LAST DAY: Pulitzer Center's Global Issues Contest

From Bethany Whitfield:

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want to let you know about the Pulitzer Center's Global Issues/Citizens Voices Contest – a contest that gives individuals the opportunity to speak out on the most pressing news of the day.

With 13 different essay topics to choose from – covering everything from Big Oil in the Amazon to Hugo Chavez's new nationalism – citizens offer their thoughts on today's global issues, read what their peers are saying, and see whose essays make it to the top of Helium's peer ranking system. A final winner from each category will be chosen by the Pulitzer Center and will receive a Pulitzer Center Citizen Journalist Award.

We’d love it if you could spread the word about this contest – the deadline is March 12 and fast approaching!

DON'T WORRY, A NEW CONTEST STARTS MARCH 25!

Just copy and paste the short description below for your bloggers and readers to get engaged as citizen journalists:

Become a Pulitzer Center Citizen Journalist!

1) Pick a Pulitzer Center issue. http://www.helium.com/pulitzer-contest-overview.

2) Read the corresponding coverage at Pulitzer’s website. Your article should draw on information from the Pulitzer Center articles; you might also include original reporting of your own or firsthand experiences. The goal is to provide fresh insight in a compellingly written article.

3) Share your perspective on the issue and write your best article at Helium by March 12th.

Thanks and best wishes,

Bethany Whitfield