Word: contest
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...this point, the contest has included a variety of assignments that include a traditional opinion column, blogging assignments, and online chat sessions with readers...
Jeremy L. Haber, a first year student at the Law School, is one of four finalists remaining in the Post’s “America’s Next Great Pundit” contest, the winner of which will write 13 weekly op-ed columns on a topic of his choice...
Haber, who said he entered the contest on an impulse, has emerged from over 4,800 entrants to outlast six other finalists — including a Nobel laureate in physics, an assistant secretary of commerce in the Bush administration, and a Middle East expert at the Council on Foreign Relations...
Haber said he was skeptical about his chances of winning and that he was unsure of what he might devote his column to if he wins the competition. The contest so far has relied on reader voting to eliminate candidates but the coming weeks will give Post editors increased power to cut candidates...
David M. Zucker, another first-year student at the Law School and a friend of Haber, described Haber’s decision to enter the contest as characteristic of a man who likes to take risks...