Club's journalism contest seeks top stories on problems facing seniors

For journalists who write about problems facing seniors, the National Press Club has a competition to honor the best work.

The Joseph D. Ryle Award for Excellence in Writing on the Problems of Geriatrics -- part of the Club's annual journalism contest -- honors excellence and objectivity in coverage of the problems faced by the elderly. It is named in honor of Joseph D. Ryle, a longtime NPC member who left an endowment for the award.

The award for print/online work has a first-place prize of $750. The deadline for entering the journalism contest is April 1. For details of the contest, click here.

Peter Waldman of Bloomberg News won the Joseph D. Ryle Award last year for his stories on hospice care.

The journalism contest also includes awards for news photos, breaking news, political coverage, online reporting, regional reporting on Washington, international coverage, consumer reporting and newsletter journalism. It also includes a group of awards for areas as diverse as the news industry, aerospace and the airline industry and humor writing.