NAREE Announces 63rd Annual Real Estate Journalism Competition

NAREE's 63rd Annual NAREE Competition is open to Staff Journalists and Freelancers for Daily Newspapers, Weekly Business Newspapers, Trade, Investment and Shelter Magazines, Commercial Real Estate Publications, Wire Services, Television, Radio and Websites

BOCA RATON, Fla. -- The National Association of Real Estate Editors has announced its 63rd Annual NAREE Journalism Competition for real estate writers and editors.

For its 63rd competition, NAREE has established a new “breaking news” category to recognize time-sensitive news coverage, representing excellence in responding immediately to a news event.

The deadline for entries is March 1, 2013, for work published or aired in 2012. The competition has 25 categories, including the new breaking news category, best column, best commercial real estate report in a daily newspaper, best blog, best report in a weekly business newspaper, best residential trade magazine, and best web site.

The competition is aimed at staff writers, columnists, editors and freelancers covering mortgage finance, foreclosures, commercial and residential real estate, green building, home design and remodeling, and myriad other topics in the broad field of real estate.

Gold, Silver and Bronze awards will be given to individual journalists and to teams of journalists. The Platinum Award of $1,000 will go to the best overall individual entry. Winner of the best freelance collection will receive $500. The Ruth Ryon Best Young Journalist (under age 30) winner and 25 individual category winners will $250 each.

All professional journalists, both NAREE members and non-members, may enter. Entry forms are on www.NAREE.org under the "Journalism Contest."

Awards will be presented at NAREE's Annual Journalism Conference in Atlanta, Ga. In June 2013. NAREE's annual conference, featuring newsworthy panels and speakers along with the outstanding NAREE University professional development sessions, will draw scores of journalists from around the country.

The competition, now in its sixth decade, recognizes leading journalists from daily metropolitan newspapers; commercial real estate publications; weekly business newspapers; mortgage publications; trade, shelter, business and personal finance magazines; wire services; and broadcast and online news outlets.

Founded in 1929, NAREE is a nonprofit professional association of writers, columnists, editors and authors covering residential, commercial and financial real estate and urban and home design.

Entry Questions Contact:
Mary Doyle-Kimball, executive director
561-391-3599
MADKimba@aol.com
www.NAREE.org

63rd ANNUAL NAREE JOURNALISM COMPETITION

For Journalists who cover Residential and Commercial Real Estate and Mortgage Finance

and/or

New Home Design, Luxury and Green Building and Urban Design

All Media - in print, online and on air.

• Platinum Award for Best Overall Individual Entry $1,000

• President’s Award for Best Freelance Collection $500

• Ruth Ryon Award for Best Young Journalist $250

New this Year: Best Breaking News Report

Individual Awards:

Best Blog, Best Column, Best Home & Design Feature, Best Commercial Real Estate Report, Best Financial Report and Best Residential Report and more

Team Awards:

Daily Newspapers, Weekly, Newspapers, Magazines and Web sites and more

Entry Deadline: March 1, 2013 for works published, posted or aired in 2012

Platinum Award for Best Overall Individual Entry $1,000

Chosen from individual winners in categories 1-18 recognizing a single bylined work in all media.

President’s Award for Best Freelance Collection $500

Freelance journalists who are not full-time staffers, but write for bona fide news media outlets –all media –are eligible for this award.

• Entrant must check the entry form box: "Consider for Best Freelance Collection."

•There is no additional fee to have entries which are already submitted in

categories 1-18 considered for this award.

• If the freelancer has submitted only one story for consideration in only one of

NAREE's 18 individual categories, then two additional freelance pieces must

accompany the entry being considered for an award in NAREE categories 1-18 (at no additional fee) and be labeled: "Two additional writing samples for Best Freelance Collection." Collection must include at least three samples of work in a single .pdf.

Ruth Ryon Award for Best Entry by a Young Journalist $250

Work must be entered in one of NAREE's 18 individual categories and must be created by and submitted by individuals 30 years old or younger as of December 31, 2012.

• Entrant must check the entry form box: "Consider for Best Entry by a Young Journalist."

• There is no additional fee to have your entry in the 18 individual categories considered for this award.

* New this year: Category 1: Best Breaking News Story

The entry must represent an immediate response to a news event. For a single story or packages including initial online, print or social media coverage and subsequent development of the story. Submissions must indicate how the writer (s) showed enterprise in obtaining and developing the news, and how the report (s) had an impact on real estate markets locally or nationally.

Gold, Silver & Bronze Awards

Cash awards of $250 will be awarded for the top entrant in each of the 25 categories.

Gold, Silver and Bronze winners (including each listed team member) will receive award certificates and complimentary admission to the full NAREE Journalism Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.

Judges may also award Honorable Mentions. Those honorees will also receive certificates and complimentary admission to the NAREE conference in Atlanta.

A special Awards Day Program will highlight the NAREE conference’s mix of rich educational and story gathering opportunities.

All winners will be notified in early May so they can make advance travel arrangements to attend either the full NAREE Conference in June 2013 or the Awards Day Program headquartered at the conference hotel in Atlanta.

•Those unable to attend will receive their awards by mail after the awards ceremony.

• A media release naming all award winners will be posted to NAREE Web site, www.naree.org after the awards presentation.

INDIVIDUAL OR TEAM AWARDS – All Media

(Residential, Commercial or Financial Real Estate or Home Design, Green Building or Urban Design)

Category 1: Best Breaking News Story

The entry must represent an immediate response to a news event. For a single story or packages including initial online, print or social media coverage and subsequent development of the story. Submissions must indicate how the writer (s) showed enterprise in obtaining and developing the news, and how the report (s) had an impact on real estate markets locally or nationally.

Category 2: Best Investigative Report or Series (Submit Full Package)

Individuals or a team of reporters should submit all parts of the report or series and explain how the writer(s) showed enterprise and how the work had an impact on the community or real estate industry.

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS – ALL MEDIA – (including social media)

(Residential, Commercial or Financial Real Estate or Home Design, Luxury and Green Building or Urban Design)

Category 3: Best Column (Submit three columns)

Category 4: Best Series by an Individual (Submit all parts in one pdf.-- Submit at least two reports which have run on different days)

Category 5: Best Collection of work by an individual

(Submit 3 different work samples in the same or different media. Only entries with exactly 3 samples on one .pdf will be considered.)

(Home Design, Luxury and Green Building or Urban Design)

Category 6: Best Home& Design Feature

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS – PRINT DAILY NEWSPAPERS

Category 7: Best Residential Real Estate Report in a Daily Newspaper

Category 8: Best Mortgage or Financial Real Estate Report in a Daily Newspaper

Category 9: Best Commercial Real Estate Report in a Daily Newspaper

Category 10: Best Report in a Daily Newspaper under 150,000 Circulation (Residential or commercial, mortgage, or financial real estate, plus home design, green building or urban design)

WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS

Category 11: Best Report in a Weekly Business Newspaper (Residential or commercial real estate, mortgage, or financial plus home design, green building or urban design)

MAGAZINES

Category 12: Best Residential, Mortgage or Financial Real Estate Report in a Magazine (General circulation/shelter, business or financial magazine)

Category 13: Best Trade Magazine Report for the Residential Real Estate, Mortgage/Finance, or Home Building/ Residential Development Industries

Category 14: Best Trade Magazine Report for the Commercial Real Estate Industry

ONLINE OR BROADCAST

(Submit CDs for broadcasts, printouts and URLs whenever possible for online entries)

Category 15: Best Residential, Mortgage or Financial Real Estate Report or Feature

Category 16: Best Commercial Real Estate Report

Category 17: Best Blog (Residential, commercial, mortgage, or financial real estate - or - home design, luxury and green building or urban design)

Category 18: Best Broadcast Report – Online, radio or television -- local, network or cable channels (Residential, commercial, mortgage, or financial real estate - or - home design, luxury and green building or urban design)

AWARDS FOR TEAMS OF JOURNALISTS ALL MEDIA

Category 19: Best Team Report (Multiple bylined report commercial, residential, financial real estate or home design, green building or urban design)

PRINT DAILY, WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS - Submit 3 different sections – you may submit 3 separate pdfs

Category 20: Best Newspaper Real Estate or Home Section

MAGAZINES - Submit 3 different issues - – you may submit 3 separate pdfs

Category 21: Best Design, Home or Shelter Magazine

Category 22: Best Residential Trade Magazine

Category 23: Best Commercial Trade Magazine

NEWSLETTERS – Submit 3 issues - – you may submit 3 separate pdfs

Category 24: Best Newsletter (Commercial or residential real estate, or mortgage/finance)

ONLINE WEBSITES

Category 25: Best Web Site Solely Devoted to Residential, Commercial or Financial Real Estate and/or Home Design.

(Print out online cover page from 3 different days and submit URLs.)

Entry Form

• Make copies of this entry form and use for multiple submissions.

• Staple or tape entry form to each labeled submission, and paper clip entry fee check to form.

• Deadline to Enter: March 1, 2013.

• Category #/ Category Title (See list of categories)____________ /___________________

• Entry Headline or Title _______________________________

• Name of Eligible Entrant _______________________________

..For categories 1-18 entrant name should be the same as the entry Byline or Standard Outcue.

..Editors may submit their own individual work in categories 1-18, but may not submit the work of their staff members in categories 1-18.

..In categories 20-25, editors and writers are eligible to submit work they have written/edited as part of a team effort.

..Editors may submit work for category 19‚”Best Team Report‚” only if the submitting editor is a bylined member of the team.

..Category 19-25 only: Names of All Team Members to Appear on Award Certificate - no name substitutions or additions will be allowed after submission of this form.)

• Name and Title of Bylined Journalist Submitting Entry___________________________

(Note: A check in the full amount of the first place cash award will be made out to the submitting entrant.

..If team members in category 19 wish to share the first place award, please include those names on the above line.

..Award amount will be divided by the number of people listed.)

• Media company of submitting entrant ________________________

• Entry date(s) of publication, posting, or broadcast ____________________

• Where does the name of media outlet and date of publication, posting or broadcast appear on tear sheet, printout, or cassette __________________________________

• Business Address ____________________________

• City/State/Zip __________________________

• Business Phone/Fax __________________

• Home Phone (not for publication____________________________________)

• E-mail Address _________________________________________

• Submitting Entrant's Editor/Supervisor Name and Phone Number ________________

• __Yes, consider this entry for the Ruth Ryon Award for Best Young Journalist. Entrants must be 30 years or younger as of December 31, 2012.

• __Yes, consider this entry and two other additional entries attached to it for the President’s Award for Best Freelance Collection Award.

• This entry is number ___ of _____ total entries. Total fees enclosed $______ Enclose check in US $ or charge to credit card.

• Name on Card:__________________________________________________

• Circle Card Type: AmEx MasterCard Visa Discover

• Card Number: ____________________________________ Exp Date:_______

• If the media company or individual is submitting multiple entries, include a tally sheet.

• If entries are separately packaged, indicate which entry has payment.

• Entries received without payment and tally sheet may be disqualified.

• Make check(s) payable to: National Association of Real Estate Editors.

• 2013 NAREE active members: No charge for the first entry.

• Second entry or above is $25 each.

• Non-members: $75 processing fee for first entry.

• Second entry or above is $25 each.

• Non-members may join NAREE by checking the box below and receive a 2013 membership at no additional charge.

• (CLICK HERE FOR MEMBER BENEFITS)

• __Yes, I want to join NAREE and apply the $75 first entry processing fee to cover 2013 membership.

• Checking “Yes” affirms that I am a working journalist for an independent news outlet, responsible for writing, editing, and/or reporting on real estate,

or home and design stories.

• I understand that any question of eligibility will be resolved by the NAREE Board of Directors.

• Describe editing/writing specialty: _______________________________

• Referred by:_______________________________

• NAREE dues are not tax deductible as a charitable contribution for federal tax purposes, but may be deducted as a business expense.

• NAREE is a non-profit trade organization; IRS registration is #51-1036401.

ENTRY INSTRUCTIONS

Each completed entry in each category must include:

1. ENTRY FEES

• NAREE Members: First entry is free. Second entry or above is $25 each.

• Non members - $75 processing fee for the first entry. Second entry or above is $25 each.

• Processing fee may be applied to membership dues by checking the appropriate box.

• If one payment is submitted for numerous entries, an itemized tally sheet is required.

• All entries submitted without fees or itemized tally sheet may be disqualified.

2. ENTRY FORM

• Each line must be completed on the form. (Entry may be disqualified if lines are skipped.)

3. SUMMARY

• Attach a brief summary (no more than 150 words) describing the intended audience for the publication, Web site or broadcast.

• Explain why the entry serves the target audience, what is original about the story idea/content, why the reporting is innovative, and if applicable, how a creative risk was taken.

4. ENTRY

• Original tear sheet or photocopy of newspaper and/or magazine article(s), printout of online report, audiocassette, or CD w/protective cases are permitted.

• The publication name and date must be visible on originals and copies of submissions.

• Online and broadcast reports must also show name and date on submission.

• Paper clip entry fee to completed entry form and staple (tape) entry form to upper left-hand corner of entry.

• Do not put entries in binders with plastic sleeves.

• Do not mount articles on cardboard.

• Send entries in 9" by 12" envelopes if possible.

• Best Blog - category #17, or Best Web site Entry - category #25 - Because of the interactive nature of Web sites, jurors will look at the Blog or Web site on a given day during the judging period coupled with home page printouts.

• Judging criteria will include editorial content, design, and ease of use.

• Include the Blog URL or Web address on the summary sheet and application.

5. SPECIAL PACKING REQUIREMENTS, LARGE VOLUME ENTRIES

• Put entries - that may not fit into an envelope - into their own box.

• If submitting multiple entries, make sure they are stapled together w/entry form, not paper-clipped. Use one envelope if possible or shipping boxe(s).

6. NOTE:

• Winning entries will be displayed at the awards ceremony in Atlanta, Georgia, Spring Conference.

• No entries will be returned.

• Send all entries or inquiries to:

63rd Annual NAREE Journalism Awards Competition

Mary Doyle-Kimball, Executive Director

1003 NW 6th Terrace

Boca Raton, FL 33486

(561) 391-3599

About NAREE

The National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE) Journalism Awards Program has recognized excellence in reporting, writing and editing since 1929. Award winning stories and coverage run the gamut from affordable housing, the mortgage crisis, and the business of real estate, to news and trend analysis on government housing policy, the environment, urban growth, land use, investments, green building and home design.

NAREE, founded in 1929, is the only professional association of writers, editors, columnists, and freelancers covering residential, commercial and financial real estate as well as home and urban design features for general circulation and trade media, online, on the air, and in print.

NAREE’s board of directors and committee chairs include writers and editors from the Washington Post Writers Group, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg News, Los Angeles Times, Detroit Free Press, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Bankrate.com, Orlando Sentinel, San Antonio-Express News, Commercial Property Executive, and France Media.

ELIGIBILITY

• Entrants must be journalists - both NAREE active members and non-members. These include newspapers, magazines, Web sites, broadcast programs and newsletters with editorial content not affiliated with, nor subject to, the policies or review of trade associations, special interest groups, and/or advertising departments.

• The work entered must have been published, posted, or aired between Jan 1, 2012 and Dec 31, 2012.

• Competition entry forms must be postmarked on or before March 1, 2013.

• An entrant may submit only one (1) entry per category, but may enter as many categories as he or she chooses after determining eligibility.

• Competition judges reserve the right to decide if an entry is in the proper category, and to move those they determine need reassignment as well as not to make awards in a particular category.

• NAREE reserves the right to cancel a category if fewer than five (5) entries are received in the category.

• Entry fee will be refunded if category is canceled, and entry cannot be reassigned.

• Writers may enter their own work in any category.

• An entry entered in any of the individual categories may also be used as one of the three entries in the best collection of work category.

• Editors may enter their own individually bylined work in any Individual Category and editors may enter the work of their staff writers in any Team Award Category (20-25) under their own membership or processing fee.

• But editors may not enter category 19, "Best Team Report," unless they have a byline on the report.

• At least one bylined team member must be a NAREE member or pay the processing fee to enter work in the "Best Team Report” category.

• Editors also may not use their own membership or processing fee to enter the work of their staffers in the Individual Categories (1-18).

JUDGING

• The competition is slated to be judged by journalism faculty of the E. W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University.

• Judges will be the sole arbiters of the awards.

• Judges may choose not to bestow an award in a particular category.

• Judges will consider criteria appropriate to the category including, but not limited to:

• CLARITY OF WRITING

• OBJECTIVITY

• ORIGINALITY

• DEPTH OF REPORTING

• DESIGN (IF APPLICABLE)

• "Best Section," "Best Magazine," "Best Web site," and “Best Newsletter” entries will be judged on overall graphics presentation and use of graphic elements to help communicate the message to the readers.

MAIL APPLICATION AND ENTRIES TO:

NAREE J-Contest

1003 NW 6th Terrace

Boca Raton, Florida 33486