THE BEST OF NEWS DESIGN 34TH ANNUAL CREATIVE COMPETITION 2012 CALL FOR ENTRIES

THE BEST OF NEWS DESIGN 34TH ANNUAL CREATIVE COMPETITION 2012 CALL FOR ENTRIES JAN. 16, 2013 U.S. DEADLINE JAN. 23, 2013 NON-U.S. DEADLINE SOCIETY for NEWS DESIGN

THE BEST OF NEWS DESIGN CREATIVE COMPETITION Thirty-fourth Editio» This is a juried competitio sposored by the Society for News Desig ad the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Commuicatios at Syracuse Uiversity to recogize excellece i ews desig, graphics ad photography. Eligibility The 34th Editio competitio is ope to all geeral circulatio ad magazies. Newspapers may be daily or o-daily, broadsheet or compact, traditioal or alterative published aywhere i the world, as well as sydicates ad cooperatives providig material used i. All geeral circulatio magazies eve those ot published as part of a ewspaper are eligible to eter. All etries must have bee published betwee Ja. 1, 2012, ad Dec. 31, 2012, iclusive. You do ot eed to be a member of SND to eter. submitted i previous years are ieligible. Specialty publicatios, advertisig, publicity ad promotioal materials are ieligible. All magazies are eligible to eter the appropriate categories. Magazies o loger have to be prited as part of a ewspaper or distributed with a ewspaper. The competitio is limited to full pages, as published. No partial pages, Veloxes, PDFs or proofs will be accepted. Do ot submit origial artwork or photos. Submit oly umouted, fullpage tearsheets. If the same page or sectio is to be etered i more tha oe category, there must be a separate tearsheet(s) with Etry Form submitted for each category. will be disqualified if they fail to follow the rules that pertai to their category as outlied i this Call for. Booklet desig: Coli D. Smith, Gaett Desig Studio Phoeix Judgig Judgig for all categories will take place Feb. 8-12, 2013, at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Commuicatios i Syracuse, N.Y. Judges will evaluate each etry o how well it accomplishes its editorial ad desig objectives. I some categories such as illustratios, photographs ad iformatio graphics, etries will be viewed for the idividual piece, ot the etire page. If oly oe page elemet is submitted for judgig, idetify it by headlie or descriptio o the Etry Form. Please do ot write or put tape o the frot of pages! They will ot be used i The Best of News Desig book if you do. Awards Wiig etries receive Awards of Excellece, Silver medals or Gold medals for outstadig work. No etry may receive more tha oe award i the same sub-category. A additioal Judges Special Recogitio award may be give to ay wier, or for a body of work, whe the judges believe a etry is truly exceptioal. Judges may also select a sigle Best of Show from Gold Medal wiers, if ay. At the discretio of the judges, there may be o awards give i oe or more categories. Page 3

Importat Notice for Iteratioal If you are sedig etries from outside the U.S., use these tips to expedite sedig your etries to the judgig site. For o-eglish etries, attach ear the Etry Form (o the back of each page) a brief, typewritte, typeset or clearly prited explaatio of the cotet i Eglish. Please provide a traslatio for submissios i categories 2-19. Sed all fees i U.S. dollars, draw o a U.S. bak, or by America Express, MasterCard or Visa credit cards valid for use i the U.S. or by wire Los Trabajos Participates de Fuera de EE.UU. Si evía trabajos a la competecia desde fuera de los Estados Uidos, lea estos cosejos para que llegue e forma expedita a maos de los jueces. Para los trabajos participates cuyo coteido que o está e idioma iglés, se debe adjutar ua explicació e iglés breve, escrita a máquia o e letra de impreta juto al espacio e blaco e el dorso de cada págia. Asimismo, icluya ua traducció al iglés del coteido escrito de los ifográficos y las piezas misceláeas. Evíe todos los importes de participació e dólares de Estados Uidos, e u cheque emitido por u baco establecido e Estados Uidos. La tarifa de participació tambié se puede pagar co alguas de las siguietes tarjetas de crédito, siempre y cuado esté autorizadas para ser usadas e Estados Uidos: America Express, MasterCard y VISA. trasfer (see Tally & Paymet Form, page 14.) Sorry, we caot sed ivoices or accept purchase orders. No receipts will be issued; use copies of the Tally & Paymet Form as your receipt. Oly umouted etries will be judged. Mark o the frot of your packaged etries Newsprit / No commercial value to speed processig through U.S. Customs. Pack your etry i a sturdy carto. Shipmets from other coutries ca be badly damaged ad separated i trasit. (Revise el formulario de pago del importe que está e el cetro del folleto iformativo de la competecia. Lametablemete, o podemos emitir facturas o boletas por los pagos realizados, i aceptar órdees de compra (moey orders). E la competecia sólo se evaluará las piezas o motadas i emarcadas. E el frete del paquete de sus piezas participates, escriba lo siguiete: Newsprit / No commercial value (Periódico / si valor comercial) para apresurar el trámite de aduaa al llegar a Estados Uidos. Empaquete su evío e ua caja firme. Los evíos e sobre desde otros países puede sufrir daños o dispersarse durate el trayecto a Estados Uidos. Wichtiger Hiweis für Iteratioale Eiseduge We Sie Eiseduge vo außerhalb der Vereiigte Staate vorehme,berücksichtige Sie bitte die folgede wichtige Tipps. Für icht-eglische Eiseduge brige Sie ahe dem Atragsformular (auf der Rückseite jeder Seite) eie kurze getippte, gesetzte oder gut lesbar geschriebee Erklärug des Ihalts auf eglisch a. Übersetze Sie die Hauptüberschrifte is Eglische für Eiseduge i alle Kategorie. Sede Sie bitte alle Gebühre i U.S. Dollars,zahlbar vo eier amerikaische Bak,oder bezahle Sie ur mit America Express,MasterCard oder Visa (siehe Zahlugsformular i dieser Broschüre).Leider köe wir keie Rechuge für spätere Bezahlug ausstelle. Nur umotierte Eiseduge werde beurteilt. Zur Beschleuigug der Zollabfertigug vermerke Sie aufder Vorderseite Ihrer verpackte Beiträge Newsprit / No commercial value (Drucksache/kei kommerzieller Wert). Verpacke Sie Ihre Eiseduge i eier stabile Schachtel. Briefumschläge aus dem Auslad köe uterwegs schwer beschädigt werde ud der Ihalt ka teilweise verlore gehe; deshalb ist eie Schachtel sehr zu empfehle. Page 4

Etry Fees Sigle-page etries are $15 each for publicatios with a circulatio of more tha 50,000; $12 each for publicatios with a circulatio of less tha 49,999. Multi-page etries are $30 each for publicatios with a circulatio of more tha 50,000; $25 each for publicatios with a circulatio of less tha 49,999. Category Oe has o etry fee. To eter ay other category you must also eter this category uless you are submittig etries oly i the magazie categories. Make checks payable to SND 34th Editio for the total amout (i U.S. dollars draw o a U.S. bak). will ot be retured ad will become the property of SND ad Syracuse Uiversity. Keep a copy of the Tally & Paymet Form as proof of paymet. By submittig work, you ad your publicatio are gratig permissio to the Society for News Desig ad to Syracuse Uiversity to use the material i academic pursuits, i ay publicatios or displays (prited ad electroic) of the Society or Uiversity ad i publicity ad promotioal activities. Your publicatio will receive credit for ay reproduced work. The Tally & Paymet Form ad remittace must accompay your package! Use a copy of the form as your receipt if you eed oe. For More Go to www.sd.org if you eed additioal forms or iformatio. No late etries will be accepted. We caot stress this to you eough. Para Más Vaya a www.sd.org si usted ecesita formas adicioales u iformació. Niguas etradas tarde va a ser válido. No podemos tesioar esto bastata a usted. DEADLINES U.S. : Must be RECEIVED i Syracuse, N.Y., USA, by Ja. 16, 2013. No-U.S. : Must be RECEIVED i Syracuse, N.Y., USA, by Ja. 23 2013. No late etries will be accepted. Mailig Address The Tally & Paymet Form, with etry fees, must accompay your package. Sed etries, with paymet, to: 34th Editio c/o Marshall Matlock S.I. Newhouse School of Public Commuicatios Syracuse Uiversity 215 Uiversity Place Syracuse, NY 13244-2100 USA If a phoe umber is required o the shippig label you may use the SND office phoe umber (407) 420-7748 o the form. Notificatio If you wat to kow whether your etry has bee received, eclose a stamped, self-addressed evelope or postcard with your paymet form. Do ot seal this evelope. Due to volume of etries, o other ackowledgmet will be made. Cofirmatio caot be made by telephoe, e-mail or fax. The Society for News Desig ad Syracuse Uiversity caot retur etries ad do ot accept ay resposibility for materials etered. Categories for magazies ot prited as part of a ewspaper Some categories, previously limited to ewspaperpublished magazies, are ow ope to all magazies. Look for the appropriate ico. Category ope to. m magazies Category closed to. mmagazies Category ope to o-ewspaper magazies. m magazies mmagazies Category closed to o-ewspaper magazies. Page 5

1 Page 6 mmagazies DAILY 1 A Circulatio 175,000 ad over 1 B Circulatio 75,000 174,999 1 C Circulatio 25,000 74,999 1 D Circulatio 24,999 ad uder NON-DAILY 1 E Circulatio 175,000 ad over 1 F Circulatio 75,000 174,999 1 G Circulatio 25,000 74,999 1 H Circulatio 24,999 ad uder WORLD S BEST-DESIGNED NEWSPAPER This is a madatory category for ad there is o etry fee. To eter ay other category you must also eter this category. (Note: Magazies do ot eter this category.) If you are eterig as a idividual or as a cosultat, or the work was performed at a publicatio you o loger work for, you do ot eed to eter this category but you must use the publicatio s ame ad address o the Etry Form with your ame ad address o the Submitted by lies. O the etry form list days of the week published (M-F; M- Sat.; M-Su.; or ). For o-daily etries list days & frequecy (i.e., weekly, biweekly, mothly). are evaluated o writig, visual storytellig, use of resources, executio, photography, headlies ad voice as well as the ewspaper s overall desig. New publicatios ad redesigs startig betwee Ja. 1, 2012, ad Aug. 31, 2012, should submit their first issue ad issues from subsequet moths to fulfill other requiremets below. New publicatios ad redesigs begiig after Aug. 31, 2012, should submit their first issue ad issues from each of the followig moths with repeated moths as ecessary to fulfill the requiremets below. Write the start date of the publicatio or redesig o the coupo attached to the frot of the evelope. Submit editios published after redesigs oly. Please, oly oe set of etries per ewspaper flag. Because this category is for overall excellece, oly Staff will be allowed as a ame o the Etry Form. Daily Newspapers To eter, submit a total of five (5) complete issues (excludig advertisig-oly iserts) published i 2012. No two editios may be from the same moth. For the five issues: Submit three (3) complete daily (Mo.-Sat.) papers published ay time i 2012. Submit oe (1) complete paper from ay day of the week durig 2012, icludig a Suday if you wish. Submit oe (1) complete Suday paper. If your publicatio does ot publish o Suday, submit oe (1) complete Saturday paper. If there is either a Saturday or Suday editio, submit oe (1) complete Moday paper. No-Daily Newspapers To eter, submit a total of five (5) complete issues (excludig advertisig-oly iserts) published i 2012. No two editios may be from the same moth. Importat Joit Operatig Agreemets Whe daily ad Suday circulatio differ, eter usig the circulatio of the larger publicatio. JOAs should eter usig the larger publicatio s circulatio. Rule Chages Dates Have Bee Simplified You must ow select etries from five differet moths. The same moth may ot be repeated. For example, if you eter a editio from Jauary, o other editios from Jauary may be submitted. I other words, five differet moths should be represeted i your submissios (uless your publicatio started or was redesiged after August 31).

NEWS DESIGN [SECTIONS] This category is for regularly appearig ews sectios. Submit three (3) complete sectios. Editors may choose ay three dates i 2012. The three sectios costitute oe multi-page etry. For o-eglish etries, attach ear the Etry Form a brief, typewritte, typeset or clearly prited explaatio of the cotet i Eglish. No magazies may be etered i this category. Those etries should be placed i either Category 12D or 12E. 2 m magazies mmagazies A-SECTION 2 A.a 175,000 ad over 2 A.b 50,000 174,999 2 A.c 49,999 ad uder LOCAL SECTION 2 B.a 175,000 ad over 2 B.b 50,000 174,999 2 B.c 49,999 ad uder SPORTS 2 C.a 175,000 ad over 2 C.b 50,000 174,999 2 C.c 49,999 ad uder BUSINESS 2 D.a 175,000 ad over 2 D.b 50,000 174,999 2 D.c 49,999 ad uder OTHER (For sectios that do ot fit listed subcategories.) 2 E.a 175,000 ad over 2 E.b 50,000 174,999 2 E.c 49,999 ad uder Importat Rule Chages This category o loger requires specific dates for publicatio. NEWS DESIGN [PAGES] Submit oe full page for each etry. Two or more pages may at your discretio be submitted for a etry if a story cotiues ad the additioal pages are to be judged. The fee for such etries is at the multi-page rate. Double-truck pages cout as a sigle-page etry. A double-truck is defied as two facig pages desiged as a sigle uit. Opiio pages should be etered i Category 7A. No magazies may be etered i this category. 3 m magazies mmagazies A-SECTION (Broadsheet) 3 A.a 175,000 ad over 3 A.b 50,000 174,999 3 A.c 49,999 ad uder A-SECTION (Compact) 3 A.d 175,000 ad over 3 A.e 50,000 174,999 3 A.f 49,999 ad uder LOCAL SECTION (Broadsheet) 3 B.a 175,000 ad over 3 B.b 50,000 174,999 3 B.c 49,999 ad uder LOCAL SECTION (Compact) 3 B.d 175,000 ad over 3 B.e 50,000 174,999 3 B.f 49,999 ad uder SPORTS (Broadsheet) 3 C.a 175,000 ad over 3 C.b 50,000 174,999 3 C.c 49,999 ad uder SPORTS (Compact) 3 C.d 175,000 ad over 3 C.e 50,000 174,999 3 C.f 49,999 ad uder BUSINESS (Broadsheet) 3 D.a 175,000 ad over 3 D.b 50,000 174,999 3 D.c 49,999 ad uder BUSINESS (Compact) 3 D.d 175,000 ad over 3 D.e 50,000 174,999 3 D.f 49,999 ad uder INSIDE PAGE (Broadsheet) 3 E.a 175,000 ad over 3 E.b 50,000 174,999 3 E.c 49,999 ad uder INSIDE PAGE (Compact) 3 E.d 175,000 ad over 3 E.e 50,000 174,999 3 E.f 49,999 ad uder OTHER* (Broadsheet) 3 F.a 175,000 ad over 3 F.b 50,000 174,999 3 F.c 49,999 ad uder OTHER* (Compact) 3 F.d 175,000 ad over 3 F.e 50,000 174,999 3 F.f 49,999 ad uder Asterisk Eterig Pages i Category 3F (Other) Attach ear the Etry Form a brief, typewritte, typeset or clearly prited explaatio writte i Eglish of why the etry does ot fit ito oe of the listed subcategories. Failure to iclude this will result i disqualificatio. Page 7

4 m magazies mmagazies BREAKING NEWS TOPICS Submit oe [1] full page CREATED ON DEADLINE oe editio oly published i the full ews cycle earest to a breakig ews evet. Two or more pages may at your discretio be submitted for a etry if a story cotiues ad the additioal pages are to be judged.(plaed ews pages should be etered i categories 3 or 5). Coverage of the same evet or topic o the same day may ot be etered i more tha oe subcategory of this category. For example, coverage etered as local ews caot also be etered i atioal or iteratioal. Do ot eter whole special sectios or reprits they should be etered i categories 9, 10 or 11. SND reserves the right to move etries to other categories if the work is i the wrog category or will stad a better chace of wiig a award. Double-truck pages cout as a sigle-page etry. A double-truck is defied as two facig pages desiged as a sigle uit. No magazies may be etered i this category. Those etries should be placed i category 12F. 4A Editor s Choice: Local / Regioal 4B Editor s Choice: Natioal 4C Editor s Choice: Iteratioal 4D Editor s Choice: Sports 4E Obituaries 4F Natural Disasters 4G Olympics 4H Politics & Electios 5 Sidebar About Double-Trucks Double-truck pages cout as a sigle-page etry. A doubletruck is defied as two facig pages desiged as a sigle uit. Page 8 m magazies SPECIAL NEWS TOPICS Eter multiple ews pages that best demostrate coverage of oe theme. Etry should iclude o more tha five days of coverage. These do ot have to be cosecutive pages or cosecutive publicatio dates. Coverage of the same evet or topic o the same day may ot be etered i more tha oe subcategory of this category. For example, coverage etered as local ews caot also be etered i atioal or iteratioal. Do ot eter whole special sectios or reprits they should be etered i categories 10 or 11. Judges reserve the right to move etries to other categories if the work is i the wrog category or will stad a better chace of wiig a award. 5A Editor s Choice: Local / Regioal 5B Editor s Choice: Natioal 5C Editor s Choice: Iteratioal 5D Editor s Choice: Sports 5E Editor s Choice: Features Cotet 5F Natural Disasters 5G Olympics 5H Politics & Electios

FEATURE DESIGN [SECTIONS] 6 This category is for regularly appearig feature sectios. Submit three (3) complete sectios. Editors may choose ay three dates i 2012. The three sectios costitute oe multi-page etry. For o-eglish etries, attach ear the Etry Form a brief, typewritte, typeset or clearly prited explaatio of the cotet i Eglish. No magazies may be etered i this category. mmagazies OPINION (Icludes commetary, viewpoit, editorial ad ews aalysis.) 6 A.a 175,000 ad over 6 A.b 50,000 174,999 6 A.c 49,999 ad uder LIFESTYLE (For daily, o-themed features sectios.) 6 B.a 175,000 ad over 6 B.b 50,000 174,999 6 B.c 49,999 ad uder ENTERTAINMENT 6 C.a 175,000 ad over 6 C.b 50,000 174,999 6 C.c 49,999 ad uder FOOD 6 D.a 175,000 ad over 6 D.b 50,000 174,999 6 D.c 49,999 ad uder FASHION 6 E.a 175,000 ad over 6 E.b 50,000 174,999 6 E.c 49,999 ad uder HOME / REAL ESTATE 6 F.a 175,000 ad over 6 F.b 50,000 174,999 6 F.c 49,999 ad uder TRAVEL 6 G.a 175,000 ad over 6 G.b 50,000 174,999 6 G.c 49,999 ad uder SCIENCE / TECH. 6 H.a 175,000 ad over 6 H.b 50,000 174,999 6 H.c 49,999 ad uder OTHER (For sectios that do ot fit listed subcategories.) 6 i.a 175,000 ad over 6 i.b 50,000 174,999 6 i.c 49,999 ad uder Importat Rule Chages This category o loger requires specific dates for publicatio. Importat No-Eglish For o-eglish etries, attach ear the Etry Form a brief, typewritte, typeset or clearly prited explaatio of the cotet i Eglish. Page 9

7 mmagazies Importat No-Eglish For o-eglish etries, attach ear the Etry Form a brief, typewritte, typeset or clearly prited explaatio of the cotet i Eglish. Asterisk Eterig Pages i Category 7J (Other) Attach ear the Etry Form a brief, typewritte, typeset or clearly prited explaatio writte i Eglish of why the etry does ot fit ito oe of the listed subcategories. Failure to iclude this will result i disqualificatio. FEATURES DESIGN [PAGES] Submit oe (1) full page for each etry. Two or more pages may at your discretio be submitted for a etry if a story cotiues ad the additioal pages are to be judged. The fee for such etries is at the multi-page rate. Double-truck pages cout as a sigle-page etry. A double-truck is defied as two facig pages desiged as a sigle uit. No magazies may be etered i this category. Those etries should be placed either i Category 12D or 12E. OPINION (Broadsheet icludes commetary, viewpoit, editorial ad aalysis) 7 A.a 175,000 ad over 7 A.b 50,000 174,999 7 A.c 49,999 ad uder OPINION (Compact icludes commetary, viewpoit, editorial ad aalysis) 7 A.d 175,000 ad over 7 A.e 50,000 174,999 7 A.f 49,999 ad uder LIFESTYLE (Broadsheet for daily, o-themed features pages) 7 B.a 175,000 ad over 7 B.b 50,000 174,999 7 B.c 49,999 ad uder LIFESTYLE (Compact for daily, o-themed features pages) 7 B.d 175,000 ad over 7 B.e 50,000 174,999 7 B.f 49,999 ad uder ENTERTAINMENT (Broadsheet) 7 C.a 175,000 ad over 7 C.b 50,000 174,999 7 C.c 49,999 ad uder ENTERTAINMENT (Compact) 7 C.d 175,000 ad over 7 C.e 50,000 174,999 7 C.f 49,999 ad uder FOOD (Broadsheet) 7 D.a 175,000 ad over 7 D.b 50,000 174,999 7 D.c 49,999 ad uder FOOD (Compact) 7 D.d 175,000 ad over 7 D.e 50,000 174,999 7 D.f 49,999 ad uder FASHION (Broadsheet) 7 E.a 175,000 ad over 7 E.b 50,000 174,999 7 E.c 49,999 ad uder FASHION (Compact) 7 E.d 175,000 ad over 7 E.e 50,000 174,999 7 E.f 49,999 ad uder HOME/REAL ESTATE (Broadsheet) 7 F.a 175,000 ad over 7 F.b 50,000 174,999 7 F.c 49,999 ad uder HOME/REAL ESTATE (Compact) 7 F.d 175,000 ad over 7 F.e 50,000 174,999 7 F.f 49,999 ad uder TRAVEL (Broadsheet) 7 G.a 175,000 ad over 7 G.b 50,000 174,999 7 G.c 49,999 ad uder TRAVEL (Compact) 7 G.d 175,000 ad over 7 G.e 50,000 174,999 7 G.f 49,999 ad uder SCIENCE/TECH. (Broadsheet) 7 H.a 175,000 ad over 7 H.b 50,000 174,999 7 H.c 49,999 ad uder SCIENCE/TECH. (Compact) 7 H.d 175,000 ad over 7 H.e 50,000 174,999 7 H.f 49,999 ad uder INSIDE PAGE (Broadsheet) 7 i.a 175,000 ad over 7 i.b 50,000 174,999 7 i.c 49,999 ad uder INSIDE PAGE (Compact) 7 i.d 175,000 ad over 7 i.e 50,000 174,999 7 i.f 49,999 ad uder OTHER* (Broadsheet for pages that do ot fit listed subcategories) 7 J.a 175,000 ad over 7 J.b 50,000 174,999 7 J.c 49,999 ad uder OTHER* (Compact for pages that do ot fit listed subcategories) 7 J.d 175,000 ad over 7 J.e 50,000 174,999 7 J.f 49,999 ad uder Page 10

If more tha oe portfolio is etered by the same desiger/staff i the same subcategory, pages may ot be duplicated. Whe cosiderig ewspaper circulatio category: If Suday ad daily circulatio differ, eter uder the larger of the two circulatios. O the Etry Form, use the address of the publicatio, ot a home address. Tape the pages together as oted i the istructios o pages 23 ad 24. A double-truck, as a part of ay portfolio, couts as a sigle page. A double-truck is defied as two facig pages desiged as a sigle uit. Page Desiger (Idividual) Portfolio Submit six (6) pages by oe desiger. with fewer tha six pages, more tha six pages or that ame more tha oe idividual will be disqualified. Team projects i this category should be etered as a staff portfolio (see below). Team projects which are ot desig portfolios should be etered i the page desig categories (3, 7 ad 12D) ad i the illustratio, photography ad iformatio graphics categories (13D, 15E, 17A, 17D ad 17F). If you ve chaged jobs, eter uder the circulatio category that is appropriate for the majority of the pages submitted. NEWS (Idividual Six pages; icludes busiess ad opiio pages) 8 A.a 175,000 ad over 8 A.b 50,000 174,999 8 A.c 49,999 ad uder SPORTS (Idividual Six pages) 8 B.a 175,000 ad over 8 B.b 50,000 174,999 8 B.c 49,999 ad uder NEWS (Staff Eight pages; icludes busiess ad opiio pages) 8 F.a 175,000 ad over 8 F.b 50,000 174,999 8 F.c 49,999 ad uder SPORTS (Staff Eight pages) 8 G.a 175,000 ad over 8 G.b 50,000 174,999 8 G.c 49,999 ad uder FEATURES (Idividual Six pages) 8 C.a 175,000 ad over 8 C.b 50,000 174,999 8 C.c 49,999 ad uder MAGAZINE (Idividual Six pages) 8 D.a 175,000 ad over 8 D.b 50,000 174,999 8 D.c 49,999 ad uder FEATURES (Staff Eight pages) 8 H.a 175,000 ad over 8 H.b 50,000 174,999 8 H.c 49,999 ad uder MAGAZINE (Staff Eight pages) 8 i.a 175,000 ad over 8 i.b 50,000 174,999 8 i.c 49,999 ad uder PAGE DESIGN PORTFOLIO COMBINATION (Idividual Six pages; ay combiatio of ews, sports, features or magazie pages by oe desiger) 8 E.a 175,000 ad over 8 E.b 50,000 174,999 8 E.c 49,999 ad uder Staff portfolio Submit eight (8) pages showig the work of a staff. with fewer tha eight pages or more tha eight pages will be disqualified. These etries must show the work of a staff of a sigle ewspaper. COMBINATION (Staff Eight pages; ay combiatio of ews, sports, features or magazie pages) 8 J.a 175,000 ad over 8 J.b 50,000 174,999 8 J.c 49,999 ad uder 8 mmagazies Sidebar How Not to Get Disqualified Idividual portfolios require exactly six pages. Staff portfolios require exactly eight pages. If you eter more tha oe portfolio by the same desiger/staff i the same subcategory, do ot repeat pages i the multiple etries. Importat No-Eglish For o-eglish etries, attach ear the Etry Form a brief, typewritte, typeset or clearly prited explaatio of the cotet i Eglish. Page 11

9 m magazies SPECIAL COVERAGE [SINGLE SUBJECT] Six (6) or more publicatio dates of coverage. Submit full pages of the coverage with a Etry Form o the back of each page. Tape the pages together i the order they were published followig the rules o pages 25 ad 26. with fewer tha six (6) days of coverage will be disqualified. 9A News 9B Sports 9C Features 10 m magazies mmagazies SPECIAL COVERAGE [SECTIONS] Icludes ews, sports, busiess ad features special projects. Do ot submit reprits: they will be disqualified. Reprits should be etered i Category 11. For sectios, oly put the Etry Form o the back page of the sectio. For o-eglish etries, attach ear the Etry Form (o the back of each page) a brief, typewritte, typeset or clearly prited explaatio of the cotet i Eglish. No magazies may be etered i this category. Those etries should be placed i Category 12B. Page 12 SINGLE SECTIONS [NEWS] Submit oe [1] complete sectio for each etry. 10 A.a Sectios with advertisemets 10 A.b Sectios without advertisemets SINGLE SECTIONS [SPORTS] Submit oe [1] complete sectio for each etry. 10 A.c Sectios with advertisemets 10 A.d Sectios without advertisemets SINGLE SECTIONS [FEATURES] Submit oe [1] complete sectio for each etry. 10 A.e Sectios with advertisemets 10 A.f Sectios without advertisemets MULTIPLE SECTIONS [NEWS] Submit a ulimited umber of sectios o the same theme for each etry. 10 B.a Sectios with advertisemets 10 B.b Sectios without advertisemets MULTIPLE SECTIONS [SPORTS] Submit a ulimited umber of sectios o the same theme for each etry. 10 B.c Sectios with advertisemets 10 B.d Sectios without advertisemets MULTIPLE SECTIONS [FEATURES] Submit a ulimited umber of sectios o the same theme for each etry. 10 B.e Sectios with advertisemets 10 B.f Sectios without advertisemets SECTION PAGES [NEWS] Each cover is a siglepage etry. Iside pages or spreads ca be a sigle page or double-truck. 10 C.a Sectio covers oly 10 C.b Iside page or double-truck spread SECTION PAGES [SPORTS] Each cover is a siglepage etry. Iside pages or spreads ca be a sigle page or double-truck. 10 C.c Sectio covers oly 10 C.d Iside page or double-truck spread SECTION PAGES [FEATURES] Each cover is a siglepage etry. Iside pages or spreads ca be a sigle page or double-truck. 10 C.e Sectio covers oly 10 C.f Iside page or double-truck spread

34 TH EDITION ENTRY FORM Please type or prit clearly ad accurately. This data will be used for the book ad certificates. Be brief ad cosistet o all forms. Do ot elarge or reduce this form. Category No. Coutry Category Letter Category Name Publicatio Title (iclude The oly if it is used o page oe) Address (of publicatio if yours differs, add it at the bottom) City X X.x Publicatio Iformatio Etry Details State/Provice Phoe Circulatio (see page 6 for details) Postal Code Fax Sidebar What You re Lookig For Mailig deadlies: See page 5. Circulatio categories: See page 6. No-Eglish etries: See page 4. Paymet details icludig check iformatio: See page 14. Headlie/Descriptio First Name Last Name Title/Positio (oe per ame, please) Note: Submissio of a etry ito this competitio implies the right of publicatio by the Society for News Desig ad/or Syracuse Uiversity for educatioal purposes ad also implies acceptace of the rules as outlied i this Call for. Copyright of the cotet remais with the origial publisher. Names ot submitted o this form will ot be added later. Submitted by Title/Positio E-mail Address Phoe Number Check if address is same as above. If ot, please eter your address here: Address City State/Provice Postal Code Coutry

34 TH EDITION TALLY & PAYMENT FORM This form is also your receipt. Make copies of this Tally ad Paymet Form ad save it as your receipt. The Society for News Desig caot issue receipts for etries. This form, with paymet, must be icluded with your etries whe shipped. Publicatio Title (iclude The oly if it is used o page oe as part of the ameplate or logo) Circulatio (see page 6 for details) Address City State/Provice Postal Code Coutry Submitted by Title/Positio Phoe Fax E-mail Address S Eter the umber of sigle-page etries MM Eter the umber of multi-page etries Category A B C D E F G H i J S M Eter the umber of siglead/or multi-page etries No etry allowed Total Sigle- Page Total Multi- Page 1. World s Best-Desiged MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM FREE 2. News Desig [Sectios] MM MM MM MM MM MM 3. News Desig [Pages] S M S M S M S M S M S M S MM 4. Breakig News Topics S M S M S M S M S M S M S M S M S MM 5. Special News Topics MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM 6. Features Desig [Sectios] MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM 7. Features Desig [Pages] S M S M S M S M S M S M S M S M S M S M S MM 8. Page Desig Portfolio MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM 9. Special Coverage [Sigle Subject] MM MM MM MM 10. Special Coverage [Sectios] MM MM S S MM

10. Special Coverage [Sectios] MM MM S S MM 11. Reprits MM MM 12. Magazies MM MM S S M MM S M S MM 13. Illustratio S MM MM MM S MM 14. Photography [Sigle Photos] S S S S S S S 15. Photography [Multiple Photos] S M MM S MM MM S MM 16. Iformatio Graphics S S S S 17. Iformatio Graphics [Portfolios] MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM 18. Redesigs MM MM MM MM 19. Miscellaeous S M S MM Paymet Method The Society for News Desig s Employer Idetificatio (tax) Number is 23-2129331 Card No. Check: Sed checks with etries, payable i U.S. dollars, draw o a U.S. bak, payable to SND 34th Editio Bak Trasfer VISA MasterCard Check(s) Number(s) America Express Expiratio Date M Security Code M Y Y Total Sigle-page Circulatio uder 49,999, multiply by $12 Circulatio over 50,000, multiply by $15 Put total sigle-page U.S. dollars here» Total Multi-page Circulatio uder 49,999, multiply by $25 Circulatio over 50,000, multiply by $30 Put total multi-page U.S. dollars here» Become a SND Member Beefits listed at sd.org. The Submitted By ame will be used for the membership. Dues of memberships are listed below. $ $ S Dues $ MM Name o Card (please prit) Cardholder s sigature (all credit card orders must be siged) Order the 34th Editio Not a SND member? Have the 2012 The Best of News Desig shipped to you. Cost: $35 ea. i the U.S., $60 iteratioally. Total Paymet Sigle, multiple ad book order total $ Qty. $ Legal Note: Submissio of a etry ito this competitio implies the right of publicatio by the Society for News Desig ad/or Syracuse Uiversity for educatioal purposes ad also implies acceptace of the rules as outlied i this Call for. Copyright of the cotet remais with the origial publisher. Professioal (Circ. 30,000 ad over, plus cosultats): $110/year Professioal (Circ. uder 30,000, plus full-time educators): $105/year Full-time Studets: $60/year ($50 at recogized SND affiliates ) Note: Add $25 per year for postage for members outside the cotietal U.S.

CATEGORY COUPONS Make copies ad attach oe coupo to each category ad sub-category evelope. Make eough copies to attach to the bottom right corer of all your evelopes. 1 A B C D E F G H Start Date 2 Aa Ab Ac Ba Bb Bc Ca Cb Cc Da Db Dc Ea Eb Ec 3 Aa Ab Ac Ad Ae Af Ba Bb Bc Bd Be Bf Ca Cb Cc Cd Ce Cf Da Db Dc Dd De Df Ea Eb Ec Ed Ee Ef Fa Fb Fc Fd Fe Ff 4 A B C D E F G H 5 A B C D E F G H 6 12 Aa Ab Ac Ba Bb Bc Ca Cb Cc Da Db Dc Ea Eb Ec Fa Fb Fc Ga Gb Gc Ha Hb Hc ia ib ic 7 Aa Ab Ac Ad Ae Af Ba Bb Bc Bd Be Bf Ca Cb Cc Cd Ce Cf Da Db Dc Dd De Df Ea Eb Ec Ed Ee Ef Fa Fb Fc Fd Fe Ff Ga Gb Gc Gd Ge Gf Ha Hb Hc Hd He Hf ia ib ic id ie if Ja Jb Jc Jd Je Jf 8 Aa Ab Ac Ba Bb Bc Ca Cb Cc Da Db Dc Ea Eb Ec Fa Fb Fc Ga Gb Gc Ha Hb Hc ia ib ic Ja Jb Jc 9 10 A B C Aa Ab Ac Ba Bb Bc A B C Da Db Dc Ea Eb Ec F 13 18 Aa Ab B Ca Cb Start Date Aa Ab Ac Ad B C D 14 A B C D E F 15 A B C D E 16 Aa Ab Ac Ba Bb Bc Ca Cb Cc Da Db Dc 17 Aa Ab Ac Ba Bb Bc Ca Cb Cc Da Db Dc Ea Eb Ec Fa Fb Fc 11 19

REPRINTS Submit oe complete sectio or set of sectios o the same topic for each etry. Put the Etry Form ONLY o the back page of each sectio. A etry i this category costitutes a multi-page etry. For o-eglish etries, attach ear the Etry Form (o the back of each page) a brief, typewritte, typeset or clearly prited explaatio of the cotet i Eglish. 11 mmagazies MAGAZINES O the headlie-descriptio lie o the Etry Form list the publicatio s schedule (i.e., weekly, Wedesday, biweekly, Saturdays, mothly, secod Friday, etc.). For o-eglish etries, attach ear the Etry Form (o the back of each sectio) a brief, typewritte, typeset or clearly prited explaatio of the cotet i Eglish. 12 mmagazies OVERALL DESIGN 12 A Submit three [3] cosecutive magazies published i 2012. Put the Etry Form oly o the back page of each issue. The three magazies costitute oe multi-page etry. SPECIAL SECTIONS 12 B Submit a magazie editio appearig fewer tha four [4] times a year. Submit the etire magazie. Put the Etry Form ONLY o the back page. Each magazie costitutes oe multipage etry. COVER DESIGN 12 C Submit oe [1] full cover for each etry. Do ot submit iside pages they should be etered i Category 12D or 12E. INSIDE PAGE DESIGN Submit iside pages oly. Do ot iclude the cover. A etry may be oe or more pages published o the same day. If more tha oe page is submitted, that etry will be at the multi-page rate. A double-truck page couts as a sigle etry. A doubletruck is defied as two facig pages desiged as a sigle uit. 12 D.a News 12 D.b Sports 12 D.c Features COVER STORY DESIGN Submit oe full cover ad the accompayig iside pages related to the cover story. Each cover story costitutes oe multi-page etry. 12 E.a News 12 E.b Sports 12 E.c Features BREAKING NEWS 12F Submit sigle or multiple breakig pages ad appropriate jump pages (at your discretio) created o deadlie oe editio oly published i the full ews cycle earest to a breakig ews evet. Importat Subcategories Added The iside page desig ad cover story desig subcategories have bee further divided ito ews, features ad sports. Importat Rule Chages for Magazies All magazies, icludig those produced by, are eligible to eter this category. Page 17

13 mmagazies Sidebar Magazie Fold- Out Spreads Iside of Fold-Out Spread The iside of oe fold-out page, or two fold-out pages if desiged as a sigle uit, couts as oe page. Frot Back The frot ad back of a foldout spread, if desiged as a sigle uit, couts as oe page. ILLUSTRATION Do ot submit origial artwork. Submit oe full page for each etry uless a multipage etry is allowed i the rules. This category recogizes the illustratio(s) etered, ot the whole page. Idicate i the headlie area of the Etry Form the title of the illustratio(s) you wat judged for that page. The Etry Form goes o the back of each page etered for multi-page etries. Work should be staff-geerated or first-use; work that is ot first-use is ieligible. For o-eglish etries, attach ear the Etry Form (o the back of each page) a brief, typewritte, typeset or clearly prited explaatio of the cotet i Eglish. Double-truck pages cout as a sigle-page etry. A double-truck is defied as two facig pages desiged as a sigle uit. 13 A.a Sigle Lead Color Illustratio. Submit oe page or oe double-truck per etry. 13 A.b Sigle Lead Black-ad-White Illustratio. Submit oe page or oe double-truck per etry. 13 A.c Sigle Spot Color Illustratio. Spot illustratio is defied as ay image smaller tha oe-quarter (¼) page. All other illustratios should be etered i the lead illustratio category. 13 A.d Sigle Spot Black-ad-White Illustratio. Spot illustratio is defied as ay image smaller tha oe-quarter (¼) page. All other illustratios should be etered i the lead illustratio category. 13B Multiple Illustratios for the Same Story: Submit up to six (6) full pages per multi-page etry. with more tha six pages will be diqualified. 13C Portfolio of Work: Submit six (6) pages of work by oe artist. This category is for the work of oe artist. with fewer tha six pages, more tha six pages or that ame more tha oe idividual will be disqualified. If more tha oe portfolio is etered by the same artist, pages may ot be duplicated 13D Art Directio Portfolio. Submit six (6) pages showig the plaig ad art directio of illustratios. This category is for the work of a staff or team. Place up to 10 ames of the staff or team o all the Etry Forms o the back of each page. with fewer tha six pages or more tha six pages will be disqualified. Page 18

PHOTOGRAPHY [SINGLE PHOTOS] Do ot submit origial photos. Work must be first-use or staff-geerated (except for 14F). Submit full pages for each etry. This category is ope to both ad magazies. Idicate the oe (1) photo to be judged by icludig part of the captio i the Etry Form headlie area. If there is o captio, or if the captio aloe could cause cofusio, describe i Eglish the photo or its placemet o the page i the Etry Form headlie area. This category is oly for sigle photos. For photo pages, series ad spreads use category 15. For o-eglish etries, attach ear the Etry Form (o the back of the page or spread) a brief, typewritte, typeset or clearly prited traslatio of the captio. 14 mmagazies 14A Geeral News Photography (plaed evets) 14B Spot News Photography 14C Sports Photography 14D Feature Photography 14E Portrait Photography 14F Photo Illustratio (studio ad/or electroically maipulated staff ad o-staff geerated photography) PHOTOGRAPHY [MULTIPLE PHOTOS] Do ot submit origial photos. Work must be first-use or staff-geerated (except 15C). Submit full pages for each etry. All photos o a page or pages will be judged i this category, which is ope to ad magazies. Follow the etry istructios for each subcategory. For o-eglish etries, attach ear the Etry Form (o the back of each page) a brief, typewritte, typeset or clearly prited explaatio of the cotet i Eglish. 15A Photo Project Page or Spread(s): Submit a page or pages from a sigle publicatio editio. 15B Photo Series, Project or Story: Submit pages from the etire series over o more tha seve (7) editios. 15C Portfolio of Work (Idividual): Submit exactly six (6) pages by oe photographer. More tha oe ame o the Etry Form will disqualify the etry. with fewer tha 6 pages or more tha 6 pages will be disqualified. 15D Portfolio of Work (Staff): Submit exactly eight (8) pages by more tha oe photographer. This category is for the work of a staff or team. Place up to 10 ames of the staff or team o all the Etry Forms o the back of each page. with fewer tha 8 pages or more tha 8 pages will be disqualified. 15E Photo Page Desig: Submit a sigle page or double-truck to be judged o quality of photographcs, photo editig ad desig. A double-truck is defied as two facig pages desiged as a sigle uit. This category is for desig ad editig with photography. Photos i Category 15E do ot have to be staff geerated. 15 mmagazies Sidebar How Not to Get Disqualified Idividual portfolios require exactly six pages. Staff portfolios require exactly eight pages. Page 19

16 mmagazies Importat No-Eglish For o-eglish etries, attach ear the Etry Form a brief, typewritte, typeset or clearly prited explaatio of the cotet i Eglish. Sidebar Fidig the Right Category Categories 16A ad 16B are for graphics created i the wake of specific ews evets. Category 16C may iclude ews cotet as well. Examples might iclude evet previews, opeig stadium or veue diagrams, or profile graphics for people or etities. INFORMATION GRAPHICS For categories 16A through 16C, submit a full ewspaper or magazie page for each etry. Double-trucks ad magazie spreads cout as oe page. A double-truck or magazie spread is defied as two facig pages desiged as a sigle uit. For o- Eglish etries, attach ear the Etry Form (o the back of each page) a brief, typewritte, typeset or clearly prited explaatio of the cotet i Eglish. A ote about magazie fold-out spreads: The iside of oe fold-out page, or two fold-out pages if desiged as a sigle uit, couts as oe page. The frot ad back of a fold-out spread cout as two separate pages (see diagram, page 21). NEWS GRAPHICS [NON-DEADLINE] Charted iformatio, graphs, diagrams or maps with or without the use of illustratio or photography. Graphics should be tied to ews evets but ot created o a breakig deadlie cycle. 16 A.a 175,000 ad over 16 A.b 50,000 174,999 16 A.c 49,999 ad uder NEWS GRAPHICS [DEADLINE] Charted iformatio, graphs, diagrams or maps with or without the use of illustratio or photography. Must be from the editio published i the full ews cycle earest to a breakig ews evet. 16 B.a 175,000 ad over 16 B.b 50,000 174,999 16 B.c 49,999 ad uder ENTERPRISE / FEATURES GRAPHICS For etries that do t fit i the ews graphics categories. Iclude plaed graphics, projects, etertaimet ad lifestyle graphics i this category. 16 C.a 175,000 ad over 16 C.b 50,000 174,999 16 C.c 49,999 ad uder Page 20

INFORMATION GRAPHICS [PORTFOLIOS] Submit portfolios of work, preparig them with the istructios o pages 25 ad 26. Double-trucks ad magazie spreads cout as oe page. A double-truck or magazie spread is defied as two facig pages desiged as a sigle uit. For o- Eglish etries, attach ear the Etry Form (o the back of each page) a brief, typewritte, typeset or clearly prited explaatio of the cotet i Eglish. How ot to get disqualified: Portfolios submitted i subcategories C, D, E ad F require exactly six pages. If you eter more tha oe portfolio by the same desiger i the same subcategory, do ot repeat pages i the multiple etries. BREAKING NEWS EXTENDED COVERAGE Submit full pages showig staff coverage of a sigle ews evet over o fewer tha three days of graphics. Etry should cosist of firstday breakig ews graphics as well as graphics that show cotiuig coverage as the story develops. 17 A.a Circulatio 175,000 ad over 17 A.b Circulatio 50,000 174,999 17 A.c Circulatio 49,999 ad uder PLANNED NEWS EXTENDED COVERAGE Submit full pages showig staff coverage of a sigle ews evet over o fewer tha three days of graphics. 17 B.a Circulatio 175,000 ad over 17 B.b Circulatio 50,000 174,999 17 B.c Circulatio 49,999 ad uder BREAKING NEWS PORTFOLIO Idividual Submit exactly six (6) full pages showig breakig ews coverage by a sigle artist, desiger, editor or researcher. This category is for the work of oe idividual. More tha oe ame o the Etry Form will disqualify the etry. 17 C.a Circulatio 175,000 ad over 17 C.b Circulatio 50,000 174,999 17 C.c Circulatio 49,999 ad uder BREAKING NEWS PORTFOLIO Staff Submit exactly eight (8) full pages showig breakig ews coverage. This category is for the work of a staff. 17 D.a Circulatio 175,000 ad over 17 D.b Circulatio 50,000 174,999 17 D.c Circulatio 49,999 ad uder NON-BREAKING OR FEATURE PORTFOLIO Idividual Submit exactly six (6) full pages showig o-breakig or feature graphics by a sigle artist, desiger, editor or researcher. This category is for the work of oe idividual. More tha oe ame o the Etry Form will disqualify the etry. 17 E.a Circulatio 175,000 ad over 17 E.b Circulatio 50,000 174,999 17 E.c Circulatio 49,999 ad uder NON-BREAKING OR FEATURE PORTFOLIO Staff Submit exactly eight (8) full pages showig o-breakig or feature graphics. This category is for the work of a staff. 17 F.a Circulatio 175,000 ad over 17 F.b Circulatio 50,000 174,999 17 F.c Circulatio 49,999 ad uder COMBINATION PORTFOLIO Idividual Submit exactly six (6) full pages showig ay mix of breakig ews, plaed ews, o-breakig or feature graphics by a sigle artist, desiger, editor or researcher. This category is for the work of oe idividual. More tha oe ame o the Etry Form will disqualify the etry. 17 G.a Circulatio 175,000 ad over 17 G.b Circulatio 50,000 174,999 17 G.c Circulatio 49,999 ad uder COMBINATION PORTFOLIO Staff Submit exactly eight (8) full pages showig ay mix of breakig ews, plaed ews, o-breakig or feature graphics. This category is for the work of a staff 17 H.a Circulatio 175,000 ad over 17 H.b Circulatio 50,000 174,999 17 H.c Circulatio 49,999 ad uder 17 mmagazies Sidebar Magazie Fold- Out Spreads Iside of Fold-Out Spread The iside of oe fold-out page, or two fold-out pages if desiged as a sigle uit, couts as oe page. Frot Back The frot ad back of a foldout spread, if desiged as a sigle uit, couts as oe page. Sidebar How Not to Get Disqualified Idividual portfolios require exactly six pages. Staff portfolios require exactly eight pages. Page 21

18 m magazies Sidebar How Not to Get Disqualified Redesigs require exactly four complete issues (two before ad two after). Before examples must have bee published i 2011 or 2012. After examples must have bee published i 2012. REDESIGNS may ot have bee previously submitted to SND s Best of News Desig competitios. For o-eglish etries, attach ear the Etry Form (o the back of each page) a brief, typewritte, typeset or clearly prited explaatio of the cotet i Eglish. 18 A.a Overall Newspaper Redesig: Submit ay two (2) complete before issues (o earlier tha 2011) ad ay two (2) complete after issues (must be from 2012). These four (4) complete issues cout as oe multi-page etry. The redesig start date must be listed i the Headlie/Descriptio lie of each Etry Form placed o the back of each sectio. 18 A.b Overall Magazie Redesig: Submit ay two (2) complete before issues (o earlier tha 2011) ad ay two (2) complete after issues (must be from 2012). These four (4) complete issues cout as oe multi-page etry. The redesig start date must be listed i the Headlie/Descriptio lie of each Etry Form placed o the back of each sectio. 18 B Sectio Redesig: Submit ay two (2) complete before sectios (o earlier tha 2011) ad ay two (2) complete after sectios (must be from 2012). These four (4) complete sectios cout as oe multi-page etry. 18 C.a Regularly Appearig Newspaper Page Redesig: Submit ay two (2) complete before pages (o earlier tha 2011) ad ay two (2) complete after pages (must be from 2012). These four (4) pages cout as oe multi-page etry. Tape pages together i the order they were published. 18 C.b Regularly Appearig Magazie Page Redesig: Submit ay two (2) complete before pages (o earlier tha 2011) ad ay two (2) complete after pages (must be from 2012). These four (4) pages cout as oe multi-page etry. Tape pages together i the order they were published. 19 m magazies MISCELLANEOUS This category is for elemets ot icluded i other categories. Iclude a typewritte or prited descriptio i Eglish that hags at the top frot of the page explaiig why it is etered i this category. Affix the descriptio with tape oly i the top margi of the page makig sure the tape does ot touch ay type or illustratios. You may also hige it from the back side of the page. ot havig the required explaatio i Eglish will be disqualified. Advertisig, publicity ad promotioal materials are ieligible. Books must have bee distributed as part of a ewspaper or magazie. may be sigle-page, multi-page or sectios. Multi-page etries or sectios, icludig books ad brochures, should be etered at the multi-page rate. must be produced i-house by editorial staff. Page 22

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Q. Must I be a SND member to eter? A. No, the competitio is ope to ayoe. Q. How do I pay for the etries? A. SND has a limited staff ad caot accept purchase orders or other promises of paymet. Eclose a check made out to SND 34th Editio i U.S. dollars ad draw o a U.S. bak. If that is ot possible, SND accepts MasterCard, VISA ad America Express: place the proper iformatio o the Tally & Paymet Form. The card must be authorized for use i the Uited States. Paymets may also be wired: please cotact the SND office at (407) 420-7748 or at sd@sd.org for bak ad accout iformatio. A copy of the Tally & Paymet Form should be kept as a receipt or record of your paymet if you eed oe. Sorry, SND caot sed receipts. Q. Where do I sed the etries ad full paymet? A. Sed etries, with check or other paymet iformatio,to: 34th Editio, c/o Marshall Matlock, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Commuicatios, Syracuse Uiversity, 215 Uiversity Place, Syracuse, NY 13244-2100 USA. Phoe (407) 420-7748. Q. Must the etry fee be set with the etry? A. Yes, it is very importat that full paymet be icluded with the etries i oe package. With thousads of etries submitted, it is impossible to keep track of missig checks. Ay etry without paymet will ot be processed for judgig. Please pla ahead for ay check delay. You may write a persoal check or use a credit card to cover the differece betwee a compay check ad the fial total. Q. What is the Federal ID (tax) umber of SND? A. The Federal ID or Employer Idetificatio Number of SND is 23-2129331. Q. May I copy completed Etry Forms for etries? A. YES, please do, but please do t elarge or reduce these forms. Etry Forms must be placed i the upper left corer o the back of each page (or o the back page of sectios). Be sure to type all ames correctly ad be cosistet o all Etry Forms from the same publicatio (do t use Bob o oe form ad Robert o aother for the same perso; do t use a middle iitial o oe ad oe o aother, etc.). Some fill i the ewspaper ame, address, circulatio, etc. before they copy the Etry Form. All the forms ad iformatio foud i this Call for, icludig versios desiged for A4 paper, are available for dowloadig ad pritig o SND s website at www.sd.org (cotiued o ext page) Sidebar How to Aswer Your Questios We might be able to help, but before you call or e- mail us, please read the rules. Competitio Director Marshall Matlock E-mail: competitio@ su-sd.org 34th Editio Coordiator Melissa Agle E-mail: magle713 @gmail.com SND Office Phoe: (407) 420-7748 Fax: (407) 420-7697 E-mail: sd@sd.org Page 23

Sidebar Magazie Fold- Out Spreads Iside of Fold-Out Spread The iside of oe fold-out page, or two fold-out pages if desiged as a sigle uit, couts as oe page. Frot Back The frot ad back of a foldout spread, if desiged as a sigle uit, couts as oe page. Importat Website Website etries are ot accepted i this competitio. Please visit digital.sd.org to lear more about SND s aual multimedia competitio. FAQs (cotiued) Q. What s the best way to ship the etries? A. Sed etries pre-paid ad make sure they will arrive o or before the deadlie date give i this Call for. Put all etries ito oe box: rather tha multiple evelopes or packages, if possible. Do ot sed packages COD (Charge O Delivery). They will ot be accepted, paid for or judged. Q. Why do you wat my e-mail o the Etry Form? A. We will use the e-mail addresses to otify wiers that their etry has wo a award. We do that so you ca look o the SND website after the awards are aouced to make correctios to ames ad titles before the certificates, awards ad aual book go ito productio. No additios to the ames ad titles will be accepted correctios oly. Also, if we have questios about your etry, e-mail provides the fastest way to resolve them. Q. Does a double-truck or magazie spread cout as two pages? A. Broadsheet ad compact doubletrucks or magazie spreads cout as a sigle-page etry or as oe page i a multi-page etry. A double-truck or magazie spread is defied as two facig pages desiged as a sigle uit. Q. Does a magazie fold-out spread cout as two pages? A. The iside of oe fold-out page, or two fold-out pages if desiged as a sigle uit, couts as oe page. The frot ad back of a fold-out spread, if desiged as a sigle uit, couts as oe page. See diagram at left. Q. Where do I put the Etry Form o sectios? A. All etries that are complete sectios must have the Etry Form securely fasteed to the back of the last page of the sectio oly. that are whole must have a Etry Form o the back of each sectio. Do ot submit advertisig-oly sectios. All other etries sigle pages ad pages taped together to make a multipage etry must have a Etry Form o the back of each ad every page. Q. What thigs will disqualify my etries? A.» Moutig the etries;» No paymet with the etries;» Bad packagig, where pieces are missig ad the Tally & Paymet Form has become separated from the etries ad paymet;» Multiple ames as the artist, desiger or photographer i categories 8, 13C, 15D, 17C ad 17E;» Lost, missig or illegible Etry Forms o the back of etries;» Icorrect tapig of tearsheets. SND reserves the right to move etries to other categories if they thik the work is i the wrog category or will stad a better chace of wiig a award. Q. How ca I get more iformatio? A. You ca call or e-mail oe perso (oly oe) listed o the previous page ad/or go to the expaded Q & A sectio of the SU studet affiliate website at www.su-sd.org for more aswers to your questios. Page 24