There's still time to write your winning entry or prepare your winning package for the 2012 Dateline Awards competition sponsored by the D.C. Professional Chapter, Society of Professional Journalists. Work published between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2012 will be eligible for this year's contest. The entry deadline is Feb. 28.
Every entry in the competition will be considered for the $1,000 Robert D.G. Lewis Watchdog Award honoring journalism aimed at protecting the public from abuses by those who would betray the public trust. Mr. Lewis served SPJ over the years in a number of leadership positions, including national president and chairman of the Freedom of Information Committee. Mr. Lewis, who was retired from Newhouse Newspapers, also served as chairman of the National Press Club Board of Governors. He died in 2012.