PREMIER AWARDS

As with last year there will be three premier awards which carry no entry fee but are decided by the British Press Awards Academy of around 100 senior figures from UK journalism.

International Journalist of the Year

International journalist of the year recognises the courage of an overseas journalist who has battled against oppression and nominees are provided by the Foreign Press Association and the World Association of Newspapers.

Journalist of the Year

Journalist of the Year is nominated and judged by the British Press Awards Academy.

Newspaper of the Year

Editors are invited to provide a supporting statement (up to 500 words) to make their case for Newspaper of the Year. This should be emailed to apont@pressgazette.co.uk.

TEAM CATEGORIES

Please refer to each category description in this section for entry requirements.

Website of the Year

This award recognises the national newspaper judged to be at the cutting edge of digital media.

It will need to have broken stories, be brilliantly designed and show evidence of using a plethora of new techniques to bring its journalism to life online.

For your entry please supply:

• A word document with a weblink (Word Document on CD)
• Supporting statement (PDF or Word Document of up to 500 words from the newspaper’s editor or head of department explaining the particular significance of the work and how it was obtained)
• Entry form (hard copy)

Supplement of the year

Entries will be judges on outstanding design, content, use of photography and readability.

For your entry please supply:

• 6 x three different hard copy editions of the supplement, or 6 x one copy of an issue in the case of a one-off special
• Supporting statement (6 x hard copy document of up to 200 words from the newspaper’s editor or head of department explaining the particular significance of the work and how it was obtained)
• Entry form (hard copy)

Scoop of the Year

The story, or series of stories on one subject, which everyone else wished they had broken. This can be a team or an individual.

For your entry please supply

• One copy of the story (PDF on CD)
• Supporting statement (PDF or Word Document on CD of up to 200 words from the newspaper’s editor or head of department explaining the particular significance of the work and how it was obtained)
• Entry form (hard copy)

Campaign of the Year

Judges will be looking for campaigns which made waves, struck a chord with readers and made a difference.

For your entry please supply

• PDFs of editorial coverage and any other supporting materials
• Supporting statement (PDF or Word Document on CD of up to 200 words from the newspaper’s editor or head of department explaining the particular significance of the work and how it was obtained)
• Entry form (hard copy)

The Cudlipp Award

The award, sponsored by the British Journalism Review (BJR), commemorates the journalism of the great editor and editorial director Hugh Cudlipp and recognises excellence in popular journalism. It is open to all editors, writers or teams of journalists. This award is judged by a separate BJR panel of distinguished journalists.

For your entry please supply

• One copy of the story (PDF on CD)
• Supporting statement (PDF or Word Document on CD of up to 200 words from the newspaper’s editor or head of department explaining the particular significance of the work and how it was obtained)
• Entry form (hard copy)

VISUAL ENTRIES

For each entry in this section please supply:

• Three separate photographs or cartoons (high resolution 300 dpi JPEG or PDF on CD). You are not permitted to add, or take anything away from the original image.
• A PDF of the page including the photo or cartoon as it appeared in print.
• Supporting statement (PDF or Word Document on CD of up to 200 words from the newspaper’s editor or head of department explaining the particular signifi cance of the work and how it was obtained)
• Entry form (hard copy)

Photographer of the Year

News and feature pictures are eligible here. Judges will be looking for versatility, technical skill and the ability to capture the news picture that matters. The mood of an interview subject or feature needs to come across strongly.

Sports Photographer of the Year

Entries can come from a single sport or from two or three different sports, and may be action shots or feature pictures. Judges will be looking for compelling images that get under the skin of a sport or a sports star, or reveal a unique moment of sporting drama.

Cartoonist of the Year

Pocket cartoons, strips, caricatures, political cartoons and illustrations are eligible in this category. Judges will be looking for the cartoons that best capture the events of 2008.