Nominations Sought For Media Awards

Published: January 8, 2015 07:54 pm EST

The U.S. Trotting Association is looking for entries for the 2015 International Media Awards, held in part with the World Trotting Conference hosted by Harness Racing Australia in February.

Entries submitted to the USTA by January 15 will be voted upon online to be submitted for the award. One U.S. based entry will be submitted per category to Harness Racing Australia. No entry fees are required for submission.

All entries must have been published, originally broadcast or otherwise first distributed between May 2, 2013 and December 31, 2014. After the U.S. entrants have been submitted to Harness Racing Australia, finalists for all participating countries will be voted on by International Trotting Association members between February 10, 2015 to March 1, 2015.

All submissions must include the name, mailing address and email address for the author or other person responsible for creating the entry. There are no cash rewards; the winners will receive a trophy from the 2015 host organization, Harness Racing Australia.

Please make your submissions digitally to the [email protected] and include a brief summary.

The nine categories are as follows:

BEST NEWS ARTICLE
For articles written 'on deadline' about 'breaking' events, including reporting about races, racing industry happenings and so forth, and published in daily or weekly newspapers or online publications. Please send an electronic word doc or pdf version of the article.

BEST MAGAZINE ARTICLE
For 'long-form' articles written as 'features' and published online or in magazines. Please send an electronic word doc or pdf version of the article.

BEST PHOTOGRAPHY
Photos, not enhanced by any computer-aided special effects, other than those used to clarify the subject matter contained in the photograph; must be submitted as an 8-inch by 10-inch print, along with a high resolution digital version of the photo (minimum 300 dpi jpeg file).

BEST PRINTED OR WEB-BASED ADVERTISEMENT
For advertisements promoting races, breeding services and any other product, service or activity related to the sport of harness racing or Standardbred horses. Please send an electronic pdf version of the ad.

BEST VIDEO OR FILM (ONLINE VIDEO INCLUDED) ADVERTISEMENT
Video or film-based advertisements for racing, breeding or any other product or service related to the standardbred industry. Please send a DVD or provide a link via email to the video/film and provide a short summary of what the submission is about.

BEST TELEVISION PROGRAM OR DOCUMENTARY (ONLINE OR BROADCAST)
For programs that air on broadcast or the internet, whether long or short-form that do not include advertising content. Please send a DVD or provide a link via email to the program and provide a short summary of what the submission is about.

BEST POSTER
For printed posters used to promote racing, breeding or any other industry-related activity, product or service. Please mail the actual poster and email an electronic pdf version.

BEST WEBSITE
For publications, organizations or non-commercial entities that appear on the internet.

BEST SOCIAL MEDIA (NEW CATEGORY)
For demonstrated excellence in social media usage and innovation.

(USTA)

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