Time is here to offer your best work in newsletter journalism from 2017

WASHINGTON, April 4, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Newsletter journalism offers important coverage of specific areas of the news, and the National Press Club wants to honor the best from newsletters in 2017. The deadline has been extended to April 16.

The Press Club, a national leader among journalism organizations, is looking for your best work in newsletters for the Club's journalism contest.

Details on the different awards categories and how to enter the contest can be found by clicking here. http://www.press.org/about/awards. If you have questions, write to [email protected] or call 410-271-7020.

Entrants are encouraged to enter online, but if you prefer, the Club will accept entries mailed in the traditional way as long as they are postmarked before the deadline. The cost for an entry is $50 and it is free for club members. The winning entry will get $750.

The awards will be presented at an annual awards dinner at the National Press Club this summer.

The contest includes awards for political reporting, regional reporting on Washington, international coverage, consumer reporting and online journalism. It also includes a group of awards for areas as diverse as reporting on the welfare of animals, coverage of the journalism industry, the aviation industry, problems facing the elderly and humor writing.

SOURCE National Press Club