Star Prize for Rural Broadcasting

Win a trip to Switzerland

ENTRIES NOW OPEN FOR 2021.

The 2021 Australian Star Prize Award for Rural Broadcasting in NSW recognises excellence in radio, television and online journalism in the rural sector. The winner will travel to Copenhagen to network with the world’s top agricultural journalists at the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) congress (to the value of $5,000).

New and continuing members of the Farm Writers’ Association of NSW are invited to enter a story in the following categories:

• Television: piece produced primarily for broadcast on television.
• Radio: piece produced primarily for broadcast on radio.
• Online broadcasting: web-based report produced primarily for broadcast via internet (must incorporate either a video or audio component as a key element).

Farm Writers’ Association of NSW will cover the cost of registration (accommodation is included) for the IFAJ Congress and a contribution to air fares (directly to the event) to the maximum value of $5,000.

If the NSW winner wins the national prize, Farm Writers' will convert the NSW award to a contribution towards the cost of pre- or post-congress tours or other congress expenses.

The overall state winner will attend the IFAJ Congress in Switzerland in 2022.

Winners across each of the categories at state level will represent NSW in the Rabobank Australian Star Prize for Rural Broadcasting. The national award winner will also attend the IFAJ congress.

The successful entry in each category at a national level will represent Australia in the IFAJ Star Prize for Broadcast Journalism, to be announced during the congress.

Eligibility to enter:

State organisations may provide one finalist for each category. To be eligible, the entry must:

• Be a story of broad agricultural interest.
• The story may be the work of more than one journalist.
• Have been broadcast/ uploaded via television, radio or the internet.
• Be a single story. Providing multiple pieces that make up a series is not allowed. In such a situation, select one story from the series to enter.

Entries must be received by close of business Wednesday February 3, 2021.

Click here for entry details.

Click here for entry form.

Click here to join the Farm Writers’ Association of NSW.

For more information contact Ben Waters at ben.waters@fticonsulting.com or on (02) 8247 8019.