ICD Multimedia News Story Contest
The International Communication Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) announces its student contest in multimedia news story writing for the academic year 2025-2026. The contest is open to all undergraduate and graduate students as well as faculty members working with students on stories. However, the first writer/author should be a student. Cash awards of $150, $100, and $50 will be given to the top three entries. In addition, the winners will receive certificates.
· Entries must be nonfiction journalistic stories with multimedia support on a topic related to an international issue.
· The news story should have an international angle on a local story, or it may be an international story with a local angle.
· It should be a written story submitted as a class assignment and/or published on the university website or on a news media website (stories published between April 1, 2025, and June 1, 2026, will be considered).
· Stories will be judged based on criteria such as originality, news values, relevance of the story idea, journalistic merit and effectiveness of multimedia elements.
· The story as well as the multimedia support should have been authored/executed by the same author/s.
CONTEST RULES:
1. Students may enter one news story with multimedia support.
2. All elements of the multimedia news story (defined as a journalistic, written, online story supported by multimedia elements such as Flash, photography, audio and/or video) should be authored/executed by the same author/s.
3. The completed entry form (one per entry) must be signed by a faculty member or adviser attesting to the originality of the multimedia news story and the accuracy of the information provided. The faculty member or adviser must attest that the story is posted or had earlier been posted on a Web site and provide the correct specific URL or attest that the entry was completed as a class assignment.
4. Previous student winners of this contest are not eligible to enter again.
5. Stories for the competition should be submitted by June 1st.
Questions about the contest can be directed to the contest coordinator, Danford Zirugo: dzirugo(at)ua(.)edu.