And the winners are...

10-17-2011

The winners for the Arendt Center's first thinking challenge have been chosen. The competition was fierce and we received a large number of high quality entries from many countries on four continents. But, these entries stood out to our judges:

WINNERS (in alphabetical order):

Jacqueline Bao - Click here to read Jackie's entry, "Whistle-Blowers as Truth Tellers".

J.P. Lawrence- Click here to watch J.P.'s entry, "Weaponized Words".

Katya Lebedev - Click here to read Katya's entry.

Our three winners will each be awarded $500, and have the opportunity to participate on a panel at our upcoming conference, "Truthtelling: Democracy in a Time Without Facts" being held on October 28-29, 2011. They will also receive a signed copy of Thinking in Dark Times.

SPECIAL JURY PRIZE

Rezarta Seferi - Click here to watch Rezarta's submission, "Who was Josip Broz Tito, and why?"

HONORABLE MENTION

Steven Tatum - Click here to read Steven's entry.

EARLY BIRD WINNERS (in alphabetical order)_

KELLY MCLAUGHLIN - Click here to read Kelly's entry, "So Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes".

EMILY PASCUAL - Click here to read Emily's entry, "The Voiceless Generation".

Our early bird winners will each receive $50.

Congratulations to our winners as well as all those who submitted entries. You should all be proud of the wonderful and thought-provoking work you produced.

Click here to see all of the entries.