By Betsy Model, President
Journalists incorporating social science tools in their reporting are invited to apply for the Phillip Meyer Journalism Award. The deadline is November 1.
The Philip Meyer Journalism Award honors stories that utilize a wide variety of research tools, from probabilities to survey research. The contest is co-sponsored by the Knight Foundation, IRE and the National Institute for Computer Assisted Reporting (NICAR.) Work must have been published or broadcast between October 1, 2009 and September 30, 2010.
The first, second and third places will receive US$500, US$300 and US$200 respectively. Award winners will be honored at the 2011 CAR Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina..
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