UCG sweeps a record nine awards in newsletter journalism competition. (Editing).Introducing some of the 36 winners in the Newsletter & Electronic Publishers Foundation "excellence in newsletter journalism" competition, Helen Hoart of The Consumer Health Publishing Group referred to UCG UCG United Church of God UCG Underground Coal Gasification UCG University College Galway UCG Unified Communications Group (Microsoft) UCG Universal Command Guide for Operating Systems (Guy Lotgering book) as having a "blue-ribbon editorial stable." The company won a record four First Place awards and nine overall at the awards presentation during the recent NEPA conference in Washington, D.C. Two of UCG's First Place winners scooped all other media in uncovering what were to become major news stories of 2002: * Funeral Service Insider, whose editor, Vanessa Phillips, broke the Tri-State Crematory case, in which a Georgia crematory cre·ma·to·ry n. pl. cre·ma·to·ries A crematorium. adj. Of or relating to cremation. crematorium, crematory a place where cremations are done. was discovered to be improperly disposing of bodies it was supposed to be cremating. * The Telecom Manager's Voice Report, whose May 20, 2002 story, "WorldCom Holds at Least $1.8 Billion in Billing Credits," was the culmination of several months of investigative work by publisher Jonathan Stern with contributions by reporter Peg Brickley into the financial shenanigans of WorldCom. The story turned out to be one of the biggest global business stories of 2002. The U.S. Congress cited in the Congressional Record the newsletter's work in uncovering the scandal, and The Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). relied on the newsletter in follow-up coverage. First Place winners receive $500 cash in memory of the late David Swit, legendary newsletter journalist and NEPF benefactor. RELATED ARITICLE: Newsletter & Electronic Publishers Foundation 24th Annual Journalism Award Winners Best Spot-News or Exclusive Single-News Story 1st Place: Funeral Service Insider, DecisionHealth, a division of UCG 2nd: Healthcare Security & Emergency Management, HCPro 3rd: Jane's Defence Weekly
PBI abbr. protein-bound iodine PBI, n See iodine, protein-bound. PBI protein-bound iodine. Media; Alternative Investment News, Institutional Investor News * Best Investigative Reporting 1st: The Telecom Manager's Voice Report, Argosy Publishing, a division of UCG 2nd: Mine Safety and Health News, Legal Publication Services 3rd: The Cancer Letter, The Cancer Letter Inc. Honorable Mentions: Environment of Care Leader, DecisionHealth, a division of UCG; Oil Express, OPIS OPIS Oil Price Information Service OPIS Ocean Planning Information System (US NOAA) OPIS Online Procurement Information System OPIS Online Planning Information Service OPIS Optical Path Integration Solutions , a division of UCG * Best Interpretative or Analytical Reporting 1st: HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191) Also known as the "Kennedy-Kassebaum Act," this U.S. law protects employees' health insurance coverage when they change or lose their jobs (Title I) and provides standards for patient health, Compliance Alert, DecisionHealth, a division of UCG 2nd: Influence, Legal Times 3rd: Environment Hawai'i, Environment Hawai'i Inc. Honorable Mentions: The CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Report, Argosy Publishing, a divisior of UCG; Bioterrorism Watch, American Health Consultants * Best Instructional Reporting 1st: Strategies for Healthcare Compliance, HCPro 2nd: Contemporary Neurosurgery, Wolters Kluwer Health! Lippencott Williams & Wilkins 3rd: Media Relations Insider, Infocom Group Honorable Mention: Residence Life Executive, PaperClip Communications * Best Financial Advisory Newsletter 1st: Investor's Digest of Canada, MPL Communications Inc. 2nd: Richard E. Bond's Profitable Investing, Phillips Investment Resources LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control 3rd: The Investment Reporter, MPL Communications Inc. Honorable Mentions: Buy-Sell Research Reports, MPL Communications Inc.; The Oxford Club Communique, Agora Publishing LLC; Forbes! Wolfe NANO TECH Report, Forbes Inc. and Angstrom Publishing LLC * Best Single-Topic Newsletter 1st: "Menopause: Managing the Change of Life," Harvard Health Publications, Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School (HMS) is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. It is a prestigious American medical school located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. 2nd: Emergency Medicine Reports American Health Consultants 3rd: Jane's Defence Weekly, Jane's Information Group Honorable Mentions: Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies, HCPro; Healthcare Security and Emergency Management, HCPro; Primary Care Reports, American Health Consultants * Best Looseleaf Publication 1st: The Coding Answer Book, DecisionHealth, a division of UCG 2nd: BBI's Advances in Cardiovascular Technology, American Health Consultants 3rd: The Medical Technology Acquisition Record, Irving Levin Associates Honorable Mention: Saving with Education Tax Incentives, ATX See ATX motherboard. (hardware, standard) ATX - An open PC motherboard specification by Intel. ATX is a development of the Baby AT specification with the motherboard rotated 90 degrees in the chassis. , a division of UCG |
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