2004 contest rules are here!

Letter from the Press Club president:

The year 2004 was a political groundbreaker for Arizona. Early on, thanks to the Democratic primary, we actually had our say in the presidential nomination process. We hosted both presidential candidates for campaign visits — one even made a stop in Flagstaff. We were the site of the third and final debate. We emerged as a battleground state, for awhile, until the state showed its true color — red.

Politics aside, we thankfully had a relatively quiet fire season, but regrettably had to report about other unpleasantness, such as the prison hostage standoff, church scandals, continued immigrant deaths along the border and the abysmal Diamondbacks season.

Through it all, Arizona journalists distinguished themselves once again in 2004, and the Arizona Press Club is excited to recognize our state's finest journalists from the smallest community papers to our largest metropolitan newspapers.

We've made a few changes in this year's contest and marked them bold in the rules. We've added a few new categories, such as team reporting, more writing categories for small and medium papers and added a projects category for words, design and photos combined.

Please, read through contest rules carefully and follow the entry protocol as detailed. All entries must be postmarked by Jan. 31, 2005.

Let a Press Club member know if there are categories you'd like to see added to next year's contest. We're always open to input, and we welcome your participation.

Thanks and good luck,

Laura Clymer
Arizona Press Club president
(928) 913-8601
lclymer@azdailysun.com

Contest rules are in .pdf file, requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to view/print, if you don't have it on your computer- get it here.
 

2004 writing contest rules

2004 photo contest rules

2004 design contest rules

Any contest questions, contact Contest Chair Jill Jorden- Spitz at (520) 573-4177, contest@azpressclub.org