Press Information

If you are a member of the press, or even if you are just curious about where the Being an American Essay Contest has been mentioned, you can find out more information hereInformation is available to any press wishing to publicize about the Essay Contest. Please visit any of the links below to view our releases. If you have any questions about the release, or would like to use them, please let us know by contacting Rachel Gillespie via email. Please see below for the most up to date list of news releases.

Official Press Release and Contest Information Fast Facts

• Largest High School Essay Contest Opens for 2009-2010 - Monday, September 14, 2009

Public Service Announcements and Audio News Releases

We have 3 Public Service Announcements and Audio News Releases. If you would like to download either the Announcement or the News Release, please visit our download page here.

Quick Links

Antawn Jamison Encourages Students to Enter National Contest
Video DVD Quality PSA [file] [script] (30 MB zip file)
Video Web Ready PSA [file]
Audio PSA [file] [script]
Please contact Sonia Blumstein (info below) if you need a different format

Juan Williams talks about the Essay Contest
PSA [file] [script]
Longer News Format Audio PSA with Victoria Hughes, Juan Williams and John Clemens [file] [script]

CONTACT: Sonia Blumstein,
205.620.2087 (o) or 202.213.0379 (c)
Sonia AT PRoactiveSolutionsInc DOT net 

Press Mentions

The list of press mentions is growing daily! The Being an American Essay Contest message has reached an audience of nearly 100 million people, in all 50 states, and around the world. If you would like to schedule an on-air interview about the Contest, please contact our Public Relations Coordinator, Sonia Blumstein via email or by phone at 205.620.2087. The Institute has received hundreds of radio mentions, over 750 newspaper mentions, and has been run on numerous television stations. Our coverage has reached all 50 states, and around the globe on the Armed Forces Radio Network. You can access the Press Release and Media Facts about the contest here.

Here are just a few of the major media outlets that have mentioned the Being an American Essay Contest:

 Print

• New York Times
• USA Today
• TIME Magazine
• Washinton Post
• US Newswire
• Chicago Tribune
• Denver Post
• Atlanta Journal-Constitution
• Houston Chronicle
• Los Angeles Times
• Miami Herald

Radio

• WRVA - Richmond, Virginia
• WLIU (NPR) - New York, New York
• WFLA - Tampa, Florida
• WTOP - Washington, D.C.

Television

• CSPAN (1, 2, and 3)
• ABC Affiliates
• NBC Affiliates
• CBS Affiliates
• FOX Affiliates
• CNN

Online Publications

• eSchool News
• TheHill.com
• Yahoo News
• Law.com
• Library.com
• Department of Education
• InsideBayArea.com