Overview | Science Journalism Awards

Your responses to the following questions will determine the award category you enter.

Where was this material originally published or broadcast? (Note: stand-alone online videos should be entered in the Video categories.)

Science Reporting (Large Outlet) — Text pieces in print or online from large newspapers with a circulation of more than 150,000 (largest single day, including digital subscriptions) and digital-only publications with a regional or national audience. Online-only news outlets with 50 or more staff employees are included in this category. An entry can include up to three related or unrelated pieces, totaling 5,000 words or less.

Science Reporting (Small Outlet) — Text pieces in print or online from small newspapers with circulation of 150,000 or less (largest single day, including digital subscriptions) and digital-only publications with a local audience. Online-only news outlets with fewer than 50 staff employees are included in this category. An entry can include up to three related or unrelated pieces, totaling 5,000 words or less.

Magazine — Stories in print, on magazine websites or in digital-only magazines. 5,000 words or less. An entry can include up to three related or unrelated pieces, totaling no more than 5,000 words.

Audio — Radio or Podcast

Video (Spot News / Feature Reporting) — Segments or programs 20 minutes or less

Video (In-Depth Reporting) — Segments or programs longer than 20 minutes

Science Reporting (In-Depth) — An entry totaling more than 5,000 words for a newspaper, magazine or online site. Entry can be a single story; three parts of a themed series; or two or three pieces combined, either related or unrelated.