• Each university may submit a total of four entries (by different entrants), two in radio, two in television in each competitions. An entrant may not enter both categories simultaneously, but may enter a different category in each competition, ie: radio in competition one and television in competition two.
• Television entrants who do not place in the top five of competition one, may enter competition two.
• All broadcast entries must be appropriate to the competition in which they are submitted.
• A competition entry must be a CD or DVD originating with and produced by the undergraduate student with primary responsibility for the entry. In all cases, entries must have been "aired" in the sense of having been made available to an anonymous audience of substantial size.
• Broadcast news entries normally must have been included in a newscast produced primarily by students and distributed by a broadcast station or a cable system. If the entry is included in a professional newscast, the news director or producer must certify in writing that it is primarily the student's work. If students have no access to radio, television or cable outlets at a given university's location, the journalism administrator must certify that the student work was made available to a substantial, anonymous audience, describing how that was accomplished.
• An entry submitted once may not be resubmitted in any other competition or in any other competition year.

RADIO I ENTRIES:

• Radio I entries must be submitted on CDs (three copies). Label CD and case with entrant name, school name, and entry date.
• Each entry must consist of at least two distinct reports, totaling no more than FIVE minutes. Entrants are encouraged to submit one short form report no more than ninety seconds and one long form no longer than three minutes. The entry may be part of a longer radio newscast, but the entry itself is limited to a maximum of five minutes.
• Reports should be submitted as aired, and not edited substantially for the entry time limit. If a report is longer than the entry time limit, the entrant may enter an unedited excerpt but must include the whole script, outlining the portion that has been submitted.
• Entrants must demonstrate their editing skills on at least one report.

TELEVISION ENTRIES:

• Entries must be submitted on DVDs (three copies). Label DVD and case with entrant name, school name, and entry date.
• Each entry must consist of at least two distinct reports, totaling no more than FIVE minutes. Entrants are encouraged to submit one short form report no more than ninety seconds and one long form no longer than three minutes. The entry may be part of a longer television newscast, but the entry itself is limited to a maximum of five minutes.
• Reports should be submitted as aired, and not edited substantially for the entry time limit. If a report is longer than the entry time limit, the entrant may enter an unedited excerpt but must include the whole script, outlining the portion that has been submitted.
• Entrants must demonstrate their editing and shooting skills on at least one report. The entrant must attempt to appear in a "stand up" in at least one report.

A complete Radio or Television entry consists of the following:

• A completed official Hearst Radio or Television entry blank, signed by the entrant and journalism administrator.
• 3 copies of the Hearst disclosure form.
• 3 copies of the CD or DVD featuring stories included in a newscast produced primarily by students and distributed by a broadcast station or a cable system.
• 3 copies of the complete scripts.
• If the entry is included in a professional newscast, a letter is required certifying that the entry is the student’s work with minimal editing and no rewriting.

The categories are:

RADIO AND TELEVISION COMPETITION I - FEATURES:

All CDs and DVDs submitted must have been produced and aired from September 1, 2009 through November 15, 2010 inclusively. Entries must be soft news, non-deadline reporting of personalities, events, or issues. Entries may be based on but not limited to public affairs, business, investigations, science, sports or weather. Each entry must consist of at least two reports totaling no more than five minutes. The reports may be part of a longer newscast, but the entry itself is limited to five minutes.

DEADLINE: Entries must be received in the Hearst Foundation office by Tuesday, November 16, 2010

*The top five winners from television competition I are not eligible to compete in television competition II.

TELEVISION COMPETITION II - NEWS:

All DVDs submitted must have been produced and aired from September 1, 2009 through January 30, 2011 inclusively. Entries must be hard news, including enterprise reporting. As in the case with competition I, entries may be based on but not limited to public affairs reporting, business reporting, investigative reporting, sports reporting or weather reporting. Reports clearly must have a hard news focus, regardless of subject. Each entry must consist of at least two distinct reports totaling no more than five minutes. The reports may be part of a longer newscast, but the entry itself is limited to five minutes.

DEADLINE: Entries must be received in the Hearst Foundation office by Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Judging

Broadcast entries are judged based on the following criteria:

• Writing
• Understandibility
• Clarity
• Depth
• Focus
• Editing
• Knowledge of subject
• Broadcast skills
• Originality
• Visual Story telling
• Graphics
• Human Interest
• Reporting