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Bridgestone e-reporter: writers wanted
01 February 2007Bridgestone, sole tyre supplier for the 2007 FIA Formula One World Championship and to the prestigious GP2 series, has today launched the 2007 Bridgestone e-reporter competition for young aspiring journalists.
Now in its fourth year, Bridgestone e-reporter will continue to provide up and coming writers with the opportunity of a lifetime - first hand experience of interviewing GP2 drivers and issuing race reports from a European GP2 race weekend.
Bridgestone e-reporter is a Europe-wide competition open to all students aged 18-30, who are in full time education. Seven finalists will be selected to attend a European Grand Prix weekend where GP2 - the feeder series to Formula One - will showcase the Grand Prix stars of tomorrow, as it has done previously with drivers such as Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg and Heikki Kovalainen. Written entries should be submitted online at www.bridgestone.eu/e-reporter and will be judged by a panel of international media representatives from the world of motorsport, including ITV F1 commentator James Allen, Sky Sports broadcaster Tony Jardine, Motorsport News Editor Jim Holder, Bridgestone Motorsport Press Officer Rachel Ingham, and GP2 series Media Manager Will Buxton.
James Allen supported the competition in 2006, meeting Bridgestone e-reporter finalists in the F1 paddock, and providing them with an insight into the world of media and television that follows this global sport. James continues to back the contest in 2007 but with increased involvement by joining the judging panel.
James Allen said: "I was a big supporter of the competition last year, meeting most of the finalists, and I am delighted to be a judge in 2007. It is important to put something back into this business, I do this when I can, and think Bridgestone e-reporter is a wonderful idea for young journalists to get hands-on experience." Previous winners and finalists of Bridgestone e-reporter have gone on to work in media as a direct result of their experience in the F1 and GP2 paddocks. In 2006 the overall winner Martin Westerhoff was offered experience with Auto Bild Motorsport in Germany, and is now a freelance journalist.
Rupert Manwaring also impressed F1Racing.net while at a race with Bridgestone and is currently on their British reporting team.
Finalists' GP2 race reports and diary entries will be published on the Bridgestone Europe, Bridgestone Motorsport and GP2 websites. The overall winner will then get to report on the final GP2 race of the season in a journalistic role, with full access to the paddock and the opportunity to see their work published in a specialist magazine. The student crowned as the 2007 Bridgestone e-reporter will also be awarded with a state-of-the-art laptop; the chance to interview a GP2 graduate who has made the step up to Formula One; invaluable work experience with the UK's leading paper in the industry, Motorsport News; and a trip to attend a Bridgestone safety event in Europe. For further information on the competition, or to enter, visit http://www.bridgestone.eu/e-reporter/. The closing date for entries is 12:00 GMT on Saturday 31 March 20007.
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