Media for Liberty Award Ceremony Honors “How a New Jobless Era Will Transform America”
April 15 2011 - 9:30AM
Business Wire
Liberty Media Corporation (“Liberty”) (NASDAQ: LCAPA, LCAPB,
LINTA, LINTB, LSTZA, LSTZB) last night honored the winner of its
second annual Media for Liberty Award, a $50,000 prize that
recognizes media contributions that examine the link between
economic and political liberty. “How a New Jobless Era will
Transform America,” an article by Don Peck published in the March
2010 edition of The Atlantic, was selected by the Media for Liberty
Award jury panel as the winning entry for 2011. Print, broadcast
and online submissions were judged on criteria including the
mastery of the media format, thematic relevance, educational value
and relevance to the public discourse.
“We are pleased to honor Don Peck’s thought provoking piece in
The Atlantic,” said John Malone, Chairman of Liberty Media. “His
approach was unique in exploring the deep marks this period might
leave on our country’s moral fiber and is illustrative of what
we’re celebrating with this Award - journalism that is thoughtful,
leading and contextual.”
Peck’s story reasons that although The Great Recession may be
over, this era of high joblessness is probably just beginning.
Before it ends, it will likely change the life course and character
of a generation of young adults, leave an indelible imprint on many
blue-collar men, could cripple marriage as an institution and may
already be plunging many inner cities into a despair not seen for
decades. Ultimately, it is likely to warp the politics, culture,
and the character of our society for years to come.
“How a New Jobless Era will Transform America” was celebrated
last night at a ceremony hosted by Liberty Media and emceed by
Stephen Dubner, co-author of the international best-selling
business books Freakonomics and SuperFreakonomics, at the Newseum
in Washington, D.C.
For more information on the Media for Liberty Award please visit
www.mediaforlibertyaward.com
About Liberty Media Corporation
Liberty Media owns interests in a broad range of electronic
retailing, media, communications and entertainment businesses.
Those interests are attributed to three tracking stock groups: (1)
the Liberty Interactive group (Nasdaq: LINTA, LINTB), which
includes Liberty Media's interests in QVC, Provide Commerce,
Backcountry.com, Celebrate Interactive, Bodybuilding.com and
Expedia, (2) the Liberty Starz group (Nasdaq: LSTZA, LSTZB), which
includes Liberty Media's interest in Starz, LLC, and (3) the
Liberty Capital group (Nasdaq: LCAPA, LCAPB), which includes all
businesses, assets and liabilities not attributed to the
Interactive group or the Starz group including its subsidiaries the
Atlanta National League Baseball Club, Inc., and TruePosition,
Inc., Liberty Media’s interest in SIRIUS XM Radio, Inc., and
minority equity investments in Live Nation, Time Warner Inc. and
Viacom.
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