2006 Excellence in Technology Journalism Competition Announced; Call for Entries Issued with March 7 Deadline.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- The Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Society of America's (PRSA PRSA Public Relations Society of America PRSA Personal Retirement Savings Account PRSA Puerto Rican Student Association PRSA Puerto Rican Studies Association PRSA Park and Recreation Service Area PRSA President of the Royal Scottish Academy ) Technology Section has issued a call for entries for its 2006 Excellence in Technology Journalism Awards competition. This year's awards competition, sponsored by PR Newswire  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . , includes two categories covering both 1) general and business media and 2) technical and trade magazines and newsletters. The awards, presented each year since 1996, are intended to recognize journalists in technology journalism writing for both categories of news media. Winning entries are articles that are valuable to their readers, show clarity in their communication and are significant in disclosing, explaining, interpreting and reporting technology innovation and recognizing newsworthiness. The awards are open to authors of technology subject articles or broadcasts that have been published or aired in the two media categories between January 1 and December 31, 2006. Two winners are chosen to receive a cash prize award of $1,000 and two crystal award trophies each, one for the journalist and one for display by each news organization that published a winning story. Winners will be announced and presented with their awards during a special awards ceremony at the annual PRSA Technology Section conference to be held at a date/location to be determined later this year. The PRSA Technology Section Conference is sponsored by Business Wire and the 2006 Excellence in Technology Journalism Awards are sponsored by PR Newswire. Deadline for receipt of the 2006 Excellence in Technology Journalism Awards entries is Wednesday, March 7, 2007. Judging, by panels of journalists in their respective peer categories, will take place from March through April 2007. During and following the judging process, in no case will any of the entries or judging results be influenced or decided by any nonjournalist professionals or individuals; all award decisions are left entirely to the decisions of the journalist judging panels. To access the award entry form and to view a complete list of rules for this year's competition and past winners, please visit: http://www.prsa.org/networking/sections/technology/awards1.html. Entries should be mailed to: Public Relations Society of America The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), based in New York City, is the world's largest organization for public relations professionals. The organization has more than 30,000 professional and student members, and is organized into 112 chapters nationwide. , Technology Section Journalism Awards, Attn: James Abel, 33 Maiden Lane, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10038. Questions about entry qualifications, categories or other eligibility specifics should be addressed to James Abel at 212-460-1422 or james.abel@prsa.org. Volunteer judges for this year's competition can apply by contacting Henry Feintuch, chair, Technology Section and managing partner, KCSA KCSA Krannert Center Student Association KCSA Kentucky Crushed Stone Association (Frankfort, KY) KCSA Kyiv City State Administration KCSA Kalamazoo Christian School Association KCSA Kentucky-Canadian Studies Association Worldwide, 800 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10017, or by e-mail at: hfeintuch@kcsa.com. About the PRSA Technology Section The PRSA Technology Section consists of professionals who counsel and create public relations and marketing communications Marketing communications (or marcom) are messages and related media used to communicate with a market. Those who practice advertising, branding, direct marketing, graphic design, marketing, packaging, promotion, publicity, sponsorship, public relations, sales, sales programs for technology companies and/or use technology-based tactics in their public relations practices. Members are provided with the news, events, tools and resources to help them do their jobs efficiently. About the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) The Public Relations Society of America (www.prsa.org), headquartered in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , is the world's largest organization for public relations professionals. The Society has more than 31,000 professional and student members. PRSA is organized into 109 Chapters nationwide, 19 Professional Interest Sections, along with Affinity Groups, which represent business and industry, counseling firms, independent practitioners, military, government, associations, hospitals, schools, professional services firms and nonprofit organizations. The Public Relations Student Society of America The Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA), based in New York City, is a pre-professional public relations organization. Founded in 1968 by its parent Society, the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), the organization has grown to more than 9,600 members and 285 (PRSSA PRSSA Public Relations Student Society of America ) has 281 Chapters at colleges and universities throughout the United States. |
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