| Journalism Contests
Published: August 17, 1996
Last Updated: October 01, 1996
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It seems that the number of journalism contests has multiplied faster than mosquitoes on a Georgia night. Everybody has gotten in on it. Lawyers, environmentalists, teachers, religious groups, doctors, corporations are all giving away prizes for stories written about their fields.It feels too cozy to be taking prizes from people we cover, so we don’t enter contests sponsored by special interests. But this year several groups entered our work for us. And guess what? We won.Reporters are thrilled, especially since some awards come with big money. It seems unsportsmanlike to decline, but I smell a conflict. Should we return them? Should we ask the groups not to enter our work next year or accept graciously?
-Conflicted in Contestland
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