THE WASHINGTON MONTHLY Journalism Award
THE WASHINGTON MONTHLY Journalism Award for March 1989 is presented to Joe Calderone, Walter Fee Newsday In a city besieged by drugs, rotten schools, and crumbling roads and bridges, the New...
...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...
...Please send nominations to Monthly Journalism Award, 1611 Connecticut Ave...
...Two copies of the article or broadcast text should accompany the nomination...
...The council's lone Republican receives an extra $20,000 as "Minority Leader," even though she has no one to lead...
...The Patriot Ledger The Asian population of Quincy, Massachusetts has risen from 740 to 10,000 in the past nine years, bringing a`backlash of racial prejudice and occasional violence...
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...The subject can be government in its federal, state, or municipal manifestation...
...The council boosted its budget 40 percent in the past three years, doubling its staff, and buying VCRs, cameras, televisions, car phones, chauffeurs, chablis, and brie...
...THE WASHINGTON MONTHLY Journalism Award for March 1989 is presented to Joe Calderone, Walter Fee Newsday In a city besieged by drugs, rotten schools, and crumbling roads and bridges, the New York City Council passes virtually no significant legislation and undertakes no important investigations...
...Ina 12-part series, the paper dispels a town myth that the newcomers have gotten an unfair economic advantage through special government help...
...The paper shows the difficulties Asians have had in getting health care and police protection, and documents their high savings and low welfare rates...
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...Nominations for any newspaper, magazine, or radio or television station in the country are welcome...
...The award for stories published or aired in April will be announced in the July/August issue...
...But the council has been an effective promoter of its own purse," Newsday writes...
...Nominations for stories published in May and June will close July 15...
...The winner will be announced in the September issue...
Vol. 21 • June 1989 • No. 5
