Top journalism on aviation, aerospace, defense eligible for Michael A. Dornheim award

Those who report and write about aviation, aerospace and defense are encouraged to enter their best work from 2018 in the National Press Club’s annual journalism contest.

The Michael A. Dornheim Award is presented in honor of the late Michael Dornheim, a longtime reporter and editor at Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine. The recipient must be a working journalist writing about aerospace, defense, the airline industry, or aerospace science and engineering. The winner gets a $1,000 prize.

The Club, a national leader among journalism organizations, encourages those who write on such topics to enter the contest. The deadline is April 15.

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 by the deadline.

Members can enter for free and nonmembers pay $60 per entry.

The awards are expected be presented at an annual awards dinner at the 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, newsletter journalism, problems facing the elderly and humor writing. Details on the different awards categories and how to enter the contest can be found by clicking here.