CropLife Australia Scoop of the Year Award ($2,000)

Eligibility: Entries must relate to rural and regional Federal policy issues, with stories published or broadcast between October 31, 2022 and October 31, 2023. Entry is open to all paid up members of the National Rural Press Club.

Judging criteria: Recognition of the most original and exclusive story broken by a journalist between October 2021 and October 2022. Judges will consider the skill of the reporter in gathering the information, the difficulty in publishing or broadcasting the story and the public impact it had.

Process: Applicants must submit a 200 word supporting summary of how the scoop came about, where it was published and/or broadcast and what impact it had on the target audience. . PDF files, audio or video links of stories must also be provided. Please note, weblinks will not be accepted.