The Washington Monthly JOURNALISM AWARD
The Washington Monthly JOURNALISM AWARD FOR SEPTEMBER 1992 IS PRESENTED TO Bob Davis The Wall Street Journal New twists to the time-tested bureaucratic debacle genre of journalism are hard...
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...The winner will be announced in the April issue...
...It's beset by infighting, populated with 10 times the number of political appointees found in other agencies—few of whom have any experience in disaster relief—and typically lumbers into action well after its good works are most needed...
...Nominations for stories published or aired in December will close January 15...
...The Washington Monthly JOURNALISM AWARD FOR SEPTEMBER 1992 IS PRESENTED TO Bob Davis The Wall Street Journal New twists to the time-tested bureaucratic debacle genre of journalism are hard to come by, but we loved the irony of this Wall Street Journal piece which argues that the agency charged with digging communities out of earthquakes and hurricanes is—what else?—a disaster...
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...The subject can be government in its federal, state, or' municipal manifestation...
...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...
...Nominations for any newspaper, magazine, or radio or television station in the country are welcome...
...Two copies of the article or broadcast text should accompany the nomination...
...The Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) troubles came into sharp focus in the wake of Hurricane Andrew, when the agency spent the first several days sorting out agency directives and studying up on the cultural quirks of Dade County...
...Please send nominations to Monthly Journalism Award, 1611 Connecticut Ave...
...Lawrence Korb, formerly a member of FEMA's advisory board, has a sensible solution: Scrap the entire $800-million agency and transfer its responsibilities to the Pentagon...
...But the authors of this article make clear that FEMA's woes go well beyond its miserable showing in Florida...
Vol. 24 • December 1992 • No. 12
