Awards
RTNDA has honored outstanding achievements in electronic journalism with the Edward R. Murrow Awards since 1971. Murrow's pursuit of excellence in journalism embodies the spirit of the awards that carry his name.
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Entries may be submitted by individuals, stations, networks, syndication services, program services and websites. Entries without appropriate station, network or company authorization will not be accepted. You do not have to be a member of RTNDA to enter the competition or win an award. International entries are accepted.
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Read more about the judging process for the Edward R. Murrow Awards.
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New in 2009! RTNDA has gone entirely digital. All submission of entries will be done online and the media uploaded for judging.
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Quick answers to the most frequently asked questions regarding the Edward R. Murrow Awards.
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RTNDA honors outstanding achievements in the coverage of diversity with the RTNDA/UNITY Award. The award is part of the covenant the association has adopted with UNITY: Journalists of Color, to achieve diversity in the newsroom through developing news content and editorial staffs that reflect the changing face of communities.
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Submit coverage of a single, unscheduled news event.
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Submit an entry showing continuing coverage of a major developing story
over an extended period of time. The entry should include at least one
complete news report
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Submit a single report covering a human-interest or profile subject
that is not spot news or investigative in nature. Report must have
appeared on a regularly scheduled news program. Entry may not be
entered in Hard News Feature category.
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Submit a single report covering a hard news event or topic that is
not spot news or investigative in nature. Humorous or soft topic
stories do not belong in this category. Report must have appeared on a
regularly scheduled news program. Entry may not be entered in Feature
Reporting category.
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Entry must demonstrate original and outstanding journalistic
enterprise on an important issue. Entry may include materials from
undercover sources, demonstrate extensive research of documents and
records, and include records and documentation of allegations made in
the report.
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Submit coverage of a single subject reported in a single segment addressing a need or needs of your market. No time limit.
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Submit coverage of a single subject reported in multiple parts.
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Only regularly scheduled newscasts are eligible, and only one entry
is allowed per station (networks can submit one entry per news
program.) The entry must represent the news organization’s best effort
at producing a newscast. For newscasts exceeding 45 minutes once
commercial breaks are removed, submit only the first 45 minutes.
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To be eligible to compete in this category, the news organization
must enter the Newscast category and at least one other category.
Submit a single entry that contains a copy of the program entered in
the Newscast category and additional examples of breaking news,
continuing coverage, features and/or other work that reflects the depth and scope of the news organization.
Please put the newscast at the end of the submission. Judging will be
based on the original work samples and not on the way the entry is
produced. Entry must not exceed length of Newscast plus 40 minutes. Entry must
include examples of a robust Web and digital media presence; relevant links must be inserted in the
description box during the entry process.
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Submit a single packaged report. Anchored sports segments within
programs, standalone sports programs and play-by-play are not eligible.
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Submit an entry showing creative use of sound to tell a story on radio.
Entry must be exactly as it was heard on air. “Year-ender” packages are
not allowed.
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Submit an entry showing creative
use of video to tell a story on television. Entry must be exactly as it
appeared on air. “Year-ender” packages are not allowed.
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Website must be affiliated with a radio or television news
organization. The news organization’s website, as its principal
function, must disseminate timely news and information targeted for its
core audiences.
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Website must not be affiliated with a radio or television news
organization. The same rules and requirements apply to
non-broadcast-affiliated entries as those for broadcast-affiliated
entries.
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