All submissions must have been published in a U.S. newspaper or magazine or on the newspaper or magazine’s Web site during the 2012 calendar year. Web-based news organizations that follow a strict code of journalistic ethics and publish original reporting on a regular basis may also submit entries. No broadcast-only entries are allowed.
Entries may include a single story, a related series of stories, or up to three unrelated stories. Columns and editorials are eligible. Individuals are encouraged to submit their own entries.
In case of a series, at least half the individual stories must have been published during the contest year (2012).
Entries should be submitted in five copies, each with a completed entry form.
All entries must be accompanied by a $50 entry fee made payable to the Worth Bingham Memorial Fund. Payment may also be made online by credit card.