Rules
NAME
The awards are called the 'Aerospace Journalist of the Year Awards'. This name is protected by copyright.
ORGANISERS
The Aerospace Journalist of the Year Awards are organised by The World Leadership Forum of Warnford Court, 29 Throgmorton Street, London EC2N 2AT.
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 13th July 2008. 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 2007 to 28th February 2008.
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 18th April 2008.
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
A complete Entry Form must accompany all entries. A printable version of the entry form can be found on the Entry Form page of this website. Entries must be accompanied by a clear copy of the published article. This must be a cutting or a clear photocopy, not a typescript or a transcript. PDF entries will be accepted as long as they exactly replicate the orginal article in its published form.
Entries must not be stapled, or pasted to boards.
For the Best Air Show Daily category only, you should send 6 copies of the magazine.
Television broadcasts should be submitted in the form of a VHS video cassette tape (or DVCam tape) in PAL format, or a DVD. Radio broadcasts should be submitted in the form of an audio cassette tape, or a CD. Please send 6 copies of each tape, CD or DVD.
Entries must be mailed (not faxed) to: -
The 2008 Aerospace Journalist of the Year Awards
The World Leadership Forum
Warnford Court
29 Throgmorton Street
London
EC2N 2AT
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 18th April 2008.
A shortlist of up to five submissions in each category will be published on this website on Friday 6th June 2008.
The winning submissions will be announced at the Presentation Ceremony in London on Sunday 13th July 2008, and published on this website on Monday, 14th July 2008.
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.