Sunshine Week Citizen Journalism Awards

From Helium:

Sunshine Week has partnered with Helium to bring you the Sunshine Week Citizen Journalism Awards. This is your opportunity to think like a journalist and write about open government issues. Help raise awareness about the importance of government transparency by writing unique, compelling articles. You could be recognized as a Sunshine Week Citizen Journalist and become eligible for the grand prize awarded during Sunshine Week 2009.

From Sunshine Week:

Each month, the award will recognize the Helium writer who has posted the most compelling article about a specific open government issue. Noting that nearly 9 in 10 people say they want to know where candidates stand on access issues, the first competition asks writers to address the question: Are candidates missing an opportunity to connect with voters on open government issues?

At the end of the month, a winner will be selected from among the top ranked work, as rated by fellow Helium writers. Monthly winners will receive an award certificate and automatically become eligible for a grand prize, which will be presented in conjunction with Sunshine Week 2009, March 15-21.

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