RULES AND REGULATIONS

RULES AND REGULATIONS

The Asiavision Annual Awards recognise excellence in broadcast journalism and honour the special skills and unique talents of Asiavision Member broadcasters and the journalists and crew who create and produce items for the News Exchange.

The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union’s news exchange recognises member contributions at several occasions throughout the year including monthly recognitions, Annual Awards at the annual Global News Forum.

The Rules & Regulations below pertain to all awards given out by Asiavision. The ABU secretariat reserves the right to change or amend these Rules & Regulations at any time, without notice.

SECTION 1_BACKGROUND

Two types of award are given each year to recognise the contributions of Asiavision members to the news exchange.

Asiavision Monthly Award

This is presented for the best news story of the month. The winner is chosen by the AVN editorial staff. Members are encouraged to give their input. The winner/s receives a certificate with citation and the announcement is made in the monthly report sent to members at the end of each month.

 

Asiavision Annual Awards

The Annual Awards were reinstated in 2019 at the News Group Meeting in Istanbul. Following the overwhelming response for the 2019 Annual Awards, the AVN secretariat decided to increase the categories for the Annual Awards staring 2020. They are;

Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News

Outstanding Coverage of a News Event

Outstanding Visuals for a News Story

Outstanding Reporting for a News Story

Outstanding Reporting on Climate Change and Adaptation

Outstanding Sports Reporting 

Outstanding Reporting from a Small Newsroom

 

SECTION 2_ELIGIBILITY

Asiavision Monthly Award

All items uploaded by members during a calendar month is eligible for the Asiavision Monthly Award. Items will be identified by the DDMMYY ident used in the slugs when uploading the item.

Asiavision Annual Awards

In general, all items uploaded by members from 01 June of the previous year, to 31 May of the ongoing year is eligible for the Asiavision Annual Awards. Three categories have extra requirements:

Outstanding Coverage for a Breaking News

First item uploaded should be less than 6 hours from the time of the breaking incident. All subsequent items should be uploaded the same day of original broadcast. All items on the event will be judged as a whole.

Outstanding Coverage for a News Event

First item uploaded should be less than 6 hours from the time of the news event. All subsequent items should be uploaded the same day of original broadcast. All items on the event will be judged as a whole.

Outstanding Reporting from a Small Newsroom 

The eligibility for this category is open only to newsrooms who operate on comparatively smaller scales to that of international broadcast operations. Members asses the scale of operations by themselves and submit entries, but the Asiavision Editorial team reserves the right to disqualify entries, based on the operational scale of the newsrooms, audience reach and annual budget for the organisation. 

 

SECTION 3_CALL FOR ENTRY

Asiavision Monthly Award

Contenders for the Asiavision Monthly Award is identified by the Asiavision editorial team based in Kuala Lumpur. Nonetheless members are encouraged to give their input.

Asiavision Annual Awards

The submission of entries for the annual awards are from 01 June to 01 July each year. In each Category, each broadcaster is allowed to nominate a maximum of three news items (or coverage of three events) of their own and an additional three news items (or coverage of three events) of other Members.

Nomination procedures are announced 1 month prior to the opening of the nomination period.

The relevant forms to nominate, along with the details, are sent to all eligible Members on the day of the beginning of the entry period.

Members are encouraged to identify their potential entries, to note the slugs as they appear on the Brightcove News Exchange platform, and to save copies of the items and accompanying scripts for when the call for entries are announced.

 

SECTION 4_JUDGING

Asiavision Monthly Award

The Asiavision Monthly Award is selected by the Asiavision editorial team based in Kuala Lumpur. They include the News Coordinators, Senior Editor and Director, ABU News. Items are selected based on;

• Newsworthiness
• Timeliness of upload
• Quality and completeness of script and accompanying shot list.

Additionally, depending on the nature of the story, difficulty and conditions in covering the story will also be factored in the decision.

 

Asiavision Annual Awards

The criteria for judging each Category of the Annual Awards differs.

Only items submitted for the Awards during the eligibility period will be judged.

In the unlikely event that a Category does not receive enough nominations, Asiavision Editorial reserves the right to nominate items on behalf of Members.

Outstanding Coverage of Breaking News

• Timeliness of the upload
• Quality and completeness of the script and the accompanying shot list
• Quality and relevance of the accompanying vision
• Accuracy of the information

 

Outstanding Coverage of a News Event

• Timeliness of the upload
• Quality and completeness of the script and the accompanying shot list
• Quality and relevance of the accompanying vision
• Additional resources made available for the coverage
• For pre-planned events, Preparation and Planning will also be considered

 

Outstanding Visuals for a News Story

• Quality of the visuals
• Diversity of the shots
• Editing of the shots
• Relevance to the story
• Technical difficulty and/or uniqueness of the visuals

 

Outstanding Reporting for a News Story

• Newsworthiness and relevance
• Completeness and accuracy of the information
• Organisation and continuity of the script
• Quality and relevance of the accompanying visuals
• Difficulty in obtaining the information for the story (if applicable)

 

Outstanding Sports Reporting 

• Newsworthiness and relevance
• Completeness and accuracy of the information
• Organisation and continuity of the script
• Quality and relevance of the accompanying visuals
• Difficulty in obtaining the information for the story (if applicable)

 

Outstanding Reporting from a Small Newsroom

• Newsworthiness and relevance
• Completeness and accuracy of the information
• Organisation and continuity of the script
• Quality and relevance of the accompanying visuals
• Difficulty in obtaining the information for the story (if applicable)

 

Outstanding Reporting on Climate Change and Adaptation

• Newsworthiness of the issue covered
  (Does the story investigate, or uncover an important climate issue often neglected or not covered elsewhere?)

• Impact of the story on the community and the nation itself
  (Does the story result in positive changes or improvements to the community?)

• Awareness created due to the story
  (Does the story alert viewers to the issue?)

• Quality of the arguments, analysis and completeness of the information presented
  (Does the story help clarify complex climate issues?)

The judges will also consider the overall quality of the script and accompanying visuals

 

Outstanding International Coverage

Introduced in 2021, Asiavision announced this new category, to acknowledge and appreciate the work by members who contribute stories of global significance, covered through reporters based out of their home countries. The judging criteria for this category is;

• Newsworthiness and relevance
• Timeliness of the upload
• Completeness and accuracy of the information
• Organisation and continuity of the script
• Quality and relevance of the accompanying visuals
• Difficulty in obtaining the information for the story