Rules
NAME
The awards are called the 'Aerospace Journalist of the Year Awards'. This name is protected by copyright.
PURPOSE
The purpose of the awards is to encourage clear, accurate and fair reporting of aerospace matters, by recognising and rewarding journalists whose work has brought important issues to the notice of industry, commerce, governments, academia and/or the public.
ENTRANTS
The Awards are open to all journalists.
A journalist is defined as a person of any nationality, who writes or broadcasts regularly on any factual subject, anywhere in the world, whether paid or unpaid.
Journalists who reach the shortlists are required to attend the Presentation Ceremony in London on 18th July 2010. All shortlisted journalists will receive complimentary invitations to the ceremony, but the organisers will not pay their travel or accommodation costs.
Journalists who are unable, or unwilling, to attend the Presentation Ceremony should not be entered.
The failure of shortlisted journalists to attend the ceremony, for reasons other than illness or bereavement, may result in disqualification.
ENTRIES
Journalists can enter articles or broadcasts of up to 7,500 words which have been published (or transmitted) during the period 1st March 2009 to 28th February 2010.
Entries may be in any language, but entries which were originally published or broadcast in a language other than English, must be accompanied by an English translation.
All entries must be received by Friday 28th May 2010.
The articles or broadcasts can have been written by a single journalist or a group of journalists.
ENTRY FEES
There are no entry fees.
CATEGORIES
Entrants must specify which category of the awards they are entering a submission by ticking the relevant box on the entry form, and they may not enter a submission for more than one category.
If a submission does not fit precisely into one of the available categories, then the entrant should chose the closest available category.
NUMBER OF ENTRIES
A single journalist, or a single group of journalists, may enter up to three submissions.
The three submissions can be entered into a single category, or into a range of categories.
If journalists wish to enter a series of articles on the same subject that have been published on different dates, they may do so provided that the total number of those articles does not exceed three. In such case however, each article will count towards the overall permitted total of three entries per journalist (or group of journalists) and will still be judged on an individual basis.
METHOD OF ENTRY
The electronic entry form can be found on the Entry Form page of this website.
Entries from print or electronic media must be accompanied by either a clear copy of the published article in PDF format, or a link to a website where the article can be downloaded.
Television broadcasts should be submitted in the form of a DVD, and Radio broadcasts should be submitted in the form of a CD. Please send 6 copies of each DVD or CD.
DVDs or CDs should be be mailed to:
The 2010 Aerospace Journalist of the Year Awards
The Pennine Suite
Meadway House
17/21 Brighton Road
Surbiton KT6 5LR
United Kingdom
RETURN OF ENTRIES
Entries and other accompanying material will not normally be returned, or acknowledged.
CARE OF MATERIAL
While reasonable care will be taken, the organisers will not accept any responsibility or liability for entries which are lost or damaged.
ENTRY DATES
The closing date for entries is Friday 28th May 2010.
A shortlist of up to five submissions in each category will be published on this website on Monday 28th June 2010.
The winning submissions will be announced at the Presentation Ceremony in London on Sunday 18th July 2010, and published on this website on Monday, 19th July 2010.
JUDGING CRITERIA
Entries will be judged on the following criteria:
1) Quality of research and investigation
2) Originality
3) Style
The decisions of the judges will be final. All entrants must agree to be bound by them and they will not be subject to any appeal.
Neither the judges, nor the organisers, are obliged to give any reasons for their judgments, or enter into any correspondence with the entrants, or their representatives.
Judges must recuse themselves when judging the work of colleagues on their own publication, or sister publications. They must stand down (or transfer to another category) if asked to judge their own work. In such cases the organisers will take the average mark given by the remaining judges, and apply it as the mark of the recused or stood-down judge.