Broadcast prizes offered in the Club's annual journalism contest

The National Press Club wants to recognize the best broadcast journalism from 2018. The broadcast awards are given in a variety of categories.

Here are the categories of broadcast competition:

--Consumer Journalism: (including network, syndicates, cable and broadcast TV and radio stations) Entries can be a single broadcast or a series of broadcasts that will be judged as a unit. Include a letter detailing how the piece or series resulted in action by consumers, the government, the community or an individual.

--Arthur Rowse Award for Press Criticism: Entries can be up to 5 broadcasts that must be accompanied by a letter explaining the significance of the work and any subsequent actions resulting from its publication or airing.

-- Breaking News: Entries should be no more than five broadcast stories, written or assembled under deadline pressure, covering a single event or occurrence. A letter describing how the reporting was done on deadline is encouraged. The winner gets a year of free Press Club membership.

_ Anne Cottrell Free Animal Reporting Award: Entries can be a single broadcast or a series of up to 5 broadcasts that will be judged as one unit. Submissions that provide evidence of impact or that prompted action will be given particular consideration. There is a prize of $750 for the winner.

_ Edwin M. Hood Award for Diplomatic Correspondence: Entries: A single broadcast or a series of broadcasts (maximum of 5) that will be judged as one unit. Include a letter detailing how and why the piece or series broke fresh ground or how it brought clarity and understanding of foreign policy issues to the U.S. audience. There is a $750 prize for the winner.

The deadline is April 15. Each contest carries a prize of $750 except for the breaking news category, which offers a free Club membership for a year.

Entrants are encouraged to enter online, but entries also can be mailed as long as they are postmarked by the deadline.

Entries are free for Club members and $60 for nonmembers. The awards will be presented at an awards dinner at the Club this summer.

Details on the different awards categories and how to enter the contest can be found here.