Contest
2011 Pennsylvania APME News Excellence Competition
Colleagues
It's time to compile the best of the past year's work for the annual Pennsylvania Associated Press Managing Editors news and photo contests. Starting this year, our contest is going digital and will be coordinated through the Better Newspaper Contest website at http://www.betterbnc.com
The online platform will make the process more efficient and save you time and money. No contest labels to attach to your entries. No more packages with photos and clips to mail. All entries must be submitted electronically. Entries sent by mail will not be accepted.
Attached you will find contest rules and a tutorial for using the contest website. Your initial password will be bnc. A contest entry form, which must be returned separately to the AP bureau with your payment, can be downloaded from the contest site or at http://www.papme.com.
We have created a new online category this year to reward blogging. Remember, stories and photos must have been published on or between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2010, to be eligible for the contests.
The deadline for submitting entries is being moved back this year – to 5 p.m, Feb. 11, 2011. That gives you an extra three weeks to prepare and submit your material – online. The awards will be presented Friday, May 20, 2011, at the annual PAPME awards dinner in State College.
If you have questions, please contact Andrew Fraser at (215) 446-6601, or afraser@ap.org, or Nicole Baugh at nbaugh@ap.org, or (215) 446-6602.
Best of luck!
Andrew Fraser
Associated Press
Assistant Chief of Bureau
Email: afraser@ap.org
Phone: 215.561.1133
• View a Tutorial on how to use the online entry platform
• View PAPME Contest Rules and Instructions
• PAPME Entry Form
• Here are the 20 Contest Categories