Editing Digest Touring Award

Outstanding journalism award offered every seven years by the [[Travellers' Digest]] magazine (a popular magazine with a wide circulation in the [[spinward]] sectors of the {{Imperium}}, available on either plastic vellum or electronic media).

== Description (Specifications) ==
The recipient, who must be a professional journalist living and working “[[behind the Claw|behind the claw]],” is given honorary membership in the [[Travellers' Aid Society]] (worth one million credits); he or she is then expected to travel through the region during the tenure of the award and to submit a feature article about his or her latest journey once every thirteen weeks. 

The intent of the Digest with this award is to “promote understanding of the cultural diversity within the Imperium”.

A new contest is announced five years after the previous award, with the new winner informed in time for him to travel to the award ceremony on [[Deneb (world)|Deneb]] two years later.

== History & Background (Dossier) ==
*In [[1100]], the Senior Assistant Editor of the [[Mora World Review]], [[Laagiir, Akidda|Akidda Laagiir]], won for his piece ''The Imperial Frontier: The Next Millenium''. 
*in [[1114]] [[Stensen, Silenia|Silenia Stensen]], a well known journalism professor from the [[Torri Institute]] on {{WorldS|Trin|Spinward Marches|3235}}, won the award.
*In [[1121]] [[Halvani, Terese|Teresa Halyani]], a still photojournalist from [[Plankwell University]] on {{World|Rhylanor|Spinward Marches|Rhylanor|2716}}, won the award.

== References & Contributors (Sources) ==
{{Sources
|S1= {{Ludography cite|name=The Travellers' Digest 01page=26|article=Library Data of the Deneb Sector}}
|S2= {{Ludography cite|name=Imperial Encyclopedia|page=22}}
|S6= Contributor: [[User:Ssteve|''MIMIC'']] - Minor Imp of the [[Ministry of Information and Communication]]
}}

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