New York Teacher Journalism Competition 2007
NYSUT President Dick Iannuzzi with representatives of the top award-winning locals. From left, Darlene Darch, Bay Shore Classroom TA; Patricia Caraway, North Babylon TO; and Steve London; Professional Staff Congress.
THE TED BLEECKER AWARD - "The Best of the Best"
Partners in Education
North Babylon Teachers Organization
SOLIDARITY AWARDS - Co-Winners
The Answer
Bay Shore Classroom Teachers Association
Clarion
Professional Staff Congress/CUNY
CLASS I (Local Membership - 200 or fewer)
The Hatchet
Deposit Teachers Association
STATIC
Spackenkill Teachers Association
CLASS II (Local Membership - 201-300)
THE INSIDE LINE
St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES Federation of Instructional Support Personnel
PAnorama
Mohawk Valley Community College Professional Association
THE SCRIBE
Amityville Teachers Association
CLASS III (Local Membership - 301-650)
The Agenda
Niagara Wheatfield Teachers Association
The Answer
Bay Shore Classroom Teachers Association
The BTA Beacon
Bellport Teachers Association
THE CHALKBOARD
New Hartford Teachers Association
CLASSROOM POINTERS
Farmingdale Federation of Teachers
The Hauppauge Teacher
Hauppauge Teachers Association
Union NEWS
Westchester Community College Federation of Teachers
The Union Sound
Rondout Valley Federation of Teachers and SRPs
West Genesee Teachers Association
Web Site
CLASS IV (Local Membership - 651-1,000)
BTA FORUM
Baldwin Teachers Association
CITAtion
Central Islip Teachers Association
FROM THE ATA OFFICE
Arlington Teachers Association
NCCFT NEWSLETTER
Nassau Community College Federation of Teachers
NFT UNITY
Niagara Falls Teachers
North Babylon Teachers Organization
Web Site
OFTimes
Oceanside Federation of Teachers
VC ECHOES
Valley Central Teachers Association
The WCT COMMENTATOR
Wappingers Congress of Teachers
CLASS V (Local Membership - Over 1,000)
Clarion
Professional Staff Congress - CUNY
FACULTY FOCUS
Smithtown Teachers Association
PARTNERSHIPS IN EDUCATION
Yonkers Federation of Teachers
The Rochester Teacher
Rochester Teachers Association
SCTA Speak Out
Sachem Central Teachers Association
UCATS Momentum
Union of Clerical, Administrative & Technical Staff at NYU
THE WORD
Faculty Association of Suffolk Community College
RETIREE NEWSLETTERS
CLASS I (Membership - 200 or fewer)
The CIRTAtion
Central Islip Retired Teachers Association
RUTH NEWS
Retiree Council 23
TRIF - Clearwater Unit
Web Site
WSUR
Wantagh Schools United Retirees
CLASS II (Membership - 201-500)
FARMINGDALE FOCUS
Farmingdale Federation of Teachers/Retiree Chapter
Retired Times
Pittsford District Retired Teachers Association
ROBS NEWSLETTER
Retirees of Brentwood Schools
WIRTA NEWS
West Islip Retired Teachers Association
CLASS III (Membership - 501-1,000)
From the RESC Desk
Retired Educators, Sachem Chapter
Great Neck Ties
Great Neck Teachers Association Retired Educators Chapter
the HHHART BEAT
Half Hollow Hills Active Retired Teachers
PostScript
Wappingers Congress of Retired Teachers
CLASS IV (Membership - Over 1,000)
The Active Retiree
UUP Local 2190
The Outlook
Retiree Council 12
Retiree Council 10
Web Site
Senior Class
Retiree Council 15/16
SEVENTEEN SOUNDINGS
Retiree Council 17
Spotlight 21
Retiree Council 21
UFT RTC Retiree
UFT Retired Teachers Chapter
VIEWPOINT
Retiree Council 5
About the Journalism Competition
Recognizing outstanding NYSUT local union publications throughout the state, the New York Teacher Journalism Competition covers entries produced between Sept. 1, 2005 and Aug. 31, 2006. Winners of the competition, sponsored by New York Teacher, are honored during NYSUT's 2007 Representative Assembly, to be held April 26-28 in Washington, DC.
RA Reporter: 'Local union communicators take top honors'
North Babylon Teachers Organization, led by President Pam Katz, is a perennial winner in the statewide union's journalism competition.
At the Thursday journalism luncheon, North Babylon captured The Ted Bleecker Award, "The Best of the Best," which went to the local for its publication Partners in Education.
Editor Patricia Caraway accepted the award, which is named after Bleecker, founder of New York Teacher.
The Solidarity Award was a tie this year, going to The Answer, the newsletter of Bay Shore Classroom Teachers Association, and Clarion, the publication of the Professional Staff Congress, representing faculty and professional staff at the City University of New York.
The award recognizes ties between the work of locals and national affiliates to combat what NYSUT's director of communications, Deb Ward, called "the anti-union animus out there everywhere."
A full list of winners is on the NYSUT Web site. Awards ranged from feature and column writing to general excellence and best Web site.
"Your ability to get your political message across depends on your ability to get the message out," said NYSUT President Dick Iannuzzi, himself a past award-winner as a columnist for the Central Islip TA newsletter.