Welcome to the official website of the 17th annual statewide competition – “Best of Ohio Journalism Awards” – the professional development and recognition program jointly managed by the Central Ohio (Columbus), Cincinnati, and Cleveland Pro Chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists. Together, we will honor the best of Ohio’s print, broadcast, online, trade and college journalism produced in 2011.

To read, download and print the 2012 “Call for Entries” and the respective entry forms for each journalism category, click here.

As we have new 2012 competition, winner announcements, awards banquet and other information to share, we will keep you updated here.

Our thanks to SPJ Cleveland Past President Steve FitzGerald and Nonprofit Newswire for sponsoring, editing, hosting and managing our website.

To enter the 2012 state-wide “Best of Ohio Journalism” competition, start by reading, downloading and printing the official “Call for Entries” by clicking here.

Next, click on the category or categories you will enter, to read, download and print the entry form for each category:

• Print
• Broadcast
• Trade
• Online
• College