{"id":9858,"date":"2012-05-29T16:50:20","date_gmt":"2012-05-29T16:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.tmcnet.com\/blog\/rich-tehrani\/e-commerce\/tmc_contributor_wins_two_first_place_journalism_prizes.html"},"modified":"2022-10-14T18:44:11","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T22:44:11","slug":"tmc-contributor-wins-two-first-place-journalism-prizes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.tmcnet.com\/blog\/rich-tehrani\/technology\/tmc-contributor-wins-two-first-place-journalism-prizes.html","title":{"rendered":"TMC Contributor Wins Two First Place Journalism Prizes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was happy to learn one of TMC&#8217;s contributing writers&nbsp;Deborah Hirsch <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mt-image-right\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0 0 20px 20px;\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.tmcnet.com\/blog\/rich-tehrani\/uploads\/deborah-hirsch.jpg\" alt=\"deborah-hirsch.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" align=\"right\" \/>has just received <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stamfordadvocate.com\/local\/article\/Advocate-collects-journalism-prizes-3587748.php#ixzz1wGJDCLEQ\">two first place prizes<\/a> at the <a href=\"http:\/\/connecticutspj.org\/\">Connecticut Chapter <\/a>of the Society of Professional Journalists&#8217; annual excellence in journalism awards.<\/p>\n<p>I wanted to wish her a very public and much deserved congratulations for a job well-done. and further say we are proud to have such great contributors on our team.<\/p>\n<p>Feel free to peruse her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tmcnet.com\/tmcnet\/columnists\/columnist.aspx?id=100436\">contributions<\/a> to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tmcnet.com\">TMCnet<\/a> &#8211; some of here latest articles are below for easy reference:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a id=\"colgrid_Hyperlink1_0\" href=\"http:\/\/robotics.tmcnet.com\/channels\/healthcare-robotics\/articles\/292285-study-shows-robotic-assisted-prostatectomies-no-better-than.htm\">Study Shows Robotic-Assisted Prostatectomies No Better than Traditional Surgery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"colgrid_Hyperlink1_9\" href=\"http:\/\/www.healthtechzone.com\/channels\/medical-hardware\/articles\/291932-fcc-agrees-wireless-spectrum-medical-uses.htm\">FCC Agrees to Wireless Spectrum for Medical Uses<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"colgrid_Hyperlink1_14\" href=\"http:\/\/www.healthtechzone.com\/topics\/healthcare\/articles\/2012\/05\/23\/291776-robotic-assisted-gall-bladder-surgeries-now-possible-with.htm\">Robotic-Assisted Gall Bladder Surgeries Now Possible With Just One Incision, Accelerating Healing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"colgrid_Hyperlink1_18\" href=\"http:\/\/www.healthtechzone.com\/topics\/healthcare\/articles\/2012\/05\/23\/291692-food-tattoo-tell-if-milk-bad-believe-it.htm\">A Food Tattoo Can Tell if the Milk is Bad? Believe It!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"colgrid_Hyperlink1_28\" href=\"http:\/\/www.healthtechzone.com\/topics\/healthcare\/articles\/2012\/05\/21\/291228-study-healthcare-costs-skyrocketing-especially-kids.htm\">Study: Healthcare Costs Skyrocketing, Especially for Kids<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"colgrid_Hyperlink1_44\" href=\"http:\/\/www.healthtechzone.com\/topics\/healthcare\/articles\/2012\/05\/16\/290670-no-surprise-but-health-care-costs-this-year.htm\">No Surprise, but Health Care Costs This Year May Exceed Annual Mortgage Payment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"colgrid_Hyperlink1_46\" href=\"http:\/\/www.healthtechzone.com\/topics\/healthcare\/articles\/2012\/05\/16\/290499-someday-soon-blind-may-see.htm\">Someday Soon, the Blind May See<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As a reminder\/disclosure I am CEO and Group Editor-in-Chief at TMC\/TMCnet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was happy to learn one of TMC&#8217;s contributing writers&nbsp;Deborah Hirsch has just received two first place prizes at the Connecticut Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists&#8217; annual excellence in journalism awards. 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