Television
The Northumbrian Water Award for Best Television News and Current Affairs Coverage
Jury chair: Peter Melchett, The Soil Association
This award is given for the best coverage of environmental issues or events by a news or current affairs programme. Stories can be local, national or international - or a mix of all three.
The judges will be looking for high quality reporting, clarity and understanding of the subject matter and will assess whether items improved audience awareness and understanding of the complexity of environmental issues.
Three items or programme extracts should be submitted, with a total running time of no more than 20 minutes. A breakdown of the running time and title of each section should be included, to make the context clear.
The category is open to both national and regional television.
Some previous winners:
BBC Wales (2004)
BBC Scotland News and Current Affairs (2003)
BBC One, Countryfile (2002)
Award sponsor: Northumbrian Water
WWAV Rapp Collins Award for Best Television Documentary
Jury chair: Joe Saxton, nfp synergy
A one-off programme or series strand is eligible for this category. The award will be given for the entry that delivers the most creative and informative treatment of its subject, be it the impacts of environmental change, or the communication of ideas or debate of environment related events. The judges will be looking for creativity as well as a high standard of information or analysis within the programme.
If submitting extracts from a series strand, the running time must not exceed 40 minutes and a breakdown of the running time and title of each section should be included.
Please submit five copies of your television entry on VHS cassette. If you are shortlisted we will require either a Beta SP or digiBeta copy.
Some previous winners:
BBC One, Countryfile - Senegal (2004)
BBC Four, Flooded Britain (2003)
Dox Productions, The Day the Earth Boiled (2002)
Award sponsor: Wavv Rapp Collins
