AS WE ENTER A NEW DECADE THE MEDIA IS CHANGING. THE PHILADELPHIA PRESS ASSOCIATION HAS ADDED
THE CATEGORY OF THE BEST NEWS WEBSITE TO ITS ANNUAL JOURNALISM CONTEST.
PRIZES WILL GO TO THE WEBSITE THAT BEST EXEMPLIFIES
THE PRINCIPLES OF GOOD JOUNALISM WITH REGARD TO ACCURACY, RELATIVENESS AND
UNDERSTANDABILITY REGARDING EVENTS.
DAILIES WILL COMPETE WITH DAILIES --- WEEKLIES WITH WEEKLIES --- RADIO
WITH RADIO --- TV WEBSITES WITH TV WEBSITES.
JUDGING WILL BE BASED ON THE
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QUALITY OF THE WRITING AND ILLUSTRATIONS
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THE CLARITY OF LAYOUT, AND SIMPLICITY OF USE
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THE RELATIVITY OF CONTENT
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CONSISTENCY.
UNDERSTAND THAT THE WEBSITE WILL BE JUDGED WHEN THE
JUDGES VISIT THE URL AND THAT THE JUDGES WILL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THAT THE
CONTENT WILL LIKELY NOT INCLUDE THE MOST EXCITING OR IMPORTANT STORIES OF THE
YEAR.
THE JUDGES WILL, HOWEVER, VISIT THE SITE MORE THAN
ONCE TO DETERMINE CONSISTENCY AND THAT THE CONTENT CHANGES IN A REASONABLE
MANNER.
PLEASE WRITE THE URL ON THE SUBMISSION FORM AND MAIL
IT WITH THE CHECK FOR $30.00 TO PAT DELSI, 1100 PROSPECT RIDGE BLVD., HADDON
HEIGHTS, NJ 08035.
THE URL MAY ALSO BE EMAILED TO INFO@BILLLAWRENCEONLINE.COM, HOWEVER,
IT WON’T BE REVIEWED UNTIL THE CHECK IS RECEIVED.
GOOD LUCK.
PAT DELSI
856-365-5600