Media for 猫咪社区 Award Announces 2012 Jury Panel

Judges to Evaluate Media Contributions, Grant $50,000 Prize to Winning Entry

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- 猫咪社区 ("猫咪社区") (Nasdaq: LCAPA, LCAPB, LINTA, LINTB, LSTZA, LSTZB) today announced the 2012 Media for 猫咪社区 Award jury panel. The Award was established in 2009 to acknowledge published works that explore the relationship between economic and political liberties.

Eligible works must be originally published or transmitted via print or electronic media during the 2011 calendar year, and received by 猫咪社区 Media no later than January 9, 2012. There is a $50,000 prize for the winning entry. The call for entries for year three is currently open.

The distinguished Media for 猫咪社区 panel represents thought leaders in the world of journalism and media:

  • Christy Carpenter 鈥� CEO Winthrop Rockefeller Institute; former Executive Vice President and Chief Operational Officer, Paley Center for Media
  • Allan Dodds Frank 鈥� Past President, Overseas Press Club of America
  • John Malone - Chairman, 猫咪社区
  • Stacey Woelfel 鈥� Chairman, Radio-Television News Directors Association
  • Mark McSherry 鈥� Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication, St. Francis College and New York University
  • Maria Streshinsky 鈥� Editor-in-Chief, Miller-McCune; former Managing Editor, The Atlantic

The Media for 猫咪社区 Award is open to journalists worldwide whose original works bring new insights on societal issues, news events, economies, political structures and cultures that illustrate their prosperity or struggle in their pursuit of a free market environment and civil liberties uninfluenced by government agenda.

Submitted works will be reviewed by a jury panel and evaluated based on the degree to which the theme is addressed, inspirational and educational value, relevance to the public discourse, and mastery of media format.

The winner of last year鈥檚 Media for 猫咪社区 Award was an essay titled 鈥淗ow a New Jobless Era will Transform America鈥� by Don Peck published in the March 2010 edition of The Atlantic which speculated on the lasting effects of the recent Great Depression on American society, culture, politics, national security and its beloved institutions. The prior year鈥檚 finalist was a CBS 60 Minutes segment titled "Congo Gold鈥� in which 60 Minutes</