HIA Announces the First International Journalist Contest

Helicopter Industry Association of Russia with the assistance of the National Journalist Association “Mediacratia”, Aviation Press-Club and with the support of “Russian Helicopters”, JSC is carrying out the First International Journalist Contest for best helicopters-related publication.

This project is aimed to find the most talented and outstanding journalists specialized in problems of international helicopter industry, including such vital questions as integration processes and development of international cooperation in this field. The purpose of the Contest is to represent their works to the public and to the experts.

Entries are invited from journalists working both in electronic and printed media of any country. They can be proposed as candidates by national journalist unions and associations, editorial boards and other media-companies. Self-nomination is also welcomed.

The works would be evaluated in following categories: topicality, objectivity, technical literacy, writing style.

The judges are competent journalists and leading specialists of the helicopter field. Vladimir Mamontov, Chief editor of “Izvestiya” newspaper, is the Chairman of the Jury.

Works published or broadcasted April 1, 2011 - May 10, 2011 are invited

The awards will be presented to the winners of the Contest onMay 19, 2011 during the 4^th International Helicopter Industry Exhibition HeliRussia 2011.

We invite you to take part in the Contest. May be you are the journalist our Jury is looking for!

For more details: http://www.helirussia.ru/en/media/international_journalist_contest.html