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