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The contests are divided into three types namely individual, group and special overall
awards. The individual contests consist of 9 basic journalism skills events while the group
contests are composed of print, online and video. Special overall awards are obtained by
calculating the cumulative points of both individual and group contests.
As accustomed, awards for each contest category will be from 5th place down to the first
place. With this, a total of 70 medals are at stake for the individual contests, 10 plaques
and 40 certificates (with limited edition RTSPC holder) for the group contests and 2
customized trophies for the special overall awards.
Please take note that the Campus Headliner, which is the official student publication of the
Southern Leyte State University (SLSU) Main Campus, will not participate in any of the
contest events being the organizer and convener of RTSPC 2016. SLSU’s satellite/branch
campuses, however, are allowed to join the contests. They may, however, distribute copies
of their publication and exhibit some of the promotional video materials that they have
recently produced.
I. INDIVIDUAL CONTESTS
§ Who may enter?
This competition is open to all RTSPC participating HEIs. One participant may join
up to three individual categories only.
To join, participants must fill-out the contest entry form at the Secretariat’s table
upon registration of participants on the first day (February 4, 2016) of the
conference.
§ Contest categories:
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§ Special Requirements:
Meanwhile, contestants for photojournalism are also required to bring his/her own
DSLR or any digital camera before they can join in this event.
Finally, only the paper canvass will be provided by the organizers for the editorial
cartooning while drawing materials (e.g. pencils, charcoal, colored pens and
markers) will have to be prepared by the participants.
Straight news writing, opinion writing, investigative writing, feature writing, and
sports writing will be judged based on the following:
Criteria Weight
Value, importance or worth of story 40
Quality of reporting and quotes 20
Quality of writing and editing 20
Credibility and leadership 10
TOTAL 100%
Criteria Weight
Effective use of photos, color, art, graphics and typography 40
Established visual hierarchy 20
News Judgment for Page One 20
Suitability for respective audience 10
Contemporary appeal 10
TOTAL 100%
Criteria Weight
Reader impact 40
Community importance 20
Artistic quality 20
Originality, clarity of message 20
TOTAL 100%
Copyreading and headline writing entries will be judged based on their adherence
to the established rules for copyreading and headline writing. Participants must
therefore be able to follow strictly the established rules. Participants will be given
copies on which they will perform what is required of them in 30 minutes.
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II. GROUP CONTESTS
§ Who may enter?
The group contests are open to all RTSPC participating HEIs. One school is allowed
only one entry in every contest category with their material released within the
school year 2015-2016. Print publications, online materials and videos that have
won awards in past competitions are not eligible as entry for this competition.
To join, a representative of the school must fill-out the contest entry form at the
Secretariat’s table upon registration of participants on the first day (February 4,
2016) of the conference.
For print publications, schools will need to submit 10 copies for every entry while
only the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) will be required for both the website and
the social networking site. For videos, on the other hand, schools will have to
submit their entries in CD or DVD format with proper labeling.
§ Contest categories:
A. Print
Best Magazine
Best Tabloid
A tabloid is a newspaper that is about half the page size of an ordinary newspaper
and that contains news in condensed form and much photographic matter. The
entry must exhibit as well that it has been published regularly. Evidences that lend
credence for the entry being published regularly may include: Volume number,
frequency of publication, and date of publication.
Best Newsletter
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Best Special Publication
Publications that do not fall under the magazine, tabloid, newsletter and literary
folio categories are considered “special publications”. Hence, what qualifies as
entries to this contest category are publications that are not released on a regular
basis.
B. Online
Best Website
A website is a set of related web pages containing content (media), including text,
video, music, audio, images, etc. A website is hosted on at least one web server,
accessible via a network such as the Internet or a private local area network
through an Internet address known as a Uniform Resource Locator (URL).
C. Video
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an
original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all
credits". For this year’s RTSPC use, an entry is considered a short film if it is an
original production of either one or a group of students from RTSPC participating
schools that does not exceed 15 minutes focusing on any theme.
Best Documentary
The video can be of any length for as long as it is able to highlight the school or the
school’s press.
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§ Criteria for judging:
Magazine, tabloid, newsletter, special publication, poster and literary folio entries
will be judged based on the following:
Criteria Weight
Content 35
Overall Design 30
Use of graphics 15
Interactivity 10
Ease of navigation 10
TOTAL 100%
Criteria Weight
Content 30
Interactivity 30
Use of graphics 20
Integration with Official Website 20
TOTAL 100%
Criteria Weight
Message content/relevance 40
Technical quality 20
Journalistic integrity, courage and ambition 20
Writing and editing of the script 10
Recording and editing of the show 10
TOTAL 100%
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III. SPECIAL OVERALL AWARDS
The participant who will be able to garner the most number of total points in the
basic journalism skills events will be accorded the “Journalist of the Year Award”.
In case of a tie, the board of judges will have to split this by re-evaluating the
papers of the qualifiers.
The campus press organization that will garner the most number of total points
from all contest categories will be awarded the “Campus Press of the Year Award”.
The pointing system is as follows: