essay
A collection of published photographs on a single subject.
3. Features
A single human interest or profile photograph.
OPINION
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Open to Newspapers, Online, Wires, Radio, TV and Magazines
1. Cultural Criticism
A single piece of commentary about subjects including but not limited to: art, theater, film, dance, books, restaurants, trends and fashion.
2. Political Commentary
A single piece of commentary including Op-Eds, Editorials, Political blogs, Columns, or any other published opinion pieces covering current political issues.
3. Cartoons
A single or series of cartoons on a current affairs subject.
3. Business/Financial Commentary
A single piece of commentary including op-eds, editorials, blogs, columns or any other published opinion pieces covering current business and financial issues.
NEW JOURNALIST
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Open to all categories.
A collection of no more than three published pieces by a journalist who has entered the field within the past three years.