Silver Gavel Awards for Media and The Arts
| 1. BOOKS | |
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Full-length (at least 50,000 words) books of nonfiction published in printed form. |
| 2. MAGAZINES | |
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Any article or series published by a magazine (periodical or journal). Magazines may submit both (or either) print and online content. |
| 3. NEWSPAPERS |
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Any news article or series published by a newspaper. This includes investigative, explanatory and other deadline and non-deadline reporting, as well as features. Newspapers may submit both (or either) print and online content. Open to dailies and weeklies. |
| 4. COMMENTARY |
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Open to commentary, editorials, columns, criticism, editorial cartoons, blogs, and other opinion journalism, regardless of medium of production or dissemination (i.e., print, online, video, and audio entries are all eligible). |
| 5. DRAMA AND LITERATURE | |
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Open to drama and literature, regardless of medium of production or dissemination (i.e., film, television, books and other media are all eligible), including docudramas, episodes of dramatic television series, original dramatic films produced for general theatrical release or for television, novels, plays, and short stories. |
| 6. DOCUMENTARIES |
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Film and video documentaries (non-fiction, unscripted), whether or not they were telecast on television, independently screened or webcast. Companion websites may be submitted as part of entries. |
| 7. TELEVISION NEWS |  |
Any video news program telecast by cable, network, or individual television stations. Also eligible are original video webcasts. Companion websites may be submitted as part of entries. |
| 8. RADIO |
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Any audio program telecast by network, satellite or individual radio stations. Included are investigative, explanatory and other deadline and non-deadline reporting, talk radio, and features. Also eligible are original audio webcasts. Companion websites may be submitted as part of entries. |
| 9. WEBSITES |
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Open to digital media produced originally and primarily for public dissemination on the Internet. Must include substantial new content produced during 2007. |
Awards Categories and Specific Requirements
