Calling all entries! Two contest deadlines arrive on Thursday, Feb. 9

The Society of Professional Journalists is excited to announce that the 2011 Sigma Delta Chi Awards are open for entry until Feb. 9. Among the premiere prizes awarded to professional journalists, the SDX Awards recognize the best in U.S. professional journalism from print, online, art/graphics, newsletters, television, radio and journalism research.
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Report Card on the Media: Newsmakers grade the local press Jan. 26

Carrie McGonigle/Courtesy of San Diego Union-Tribune

This annual event features three panelists who have repeatedly made both local and national headlines in recent years, and 2011 was no exception.
They are San Diego Chargers special counsel Mark Fabiani, San Diego Police Department Chief William Lansdowne, and Carrie McGonigle, mother of slain Escondido teenager Amber Dubois.
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