---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Meredith Halpern <[log in to unmask]> Date: Jan 28, 2008 1:48 PM Subject: Undergraduate Journalism Award To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] Cc: Susan McCarty <[log in to unmask]> Fyi – wanted to make sure you all knew about this -- Meredith SUBMISSIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR A ONE-OF-A-KIND $10,000 UNDERGRADUATE JOURNALISM AWARD AND A PAID INTERNSHIP * * * Winners of "Eric Breindel college and university journalism award," to receive choice of paid internship at Fox News Channel or The New York Post, as well as housing Assistance The Eric Breindel Memorial Foundation is pleased to announce that applications for the "2008 Eric Breindel College and University Journalism Award," the nationwide undergraduate competition whose winning prize is unmatched by any institution in the country, are now being accepted. The winner will secure a cash prize of $10,000, as well as a paid internship of his or her choice at either Fox News Channel or the New York Post. In addition, residential housing in New York City will be provided for the winner for the duration of the internship position, if necessary. This is the third year that the Foundation has presented this prestigious journalism award specifically created for undergraduates. The Eric Breindel Memorial Foundation will present the award to the undergraduate columnist, editorialist or reporter whose work best reflects the spirit of the writings by Eric Breindel: Love of country and its democratic institutions as well as the act of bearing witness to the evils of totalitarianism. The award, created in memory of the New York Post editor and columnist, includes opinion journalism, news coverage and online articles. It is open to undergraduate writers and reporters of all political convictions and backgrounds, and submissions may include college newspapers, magazines or periodicals as well as college online articles published on accredited college institution Web sites. The award recognizes the editorial pursuit of freedom and American ideals. The winner is chosen from hundreds of applicants received from across the country and is announced at a reception in New York City in June. Last year's reception was hosted by Rupert Murdoch, Chairman & CEO, News Corporation, Lally Weymouth, Senior Editor of Newsweek, and Roger Ailes, Chairman of Fox News Channel and Fox Television Stations. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg gave remarks at the reception. Last year's winner, John Wilson, is a graduate of Claremont McKenna College in California. As the winner, Wilson chose an internship at the New York Post where he worked during the summer of 2007; and was subsequently hired as the Associate Editorial Page Editor. The 2006 winner, Matt Mireles, a junior at Columbia University in New York at the time chose an internship at Fox News Channel. Mireles has written pieces for the Editorial Pages of the New York Post and expects to graduate with a BA in Political Science in May 2008. Those who wish to be considered should submit no more than two editorials, columns or news stories, per person, written in the 2007-2008 academic year. Articles specifically produced for and published by an established newspaper or magazine Web site will be accepted as will Internet exclusive material. All rules governing submissions appear on the attached page. A confidential panel of judges appointed by the Foundation will judge the entries. The winner will be announced in June 2008. ABOUT ERIC BREINDEL In 1977, Eric Breindel graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College, where he was editorial chairman of the Harvard Crimson and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. After receiving his A.B. from Harvard, Eric studied politics at the London School of Economics. He went to Harvard Law School where he received his J.D. in 1982. Eric Breindel became the Editorial Page Editor of the New York Post in 1986. Breindel was appointed Senior Vice President of News Corporation in 1997. His nationally syndicated column appeared weekly in the New York Post and he was the moderator of a weekly national public affairs television program, Fox News Watch, on the Fox News Channel. A book of his columns, titled A Passion for Truth: The Selected Writings of Eric Breindel, was published in 1998. The Breindel Foundation is a 501 (c) 3 tax-exempt entity based in New York City. FOR AN APPLICATION OR QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT GERMAINE FEBLES AT (212) 843-8031 OR GO ONLINE TO WWW.ERICBREINDEL.ORG Eric Breindel College and University Journalism Award Competition Criteria: The Object: Work which best reflects the spirit that animated the writings of Eric Breindel: Love of country and its democratic institutions as well as the act of bearing witness to the evils of totalitarianism. Eligibility: Must be a student at an accredited institution in the United States at the time the pieces were written. Entries must have been published in the 2007-2008 academic year. Award: One prize of $10,000, plus a paid internship at either Fox News Channel or The New York Post. Residential housing will be provided for the winner for the duration of the internship position, if necessary. Winner will be decided by a panel of judges appointed by the Eric Breindel Memorial Foundation. Deadline: Postmarked Friday, April 25, 2008. Winner: Will be announced in June 2008. Submissions: No more than 2 editorials, columns or news stories per person. Articles specifically produced for and published in a newspaper, magazine Web site will be accepted. Internet exclusive material (articles published online, but not in a corresponding print source of the same name) may be submitted if the Site is accredited by a college or university at the time of the submission's postmark. If a team was involved in the writings, only one name should appear on the entry form. There is only one category. There can be more than one participant from a publication. "Letters to the Editor" are not eligible. Submission Requirements: Two copies should be submitted. The original article with the name and date of the publication, or a photocopy of such. The second copy must be submitted on 8½ x 11 white paper, which can be taken directly from your computer or typewriter. Entries require an original or photocopy of article as it appeared. E-mail entries will not be accepted. Mail: Mail submissions with entry form to: Eric Breindel Memorial Foundation 1211 Avenue of the Americas, 9th fl. New York, NY 10105 www.ericbreindel.org. -- Peter Parisi, Ph.D. Associate Professor Dept. of Film & Media Studies Hunter College 695 Park Avenue New York, NY 10021 212-772-4949 "It is impossible for any of us to be happier individually until we are all happier collectively." -- Paul Goodman