The Better Newspapers Competition website is now open for entries. Submit your entries in PDF format by visiting the OCNA BNC Competition website at OCNA BNC Contest Website.
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Dates
(Mark Your Calendars)
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- October 1, 2024 - Submissions Open
- October 31, 2024 - Submissions Close
- October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024 - Your entries must have been published in this timeframe
- February 14, 2025 - OCNA will post the top three finalists in alphabetical order at www.ocna.org
- Spring of 2025 - Awards Presentation - where we reveal the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners (date to be announced).
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Submission Types
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Payment
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- Now made online at the contest website, and must be done by October 31, 2024.
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| Changes for 2024 |
Active Member Changes:
GENERAL EXCELLENCE:
- General Excellence categories circulation ranges have been reworked:
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- Class 1: Circ. 1,500 and under
- Class 2: Circ. 1,501 - 8,000
- Class 3: Circ. 8,001 and over
- Class 4: College & University
- Again, hardcopy entries will no longer be accepted. All entries must be submitted as a pdf or a link to a pdf. Should you have any problems uploading editions to the contest site, please contact Karen Shardlow at k.shardlow@ocna.org for assistance.
PREMIER:
- NEW Category – Best Online Journalism: This award recognizes excellence in the utilization of online tools, including multimedia, video, podcasts, sound clips, photo galleries and social media to tell a story or stories on a given topic or theme. While the story or stories will be judged from their online versions, PDF copies of the printed paper may be included if they include online-specific elements such as QR codes, augmented print or virtual reality elements.
- Changed Categories – the following will now be split into categories circ. over 8,000 and circ. 8,000 & under (instead of circ over & under 10,000)
- Best Editorial
- Feature Writing
- Best News Story
- Best Feature/News Series
- Best Feature Photo
- Changed Categories – the following over & under 10,000 circulation categories are now combined into one category for all circulations.
- Best Rural Story
- Best Front Page
- Best Community Newspaper Website.
- Removed Categories – these categories have been removed from the competition.
- ONLINE Special Initiative
- ONLINE Breaking News Coverage
- Multimedia Online/Best Online Experience for a Story
- Breaking News Video
College/University Member Changes:
- NEW Category – Student Editorial Writing: Entries must have appeared in the entrant's college/university newspaper or on the entrant's college/university website. Entries should take a fearless editorial stand. Subject material should be community oriented. Quality of writing, subject matter and impact to community will be taken into consideration. Each member newspaper may enter up to three (3) different writer’s work.
For examples of winning entries from previous years, review the interactive Awards Booklets. View Here.
To view individual winning entries, click on the winning image for that category.
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2024 forms
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If you have any questions, please contact OCNA Member Services Coordinator Karen Shardlow
- e-mail at k.shardlow@ocna.org
- by phone at 416-923-7724 ext. 4432
The OCNA is pleased to be able to recognize the passion you have for your profession and the outstanding work you produce each week! Good luck and thank you for your participation.
