July 20, 2016
The Texas Medical
Association (TMA) announces the 2016 TMA
Anson Jones, MD, Award winners for outstanding health and medical news reporting during
2015 (see winner list below). TMA member physicians presented TMA Anson Jones, MD,
Awards to journalists at local ceremonies throughout
the spring.
“Each year, we’re
impressed by the quality of work from journalists across the state, and this
year was no exception,” said TMA’s Council on Health Promotion Chair Benjamin
Lee, MD, of Dallas. “Whether they’re reporting for a small weekly newspaper or
a TV station in a major city, the journalists relay important health
information to the public.”
The annual TMA awards
recognize print, television, radio, and online media journalists in 10 award
categories. One award honors the Texas Health Journalist of the Year to recognize a
body of work produced in a single year by a print, broadcast, or online
journalist.
Award winners
receive $500. The journalist of the year receives $1,000.
Since 1957, TMA
has honored award-winning Texas journalists with the Anson Jones, MD, Awards,
named for the pioneer physician and prolific writer who served as the last
president of the Texas Republic. Members of TMA’s Council on Health Promotion
judge the competition, along with respected former journalists from both news
publishing and broadcast fields.
TMA now is accepting entries
for the 2017 awards competition. A new award
category, Online Single Article/Blog, will recognize a single news article or blog that
appears online only on a web-based news outlet.
“Already this year, we’ve had
contributions on Zika, prescription drug abuse, and the heroin epidemic,” said
Dr. Lee. “We know journalists are reporting on important topics, and we encourage
them to enter the Anson Jones awards, whether for the first time or the 10th
time. It’s a great way to showcase their work, and maybe come away a winner.”
Journalists have until Jan. 10,
2017, to submit an entry for any news story that is published or
airs in 2016. Journalists can direct questions to ansonjones[at]texmed[dot]org or call Tammy Wishard, TMA outreach coordinator,
at (512) 370-1470.
Click here to view list of 2016 Anson Jones, MD, Award Winners.
TMA is the largest state medical society in the nation,
representing more than 49,000 physician and medical student members. It is
located in Austin and has 110 component county medical societies around the
state. TMA’s key objective since 1853 is to improve the health of all Texans.
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