We're so glad you're interested in The Sacramento Press Journalism Open! Not only can you win some great prizes, you can also have an effect on your community and gain some skills in the bargain! Contributing to our site is quick and easy - we can show you everything you need to know to take the act of making journalism into your own hands! I'm David Watts Barton, the managing editor of The Sacramento Press, our area's top hyper-local, citizen-written news website, where we focus on up-close,... davidwattsbarton BCarroll comment-16518 2009-10-28T00:34:18Z 2009-10-28T00:34:18Z I wish you could be under the age of 18 otherwise I would totally submit an article! BCarroll 2009-10-28T00:34:18Z brittanymohr comment-15896 2009-10-20T19:24:33Z 2009-10-20T19:24:33Z I wish I would have seen this earlier! I may still try to pull something together . . . brittanymohr 2009-10-20T19:24:33Z John Gladding comment-15592 2009-10-15T04:45:54Z 2009-10-15T04:45:54Z cool idea... this is the future of journalism! John Gladding 2009-10-15T04:45:54Z shuttersue comment-15387 2009-10-12T20:50:54Z 2009-10-12T20:50:54Z How soon after I post an article in the 2009 Open am I allowed to post/publish it elsewhere and still be eligible for the contest? shuttersue 2009-10-12T20:50:54Z Tanjamaltija comment-15329 2009-10-12T08:43:53Z 2009-10-12T08:43:53Z <<You must live in one of our four home counties, and be at least 18 years of age. >> Ah! Would that this had been at the very top of the form! Tanjamaltija 2009-10-12T08:43:53Z STEVIE G comment-15268 2009-10-11T05:32:15Z 2009-10-11T05:32:15Z I got a chance to meet Jason Thompson at an art gallery in midtown.The kings organization deserves more credit for their community relations.GO KINGS!!! STEVIE G 2009-10-11T05:32:15Z C.L. Webb comment-14822 2009-10-01T23:06:26Z 2009-10-01T23:06:26Z BTW, t2sister, the rules say, "You must live in one of our four home counties, and be at least 18 years of age." So, that includes Sacramento, Yolo, Placer and El Dorado counties. C.L. Webb 2009-10-01T23:06:26Z C.L. Webb comment-14821 2009-10-01T23:02:59Z 2009-10-01T23:02:59Z This is a great idea... thanks for giving everyone a platform to share their knowledge and experience. C.L. Webb 2009-10-01T23:02:59Z t2sister comment-14814 2009-10-01T21:51:08Z 2009-10-01T21:51:08Z Too bad I don't live in Sacramento County or the adjoining counties I would love to enter. I will be very excited to read the entries. t2sister 2009-10-01T21:51:08Z Midtown George comment-14806 2009-10-01T20:19:07Z 2009-10-01T20:19:07Z Definitely an incentive to be creative and to write articles. Midtown George 2009-10-01T20:19:07Z Jennifer Snyder comment-14757 2009-10-01T15:49:42Z 2009-10-01T15:49:42Z This is a fantastic idea! Jennifer Snyder 2009-10-01T15:49:42Z Geoffrey Sakala comment-13971 2009-09-18T14:50:19Z 2009-09-18T14:50:19Z Sounds like a great contest. I'll be looking forward to the entries. Geoffrey Sakala 2009-09-18T14:50:19Z