MONTHLY JOURNALISM AWARD
THE WASHINGTON MONTHLY Journalism Award for May and June 1985 is presented to Tim Miller The Washington Post Magazine House and Senate, members sent out almost a billion pieces of mail last...
...Miller reports on one of the Hill's most aggressive users of the franking privilege, Rep...
...Nominations will close September 15...
...The award for stories published or aired in July and August will be announced in the November issue...
...Nominations for any newspaper, magazine, or radio or television station in the country are welcome The subject can be government in its federal, state, or municipal manifestation...
...In a concise, sharply written article, Miller explains how widespread abuse of the free mail perquisite compounds the advantages of incumbents, further undermining the quaint notion of a fair fight during elections...
...Stan Parris of Virginia, who sends constituent newsletters that look a heck of a lot like personal campaign literature...
...In addition to cogent discussions of major issues, such as indigent health care, taxes and unemployment compensation, the Observer reminds readers that politics is not all serious business...
...THE WASHINGTON MONTHLY Journalism Award for May and June 1985 is presented to Tim Miller The Washington Post Magazine House and Senate, members sent out almost a billion pieces of mail last year—all at taxpayer expense...
...Nominations should be accompanied by two copies of the story or stories...
...A series of mini-profiles of the pols, from champs to chumps, as well as a wealth of backroom vignettes, illustrate what Texas legislatin' is all about, The Monthly Journalism Award is presented each month to the best newspaper, magazine, television, or radio story (or series of stories) on our political system...
...and Special Issue on the State Legislature The Texas Observer With unabashed approval, the Observer staff analyzes the surprising 69th session of the Texas Legislature, one in which a large amount of progressive legislation was approved in spite of the "Reagan revolution...
Vol. 17 • September 1985 • No. 8
