The Detroit Press Club Foundation's 2006 Michigan Excellence in Journalism Competition

The Detroit Press Club Foundation's 2006 Michigan Excellence in Journalism Competition

NBC's Anne Thompson to present awards honoring the best in Michigan journalism

DETROIT, March 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Detroit Press Club Foundation (DPCF) announced rules and entry details for the prestigious Michigan Excellence in Journalism Competition, honoring the best in Michigan journalism. There are categories for both professional and college student work published in Michigan, or by Michigan outlets.

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"Last held in 2002, this is an outstanding program that we are pleased to reinstitute," said Edward Lapham, president of the DPCF and executive editor of Automotive News.

Professional categories are Newspaper, Internet, Television, Radio and General Interest Magazine/Special Interest Publication with sub-categories for reporting, feature writing, editorial/commentary and photojournalism/videography. Student categories are newspaper and magazine and include The President's Memorial Award.

Entries are open to material published, distributed or aired in 2005. Entry deadline is April 15, 2006. Awards will be presented on May 19 during a breakfast ceremony at WDIV-TV studios in Detroit. NBC Chief Financial Correspondent Anne Thompson will be the featured speaker. The award-winning journalist and former WDIV reporter will present the awards to competition winners.

The Michigan Excellence in Journalism Competition and awards program is managed by the Individual Communicators Network (ICN) on behalf of the DPCF.

Rules and entry forms are available at http://www.michiganexcellence.com/ , the ICN Web site at http://www.icnpr.net/ or by contacting David Adrian, Michigan Excellence in Journalism Committee chair, at (248) 322-9226 or david.adrian@adrianassoc.com.

The DETROIT PRESS CLUB FOUNDATION is a 40-year-old, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization whose charter is to promote excellence in journalism.

The INDIVIDUAL COMMUNICATORS NETWORK, a not-for-profit corporation chartered by the State of Michigan, is a broadly based collaboration of individual business communication professionals who have associated for the packaging and delivery of high value, cost-effective marketing and public relations programs and projects and the presentation of enlightening forums that focus attention on key issues. ICN offers public relations and other communication services through Network members who are individual communications professionals. http://www.icnpr.net/

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Source: Detroit Press Club Foundation

CONTACT: David Adrian for Detroit Press Club Foundation,
+1-248-322-9226, david.adrian@adrianassoc.com

Web site: http://www.icnpr.net/
http://www.michiganexcellence.com/

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