About Online Judging
Judging typically occurs in February through August.
Various panels become available for about a 3 week window.
Open panels are listed in your membership dashboard. See instructions below to view and request a panel. Judges should have 2 years experience in the category being judged.

Current Open Panels
LONE STAR SPORTS PANELS: |
---|
101,102 Sports Story News – Single Shift & No Limit |
104,206 Sports Human Interest/News & Program |
201,202 Sports – Short Form & Long Form Content |
204 Sports Program – Post Producer/Edited |
207 Sports – Texas Heritage |
211 Sports – Live Event/Game |
212 Sports – Live Sports Event Season |
401,404 Sports – Director & Live Sports Producer |
409,410 Sports – Photographer & Writer |
NEW YORK SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT PANELS: |
03 – Sports Excellence |
04 – Community Service |
05AB – Journalistic Enterprise |
NEW YORK NEWS STORY PANELS: |
12,13,14a – Daily News/Hard News/Breaking News |
14B – Breaking or Spot News (Multiple Reports) |
16 – Team Coverage |
18CD – News Feature – Serious Feature |
21AB – Crime – News |
23AB – Education/Schools – News (single shift) |
24A 25AB – Children/Youth/Teen) |
26AB – Environment/Science – News |
27AB – Health/Medical – News |
29AB – Human Interest – News |
30AB – Lifestyle – News |
31AB – Military – News |
32AB – Nostalgia – News |
33AB – Politics/Government – News |
34 – Religion – News |
35AB – Societal Concerns – News |
36/37AB/38/73A – Technology, Weather |
NEW YORK SPORTS PANELS: |
39AB 40 – Sports Story – News/Sportscast |
39CD – Sports Story |
41AB/42AB/43/44 – Sports Programs/OneTime Special/Documentary |
45AB – Sports Interview/Discussion |
46 – Live Sporting Event/Game (Single Program) |
47 – Live Sporting Event Season |
NEW YORK PROGRAM PANELS: |
49A – Magazine Program (Single Program) |
50A – Public Affairs Program (Single Program) |
50B – Public Affairs Program (Series) |
51A – Special Event Coverage – Live |
51B – Special Event Coverage – Edited |
52B – Entertainment – Long Form Content |
53B – Informational/Instructional – Long Form Content |
54A – Interview/Discussion – Short Form Content |
54B – Interview/Discussion – Long Form Content |
55A – Arts/Entertainment – Short Form Content |
55B – Arts/Entertainment – Long Form |
56AB – Business/Consumer |
57AB – Crime |
58B – Diversity/Equity/Inclusion – Long Form Content |
59AB – Education/Schools |
60AB – Children/Youth (12 and under) |
61AB – Teen (13 – 19) |
63B – Health/Medical – Long Form |
65B – Human Interest – Long Form |
66AB – Lifestyle |
67AB – Military |
68AB – Nostalgia |
71AB – Societal Concerns |
74 – Branded Content |
NEW YORK TALENT & CRAFT PANELS |
78A – Talent: Anchor – News |
78B – Talent: Anchor – Weather |
78C – Talent: Anchor – Sports |
78D – Talent: Sports Analyst |
78E – Talent: Sports Play-by-Play |
78G – Talent: Reporter – Daily News |
78K – Talent: Reporter – Specialty Assignment |
78L – Talent: Reporter – Sports |
78MN – Talent: Reporter – Transportation & Commentator |
78O – Talent:Performer/Narrator |
78P – Talent: Program Host/Moderator/Correspondent |
80 – Live Sports Producer |
81AB – Writer – News/Sports |
81CDE – Writer – Short Form/Long Form/ Commentary |
82AB – Director – Live & Sports |
82D – Director – Long Form Content |
83AB – Editor: News |
83CD – Editor: Sports |
83EG – Editor: Short Form & Spots |
83F – Editor: Long Form Content |