60 Minutes. Choose or Lose. The Young Turks. Viceland.
Watergate. The Arab Spring. #MeToo.
Walter Cronkite. Tabitha Soren. Don Lemon.
If you got all these references, then you’re exactly who we’re looking for now (and if you didn’t get those references…what are you doing? Get over to Wikipedia and catch up!). From groundbreaking formats and shows, to stories that break traditional molds, to the anchors who bring us global events on a daily basis, news shows connect us to each other and the world, often at a breakneck pace. What news we consume, how we consume it, and whose perspective we’re seeing it from – these all play a role in how we form our worldviews, what we do with our lives, or even just what we talk about over drinks with friends.
In other words, the news is a big deal. And we want you to be a part of where news shows go next. We’re looking to the Tongal Community for the following:
Read on to the Objectives for more info.
The goal of this project is to source concepts for original digital news show formats, news topics of interest, and which news formats you want to watch on which platforms.
You MUST select the correct dropdown option for your submission. We’re increasing the submission limit to 8 per person for this project so you can share all of your great Concepts, but please make sure your submission aligns with the correct bucket.
Again, those buckets are:
Get creative. We want to make the news shows that you want to watch, but we can’t do it without you. Seriously!
What you need to know:
PHASE 1: Concepts – Tell us your Concepts in 250 characters or less. Remember, a Concept is not a detailed script; it is a spark of inspiration, or a distillation of what will happen in the show, series, or episode. As always, Concepts should be clever and engaging. The winning Concept creators will receive $250 each.
1. Unless provided otherwise, all work must be your own original creation and free of any copyrighted material. You shall provide detailed information of your work regarding the source, the creator and background information as requested by Tongal.
2. BY SUBMITTING AN ENTRY, YOUR SUBMISSION IMMEDIATELY BECOMES THE SOLE PROPERTY OF TONGAL OR ITS ASSIGNEES – SEE OFFICIAL RULES FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT OWNERSHIP OF ENTRIES. YOU MAY NOT PUBLICLY SHARE OR PUBLISH YOUR SUBMISSION IN ANY MANNER AND YOU MAY NOT POST OR UPLOAD YOUR SUBMISSION TO ANY WEBSITE OR VIDEO HOSTING SITE (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE OR VIMEO), WITHOUT THE PRIOR EXPRESS WRITTEN CONSENT OF TONGAL. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS REQUIREMENT MAY RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION OF YOUR ENTRY IN THE PROJECT.
3. Submissions cannot contain any profanity, offensive language, nudity or otherwise objectionable material, the determination of which is solely at the discretion of Sponsor.
4. Submissions must not portray Sponsor in a negative way, the determination of which will solely reside with Sponsor.
5. By submitting to this project, you acknowledge that your work may become subject to public voting on the Tongal site. Public voting may be used to help the project sponsor determine the final rank order.
6. Limit 8 submissions per member.
7. You must be at least thirteen (13) years or old.
8. The Sponsor reserves the right to repost the contest at their discretion.
9. Winners must submit the standard Tongal W-9, Winner Affidavit, and IP Assignment.
10. See OFFICIAL RULES for additional contest information, terms and conditions. If there is any conflict or inconsistency between these requirements and the Official Rules, the terms and conditions of these requirements shall prevail.