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We are proud to announce the names of the 2024 winners of the 51st Annual Excellence in Journalism Awards.
Where the honoree placed — 1st, 2nd, 3rd & Honorable Mention — will be revealed at Liberty Station Conference Center in Point Loma on Oct. 22, 2024.
Click here to view the complete list.
Five best-of-show winners will also be announced, along with at-large and special award winners. Expect a fantastic night!
Tickets: $60 for SDPC members; $75 for non-members
Tables are also available!
You may enter your best work produced from July 2023 through June 2024 for recognition until the NEW final deadline of Friday, August 16 at 9 p.m.
Need help? Your contest support team is hosting Zoom Office Hours on Friday, Aug. 16. Find the link in the latest Foghorn newsletter!
Use this checklist to get organized:
1. Be sure your membership is current so that you qualify for the member rate. Click here and our upgraded membership portal will guide you through the process.
2024 Dues:
• Active Media $60.00
• Public Relations $150.00
• Retired $40.00
• Student $20.00
2. Visit/read the 2024 Instructions and Categories before you go online to enter. This will make you life –and making deadline! — much easier. Use the link in that document to get to the Better BNC site to make your entries after you have read the instructions.
3. Collect the url and/or .pdf versions of your entries in a document or folder on your computer. This will ensure you don’t forget something or enter the same thing twice (it happens)!
Entry deadline is 9 p.m. on Friday, August 16, 2024.
There are quite a few changes and enhancements for this year so please be sure to familiarize yourself with them before you go online to enter. All the changes for this year are highlighted in yellow in the 2024 Instructions and Categories.
WILDCARD CATEGORY for 2024: Artificial Intelligence
Entrants in this category may submit up to five examples of their journalistic work on the topic. Coverage may focus on San Diego County or on the general topic at the state, national, or global level. Winners will be judged on the completeness of their stories, the detail about individual cases and, where appropriate, results of their reporting in terms of company or official reaction and follow-up.
This category will be judged by a blue ribbon panel. The entry fee for this category is $50.
PAYMENT PORTAL UPGRADE: Our membership and payment systems now talk to each other, and we couldn’t be happier! Once you complete your submissions, please note the entry amount on the Better BNC website. Click on the “pay here” link to visit our new payment portal. Members may log in to confirm their membership is current and have our system auto-populate the fields on the payment form. You can also join at this time.
Whether you’re a longtime member or joining/renewing that day, don’t forget to deduct your $15/entry discount when completing your payment!
Have fun and please do not hesitate to contact your contest support team. Cody from BetterBNC, as well as SDPC’s Nicole Vargas and Sarah Austin are available to help. Visit 2024 Instructions and Categories for contact information.
SAVE THE DATE! The 51st Annual Awards will be headed to Point Loma on Tuesday, October 22, 2024 in the Liberty Station Conference Center.
Plan to join us for this special event!
More details to come!
The 50th Annual San Diego Press Club Excellence in Journalism Awards was an unqualified triumph at the International Houses in Balboa Park.
See all the amazing images from the night here, thanks to photographer Vito Di Stefano.
Award-winning journalists and communicators picked up their plaques and certificates while savoring tastes from San Diego’s stellar restaurants and wineries among the charming cottages.
The Special Awards were presented: Harold Keen Award for Journalistic Excellence to Diane Bell, the Andy Mace Award for Excellence in Public Relations to Georgeanne Irvine.
Pictured below: Georgeanne Irvine with SDPC Board VP Andrew James, left, and Diane Bell with SDPC Board Treasurer Cliff Albert. Photos by Vito Di Stefano
Congratulations to all the winners, the sponsors, the 2023-2024 Honorary Committee, the restaurant and beverage partners, the volunteers from the International Houses, the Balboa Park Rangers, the City of San Diego Department of Parks and Recreation, the Awards Committee and the San Diego Press Club Board for an absolutely excellent Excellence in Journalism Awards event.
Click here to see the list of winners.
Click here for a searchable list of winners with their winning entries.
SAVE THE DATE! The 50th Annual Awards will be a celebration under the stars on October 3, 2023 on the lawn among the International Houses in Balboa Park.
