3. CATEGORY: LONG FORM (Fiction and Non-Fiction) (NE-NSTV 3) For outstanding achievement in a regularly scheduled or special presentation of a long-form treatment of a single subject. Entries must run no less than 6 minutes and no more than 10 minutes. If the original presentation ran more than 10 minutes, entrants are permitted to submit two 5 minute unedited segments that best exemplify the total work. Dramatizations or student originated soap operas or plays are permitted.

Subject matter can include (but is not limited to) investigations, examinations of social issues, personal relationships, sports, lifestyles, music, performing arts, entertainment, fashion and historical retrospectives. Concept, content and execution will be important elements in judging the entries. Judges will particularly look for well-organized material paying close attention to clearly written narration and appropriate sound bites.

4. SPORTS (NE-NSTV 4) For outstanding reporting achievement in a regularly scheduled or special presentation of sports news and information. Pieces may run no more than 3 minutes. An individual may enter a compilation of his or her work in this category consisting of no more than 3 unedited pieces totaling 10 minutes in running time (“Composite entry”).

In-studio set-up or anchor link work will not be considered as an asset unless it materially contributes to the editorial content of the presentation. Judges will particularly look for well-organized material paying close attention to clearly written narration and appropriate sound bites.

5. CATEGORY: HUBBARD FAMILY PUBLIC AFFAIRS/COMMUNITY SERVICE/PUBLIC SERVICE (NE-NSTV 5) For outstanding achievement in a regularly scheduled or special presentation of content with current social, civic or other issue-oriented subject matter. Advocacy of a point of view is encouraged. Pieces may run as long as 2 minutes. An individual may enter a compilation of his or her work in this category consisting of no more than 4 unedited pieces totaling 10 minutes in running time (“Composite entry”).

Concept, content and execution will be important elements in judging the entries. Entries will be judged on the basis of concept, content and execution which demonstrate awareness of broadcast journalistic standards including accuracy and fairness.

6. CATEGORY: CRAFT ACHIEVEMENT (NE-NSTV 6) For outstanding achievement in the technical portions of an entry. Students who wish to enter an entire news program highlighting their on camera performances, graphics presentation, opening animations, and live production aspects, etc. are urged to submit in this category. This category also recognizes individual craft achievement in areas such as camera work, animation, graphic design, special effects, editing, music arrangement or composition, scenic and production design, lighting, directing, and sound. Entries may run no more than 10 minutes. An individual may enter a compilation of several examples of his or her work in this category.