Have you reported on the elderly? The Club's journalism contest wants your entry

Journalists who have done outstanding work covering the problems of the elderly are encouraged to enter the National Press Club’s annual journalism contest.

One of the contest's awards, The Joseph D. Ryle Award for Excellence in Writing on the Problems of Geriatrics, honors top reporting on aging. Named after Joseph D. Ryle, a longtime National Press Club member, the award carries a prize of $750 for the winner.

Stories that have won in the past include looks at the use of anti-psychotic drugs in nursing homes, a series on hospice care and a hidden-camera investigation of insurance agents training new recruits to take advantage of the elderly.

To apply, please submit one article or a series of no more than five articles on a consistent topic that appeared in either broadcast, general circulation newspaper or online journalism site in 2016.

The deadline to submit entries is April 1. The contest is open to National Press Club members and non-members. Offering entries is free for Club members, and costs $50 for non-members.

Entries may be submitted online or mail in your entries. For more information, click here. The winner will be honored at a dinner at the National Press Club this summer.