Honoring an academic year’s top individual work in seven categories — broadcast, literary magazine, newspaper/newsmagazine, online, photojournalism, social media and yearbook — the Gold Medallion Awards represent the best work published by Minnesota high school media.
ELIGIBILITY: Entries must have been published between June 24, 2023 and June 21, 2024. The contest is open only to Minnesota student media with a current NSPA membership as of the contest deadline. All Minnesota high school media belonging to NSPA are automatically members of MHSPA. Any student on the staff of an MHSPA member media outlet is eligible to enter. The entry must be published in the MHSPA-member student media.
DEADLINE: The website for award submission will be closed at 5 p.m. CT on June 21, 2024. The deadline will not be reopened.
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N. News Photo
Captures a timely visual story and displays news value and evidence of on-the-spot coverage. A caption is required.
Number of Entries: Two entries per MHSPA-member high school media outlet.
Submission: An image file (JPG, TIF, PNG) is required along with a caption; do not submit URL link or PDF file.
O. Feature Photo
Delivers a human-interest story with the emphasis on people in action in their environment including student life, academics, clubs/organizations and performing arts. A caption is required.
P. Sports Photo
Captures the competitive action and emotion of athletes on school teams competing in games, matches and meets or in personal, non-team sports. Images may also communicate a story other than direct action on the playing field including human-interest sports stories such as profiles of sports figures. A caption is required.
Q. Photo Illustration
An artistic and often electronically manipulated image used for illustration, often in literary arts magazines. If used in a journalistic publication such as an online site, newspaper/newsmagazine or yearbook, the image must be clearly labeled as a photo illustration. Copyright law must be respected.
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