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The Eric Breindel Journalism Award,
which began in 1999, is a nationwide professional competition whose prize is now $20,000,
and is awarded annually in memory of the New York Post editor and columnist, and includes opinion journalism, news coverage and online articles. Last year the award was given to the Senior Fellow at the Council of Foreign Relations, Max Boot. Prior award recipients include Internationally Syndicated Columnist, Mark Steyn; Deputy Editor, Editorial Page of The Wall Street Journal, Daniel Paul Henninger; Claudia Rosett, Journalist-in-Residence for The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies; Editor-at-Large of The Atlantic Monthly, Michael Kelly (posthumously); Boston Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby; Managing Editor of the National Review, Jay Nordlinger; and Victor Davis Hanson, best-selling author and freelance writer.The Eric Breindel
Collegiate Journalism Award, which began in
2006, offers winners a cash prize of $10,000, as well as a paid internship of his or her choice at either Fox News Channel,
The Wall Street Journal, or the New York Post. In addition, residential housing in New York City will be provided for the winner for the duration of the internship position, if necessary.
The winners for both awards are announced in June.
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