Selection process
The independent panel of judges, comprising retired business editors, media trainers, journalism academics, and economists is responsible for selecting the winners. The selection process is based on several criteria, including news value, impact, thoroughness of reporting, analytical value, originality, integrity, expertise on the topic, and storytelling ability.
As part of further enhancing and streamlining the competitive selection process, the independent judging panel has announced two new important rule changes for the awards.
- Entrants may submit only two pieces of journalistic work as one entry in a category
- Entrants can enter a maximum of three category awards only
Furthermore, entrants are reminded that an entry (i.e., news story) submitted for one category cannot be resubmitted in another category of the competition.
The rules for entering the awards can be viewed on the
Eligibility and Rules webpage, while the criteria for evaluating entries are available at
Categories and Criteria.