New Categories for 2022

• Award for General Excellence - Best Graphic Artist (Combination of Layout and Design, Creation of an Advertisement or Creation of Marketing Material)
  This award recognizes high achievement and dedication to the craft of graphic artistry in print and/or digital media. Each entry must be made up of four designs by one staff member – any combination of page layout (spreads count as one layout), illustration, informational graphic, timeline, paid advertisement, house ad and/or marketing material. Only one entry per staff member is allowed. Media outlets can submit a maximum of five entries.
• Award for Excellence in Writing about Climate Change/Environmentalism
  This award recognizes distinguished examples of news or feature reporting about climate change/environmental matters. Stories must be presented as a single article or series of articles featuring explanatory reporting that illuminates a subject focused on climate change/the environment. If reporting led to a change, include no more than a one-page summary of what change came from the reporting.
• Award for Excellence in Writing about Antisemitism
  This award recognizes distinguished examples of news or feature reporting about antisemitism. Stories must be presented as a single article or series of articles featuring explanatory reporting that illuminates a subject relating to antisemitism. If reporting led to a change, include no more than a one-page summary of what change came from the reporting. 
• Award for Excellence in Writing about Jewish Thought and Life
  This award recognizes a single story or series of articles explaining Jewish ideas and life. Story topics can include Jewish history, theology, philosophy, sociology, or any other related field. Ideally, the story would give those ideas depth and context, either theoretically, as Jewish thought, or as they are lived, as Jewish life.
• 2022 Wild Card Category: Award for Excellence in Writing about Jewish Summer Camps
  The COVID-19 pandemic has changed just about every institution around us, including summer camps. In 2020, almost all camps were closed; in 2021, they faced new challenges as they carefully welcomed campers and staff who'd spent the last year largely socially isolated. Jewish summer camp often is vital in helping kids develop their Jewish identity, strengthen their ties to the community, and shape their future as members of that community. This award recognizes a single story or series of articles exploring and describing Jewish summer camps', campers', or staff members' experiences during this unusual summer.