Liberty Media Announces Judging Panel for 'Media for Liberty Award'
October 05 2009 - 4:32PM
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Panel to Review Entries; Grant $50,000 Prize to Winning Entry
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Liberty Media
Corporation ("Liberty")
(NASDAQ:LCAPANASDAQ:LCAPBNASDAQ:LINTANASDAQ:LINTBNASDAQ:LMDIANASDAQ:LMDIB)
has selected the judging panel for the newly established "Media for
Liberty Award." This award acknowledges and encourages print and
electronic media contributions that explore the link between
economic and political liberty. The call for entries is now open.
Eligible works must be originally published or transmitted via
print or electronic media during the 2009 calendar year, and
received by Liberty Media no later than January 7, 2010. There is a
$50,000 prize for the winning entry. Distinguished judges for the
award, which will be issued on an annual basis, are leaders in the
world of media and include: -- Allan Dodds Frank - President,
Overseas Press Club of America -- Christy Carpenter - Executive
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Paley Center for Media
-- John Malone - Chairman, Liberty Media Corporation -- Stacey
Woelfel - Chairman, Radio-Television News Directors Association --
Sylvia Nasar - John S. and James L. Knight Professor of Business
Journalism, Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University The
panel will review and evaluate entries based on the degree to which
the theme is addressed, inspirational and educational value, and
mastery of media format. "We are excited to welcome such high
caliber professionals onto the judging panel for the inaugural year
of the Media for Liberty Award," said John Malone, Chairman of
Liberty Media. "We are pleased to have this level of commitment and
support from such a distinguished group." Eligibility Requirements
Media for Liberty is open to entrants worldwide whose creative and
original works explore the correlation between economic and
political liberty. Eligible media outlets, including newspapers,
magazines, journals, radio, television and websites, must be
generally recognized in their markets and accessible to a broad
audience in the United States. -- Length: Print entries may not
exceed 20,000 words. Electronic entries may not exceed 120 minutes.
-- Language: All entries must be in English, or submitted with an
English translation or with English subtitles. -- Examples:
Eligible entries may include news reporting, feature coverage,
investigative reporting, articles, essays, editorials,
commentaries, documentaries and educational works. -- Programs
produced and intended for general theatrical motion picture release
are not eligible. The winner will be notified in February, 2010. An
awards ceremony will be held in Washington, D.C. in March, 2010.
Entry forms, rules and judging criteria can be found at Liberty
Media's web site, http://www.libertymedia.com/MediaforLibertyAward.
Entries should be sent to: Media for Liberty Award 12300 Liberty
Boulevard Englewood, CO 80112 720-875-5400 About Liberty Media
Corporation Liberty Media Corporation owns interests in a broad
range of electronic retailing, media, communications and
entertainment businesses. Those interests are attributed to three
tracking stock groups: (1) the Liberty Interactive group
(NASDAQ:LINTA), which includes Liberty's interests in QVC, Provide
Commerce, Backcountry.com, BUYSEASONS, Bodybuilding.com,
IAC/InterActiveCorp, and Expedia, (2) the Liberty Entertainment
group (NASDAQ:LMDIA), which includes Liberty's interests in The
DIRECTV Group, Inc., Starz Entertainment, Game Show Network, LLC,
WildBlue Communications, Inc., and Liberty Sports Holdings LLC, and
(3) the Liberty Capital group (NASDAQ:LCAPA), which includes all
businesses, assets and liabilities not attributed to the
Interactive group or the Entertainment group including its
subsidiaries Starz Media, LLC, Atlanta National League Baseball
Club, Inc., and TruePosition, Inc., Liberty's interest in SIRIUS XM
Radio, Inc., and minority equity investments in Time Warner, Time
Warner Cable, and Sprint Nextel Corporation. DATASOURCE: Liberty
Media Corporation CONTACT: Courtnee Ulrich, +1-720-875-5420,
Heather Oshiro-Lipp, +1-720-875-5433, or Press, Amanda Cheslock,
+1-212-446-1884, all for Liberty Media Corporation Web Site:
http://www.libertymedia.com/
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