Television

Award for Best Television News and Current Affairs Coverage

Jury chair: Pauline Buchanan Black, The Tree Council

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 total running time of no more than 30 minutes. A breakdown of the running time and title of each section should be included to make the context clear.

This category is open to national and regional television.

Award sponsor: Northumbrian Water

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 to 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 environmental 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, running time must not exceed 40 minutes and a breakdown of the running time and title of each section should be included. This category is open to national and regional television.

Please submit five copies of your television entry on DVD. If you are shortlisted we will require a digibeta copy.

Award sponsor: Wavv Rapp Collins