Newshawk CompetitionWrite letters, or collect drug news stories, and win!
Writing letters to newspaper and magazine editors is perhaps one of the most effective things people can do to support cannabis law reform, and sharing news articles relating to drugs is one of the most effective ways people can stay informed about the current state of drug law reform in New Zealand. Therefore, to encourage people to write letters to the editor and to email us newspaper clippings - NORML NZ will award at least two prizes in 2004 to:
- the writer who has the most drug law reform letters published in New Zealand newspapers; and
- the newshawk who gathers the most NZ newspaper articles on cannabis and drug law reform
We haven't decided on the prizes yet - probably a selection of products from the Hempstore, Cannabis Culture magazine and NZ Green calendars, maybe even a grow light - but we do want to reward people who work hard, and we want to encourage some friendly rivalry amongst letter writers and newshawks. Prizes will be listed soon here.
Current League Tables
The race is on: the tally will be updated monthly with the final winners being declared shortly after December 31 2004.
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Newshawks 2004
Date: 31st January 2004
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| Newshawk |
Total |
| NORML NZ |
9 |
| Duncan Eddy |
8 |
| Dr Stuey |
1 |
| Fast Times |
1 |
| Kirk |
1 |
| Support MAPinc |
1 |
| Grand Total |
21 |
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Letter Writers 2004
Date: 31st January 2004 |
| Letter writer |
Total |
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| Grand Total |
0 |
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Competition Conditions
- Articles and letters will only be counted if they have been correctly added to the MAP database NZ page.
- MAP Newshawk guidelines should be followed. These cover format of submission and guidelines for suitability of articles.
- The MAP editors decide whether an article is suitable. Newshawks are responsible for ensuring that their newshawk identity is recorded correctly and that articles are added correctly.
- Only published letters that advocate law reform or point out problems of prohibition will be counted. Pro-prohibition letters still count for Newshawk points, but no letter-writer points will be awarded.
- We regret that due to the cost of international freight, we are unable to deliver prizes to foreign residents. If a Newshawk or Letter Writer residing in a country other than New Zealand wins either of our contests, they will have the option of: (1) paying any international freight charges themselves; (2) nominating the next highest-scoring New Zealand resident to win; or (3) donating prizes to the library, charity or community organisation of their choice in New Zealand.
Previous Years
Leading the 2001 Letters table was Stephen McIntyre with 10 letters published. Jason Baker-Sherman was out in front in 2002 with four letters published. Duncan Eddy set a new record in 2003 with 11 letters published. Well done guys!
Leading the 2001 Newshawk table was Ken Russell with 95 stories sent in, although Chris Fowlie would have topped the table if he hadn't split his 107 articles between three seperate Newshawk identities: Norml NZ, hempstore.co.nz and ecstasy.org.nz. However Norml NZ did finish in the lead in 2002 with 27 articles posted to MAP NZ News. In 2003, Duncan Eddy submitted 187 articles while NORML NZ submitted 129.
View the Newshawk Roll of Honour for 2001 ».
View the Newshawk Roll of Honour for 2002 ».
View the Newshawk Roll of Honour for 2003 ».
New Zealand Drug News mailing list
Letter Writers, Newshawks and in fact anyone who wishes to keep informed is advised to subscribe to the NZ Drug News mailing list, an e-mail clipping service of news articles on drug policy issues from New Zealand. Articles and published letters sent by Newshawks to editor@mapinc.org are distributed to the mailing list. Letter Writers can monitor the list for articles and letters to reply to, to see if their own letters are getting published, and to keep track of the progress of other Letter Writers and Newshawks. Just enter your email address below, press Send and stay informed!
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