"On 28 June 2005, the United States Agency for International Development, through the Local Government Reform Project, convened a group of media and local government professionals to select the best media report on local government affairs. The awardee is the Glas Istr reporter Kritian Stepcic Reisman. His work was published by Glas Istre on 28 April 2005 under the title "Pre-Election Twists and Turns in St. Nedjelja - More Independent Lists Than Parties," the statement said.
The contest was open to all participants of the April 2005 workshop on the "Role of Media in Local Democracy", the embassy. The Purpose of the workshop was to discuss strategies to better inform citizens about local government authorities and the impact of local elections on the functioning of local governments, the statement said. A total of 14 submissions were received from across the country. The topics ranged from local economic development, waste disposal issues, local business opportunities, the role of local governments and public education in the areas of special state concern and overlapping authorities between central, regional and local governments, the statement said.