Information • MIPA Individual Category New Media Contest

POSTMARK DEADLINE Feb. 18, 2011

RULES AND REGULATIONS

SCREENING PROCESS
Please understand that the MIPA office receives more than 2,000 entries for the individual category contests. There has to be a screening process
before entries are judged. We may disqualify entries that
• are not entered into the correct category;
• have incomplete information on the Contest Entry Blank;
• have no Contest Entry Form attached to the individual entries;
• have no official Summary Sheet included;
• are improperly prepared;
• have more than two entries per category;
• duplicate a submission from a print or broadcast version;
• ask the MIPA office to decide into which category an entry should go;
• have not been signed by the adviser;
• have not been published between Feb. 20, 2010, and Feb. 18, 2011;
• have not met the postmark deadline of Feb. 18, 2011 (No exceptions!);
• have arrived AFTER March 6 (judging day);
• break copyright law or are plagiarized.

Please check your entries very carefully before sending them in! Also, please remember that this is strictly a contest and not an evaluation or
critical service. All contest materials become the property of MIPA. First-place winners in all categories will be kept at the MIPA office and may be
used for publication purposes in A Cut Above or Stet. Winners of the individual new media contest will be announced at the 2010 MIPA Spring
Conference at the Lansing Center on April 26.

PREPARING ENTRIES
1. Make copies of the Contest Entry Form.
2. For most entries, burn each item to CD or DVD. Put in 9 x 12 size envelope (or similar size) and tape the entry form to the front of the
envelope. Submissions must be on separate discs. Entries should have originally appeared online. A URL should be included with each
submission.
3. For written entries (news brief, breaking news coverage, follow-up news coverage, and blog,) glue each entry onto the back of the Contest
Entry Form. A URL should be included with each submission.
4. Entries must have been published between Feb. 20, 2010, and Feb. 18, 2011.

MAILING
1. READ THIS! Stack entries in numerical order by category number on the Summary Sheet. News Brief (#1) should be on top
and Enhanced Story Package (#10) should be on the bottom.
2. Place in an envelope with the Summary Sheet on top of the pile of entries.
3. Include payment ($1 per entry); Check should be made payable to MIPA.
4. Seal and mail to
MIPA Individual Category New Media Contest
School of Journalism
305 Communication Arts Building
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1212
5. If you have questions, email the MIPA office at mipa@msu.edu.

JUDGING
• Judging takes place at Michigan State University on Saturday, March 5. We need your help! Please sign up to help by filling out the online
form at the MIPA Web site or e-mail the MIPA office at mipa@msu.edu.
• Schools will be divided into an even number of divisions, depending on school size.

NEW MEDIA CONTEST ENTRY POSTMARK DEADLINE Feb. 18, 2011.

WINNERS ANNOUNCED April 26, 2011, at the Spring Conference at the Lansing Center

Do not send these entries in the same envelope with your Spartan Website Contest entry or
any other contest materials.
 Summary Sheet • MIPA Individual Category New Media Contest

CHECK ONE PLEASE: ____Middle School/Jr Hi Competition ____High School Competition

POSTMARK DEADLINE Feb. 18, 2011

DIRECTIONS This form is a summary of all your entries. It should be the top sheet in your packet of entries. Please type or print. Attach your
check or money order (payable to MIPA) to this form. Thank you. NOTE: Contest entries must have been published between Feb. 20, 2010, and
Feb. 18, 2011. Entries postmarked after Feb. 18, 2011, will not be accepted. Start now to organize—especially if you have a winter break
around that time.

COST Please include $1 per entry. Limit two (2) entries per category. For example, if you enter two entries in ten categories, please send $20.
Please make check payable to MIPA. Make a copy of this form for your records.

Number of entries entered ____ x $1 = $_____________Amount enclosed (Maximum of $20 if 2 entries are submitted in all 10 categories.)
SCHOOL ADVISER

SCHOOL CITY PUBLICATION NAME

Indicate categories entered by noting the number of entries per category. Limit two (2) entries per category. ADVISER, PLEASE READ
AND SIGN:

_____1. news brief _____6. podcast (audio) Have you read MIPA’s Plagiarism
and Copyright policy (see Web site)?
_____2. breaking news coverage _____7. podcast (video)* Yes____ No____

_____3. follow-up news coverage _____8. photo slideshow To the best of your knowledge,
are the entries enclosed free of
_____4. blog _____9. photo slideshow w/ audio (ex. Soundslides) copyright infringement and pla-
giarism? Yes____ No____
_____5. enhanced story package _____10. interactive graphic
If you checked no, please explain.
(Use back of this sheet)

* Broadcast stations are ineligible to submit in the video podcast category. Those entries should be judged in the Individual I understand that all materials
submitted by our school
Category Video Contest.
represent students’ work. If
non-student work or alteration
■ For descriptions of these categories, please see the Categories sheet. has affected the printed product,
notations have been made to
■ For judging criteria, please visit the MIPA Web site, click on Contests in the menu and select New Media—Individual. indicate those changes.

Adviser’s Signature


Advisers, please sign all entry
forms, too.

PLEASE NOTE:
The Individual Category New
Media Contest judging staff and
chair reserve the right to combine
divisions of a category that has
fewer than five entries per division.
They also have the right to
disqualify entries for not meeting
contest rules.
 Entry Form • MIPA Individual Category New Media Contest
DIRECTIONS
1. Duplicate this entry blank on 8 1/2 x 11 sheets of paper. Glue one entry printout (if applicable) to the back of this Entry Form or place in
envelope. For digital entries, print out a copy of the entry if possible and also provide a valid URL address to access the content.
2. Do not use paper clips or tape.
3. For larger entries, fold to fit the 8 1/2 x 11 Entry Form.
4. A story or photo can be submitted in only one category, except that it may also be part of a page submitted in a page/spread/layout division.
5. Check the Summary Sheet for a listing of the categories and category numbers.
6. Mail to
MIPA—Individual Category New Media Contest
School of Journalism
305 Communication Arts Building
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1212
7. Advisers: Don’t forget to sign each entry. Some advisers sign before they run multiple copies. This is permissible.

POSTMARK DEADLINE Feb. 18, 2011

PLEASE PRINT VERY CLEARLY OR TYPE:

(Check Summary Sheet for category number and name.)

Category # Category name

Title of entry

Student’s name
(PRINT VERY CAREFULLY!!) If more than four, please write Staff.

School City

Name of publication in which entry appeared

URL

Date entry was published

Adviser’s signature
(signifying to the best of your knowledge the work is original and is free of copyright infringement and plagiarism)

FOR JUDGES’ USE ONLY

1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Honorable Mention

Judge’s initials Judge’s initials

 Categories • MIPA Individual Category New Media Contest
To see the judging criteria for these categories, please go to the MIPA Web site at www.mipamsu.org/contests.
1. NEWS BRIEF
News briefs should report but not interpret events that have news value and
timeliness to the publication’s readers. Coverage should include community
events, group meetings and similar beat reports.
2. BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE
Reports should contain as much information as possible without editorial-
izing or relying on assumptions. Content should be updated when possible,
but it should be noted in the story when this has occurred.
3. FOLLOW-UP NEWS COVERAGE
Reports should follow-up on breaking news coverage that has already been
reported. This should take the form of a traditional news story, but there
should be more detail and explanation of what has been learned since the
story broke.
4. BLOG
A blog should have a strong voice. Writing styles can be similar to by-lined
opinion stories or feature columns. Topics should be of interest to the audi-
ence and encourage further comment on relevant issues. Judges read at
least three blog entries to look for consistency in writing style and good
topic choices.
5. ENHANCED STORY PACKAGE
Traditional stories are enhanced with interactive and/or creative online ele-
ments. Such content includes maps, polls, data sets, etc.
6. PODCAST (AUDIO)
This audio file can be an independent feature, contain additional material
for a story, provide background information or editorialize about specific
events. The intent of the podcast should be clearly labeled for the listener.
7. PODCAST (VIDEO)
This video file can be an independent feature, contain additional material
for a story, provide background information or editorialize about specific
events. The intent of the podcast should be clearly labeled for the listener.
8. PHOTO SLIDESHOW
This is an online presentation of photos. The piece should relate to another
story or contain significant material to stand on its own.
9. PHOTO SLIDESHOW w/ AUDIO
This is an online presentation of photos with an audio commentary track.
The piece should relate to another story or contain significant material to
stand on its own.
10. INTERACTIVE GRAPHIC
Like good photos or regular graphics, interactive graphics should relate to
another story or contain significant material to stand on its own. Readers
should be able to enter pertinent data and/or modify content.