The East Tennessee Chapter, Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), recently awarded Ackermann PR Senior Vice President Lisa Hood Skinner with a First Place Golden Press Card Award in Freelance Writing.
The award was for the Nov. 23, 2012 front page (Knoxville) News Sentinel account of her Ackermann PR business trip to entrepreneurial/startup zones in Tel Aviv, Israel, during the time that Hamas was launching missile attacks on both Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Skinner was with a contingent of 24 of Ackermann PR legal clients representing 20 countries around the world when the air raid sirens and shelling began Nov.15, 2013. The military action prompted Israel’s Operation Pillar of Defense for the next eight days.
The annual Golden Press Card contest honoring excellence in journalism is judged by out-of-area SPJ chapters. Connecticut Pro SPJ Chapter judges said Skinner’s article was a ” very good job of using a personal experience to enhance understanding of a world issue of critical importance. Story brought the everyday impact home.”
News-Sentinel story at http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/nov/23/knoxvillian-witnessed-harrowing-israel-conflict/, and broadcast live on WBIR TV local news station with Robin Wilhoit,http://www.wbir.com/video/1993312187001/1/newsmaker-lisa-skinner?fb_action.
Skinner works with Ackermann PR’s largest international clients, specializing in legal, healthcare, engineering, tourism/hospitality and banking. Prior to joining Ackermann PR, she lived and worked in various countries around the world, traveling for clients in the financial, packaged goods, dairy, healthcare and metals industries.