Our annual convention is just around the corner! Make plans now to join us March 25-27 in Tyler at the Courtyard by Marriott Tyler for informative sessions, the annual Jack Douglas dinner, and the TAPME/Headliner Foundation Awards
Category: Texas Managing Editors News
2011 contest rules now available
It is time to begin assembling your entries for the premier competition in Texas journalism, the Texas APME Headliners Excellence in Journalism Awards. Besides the awards in each circulation division, we will once again pit the four circulation division winners against one another in a second competition, culminating in the Charles E. Green awards bestowed by the Headliners Foundation. One major change this year – we are going to electronic filing of all entries.Those Charles E. Green awards are:
- Star Reporter of the Year
- Star Photojournalist of the Year
- Star Designer of the Year
- Star Investigative Report of the Year
- Star Breaking News Report of the Year
Also, don’t forget to send in your best entries for the Newspaper of the Year Award.The deadline for entries will be midnight, Friday, Jan. 21, 2011 for electronic entries and 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21, 2011 for mailed entries. The electronic entry submission system will be available during the first week of January and a link will be available from txapme.com. The contest period covers work done from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2010, with exceptions as noted in the rules.A complete copy of the rules is now available for download, as well as classifications by newspaperIf you have questions about the rules, contact this year’s contest coordinators:
- Shane Fitzgerald, Editor, Corpus Christi Caller-Times, 820 N. Lower Broadway, Corpus Christi, TX 78401, fitzgeralds@caller.com, 361-886-3688
- Yvonne Mintz, Managing Editor, The Facts, 720 S. Main, Clute, TX 77531; yvonne.mintz@thefacts.com or 979-237-0144.
ALL checks should be made payable to Texas APME, envelope addressed to Chief of Bureau, The Associated Press, 4851 LBJ Freeway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75244.The winners will be announced at the 2011 convention planned for March 25-27 in Tyler. See you there!
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A COPY OF THE 2011 CONTEST RULES AND NEWSPAPER CLASSIFICATIONS
TAPME must-know conference details
Conference attendees:
• Did you do your video? AP’s Dale Leach (dleach@ap.org) is asking editors to send in their video (no longer than four minutes) showcasing why journalism matters. It’s an opportunity for you to show your colleagues a sample of the excellent work your newsroom has done over the past year. Please let Dale know today if you have one in the works.
• Start shopping now for the Saturday, March 27 auction at the Bush Presidential Conference Center: Buster Haas auction items are posted at www.txapme.com.
• Missed the deadline to book the Hilton for March 26 and 27? Try one of these hotels. Look for one along University Drive; it’ll be within a mile or two of the Hilton. www.visitaggieland.com/Where-to-Stay/Hotels-Motels-Inns
• Details to follow on what’s going on around town if your spouse/significant other/kids join you: Quick preview includes an Easter Egg hunt on the lawn of the Bush Presidential Library, free winery tour (why not take the kids? It’s a learning experience) and/or a physics festival for adults/kids (seriously, it includes the Bubble Guy this year).
• Did you forget to sign up to fight a fire at the largest fire school in the country? We need 20 people to make this happen. So far, we have five. Contact kelly.brown@theeagle.com by 5 p.m. today or we have to cancel it.
• How to get to the Lucky B Bison Ranch for dinner Friday evening (Remember to RSVP to either kelly.brown@theeagle.com or pcollins@ap.org): http://www.luckybbison.com/map_directions.htm