Intermarkets Announces Winner of the $5,000 Intermarkets-Lucido Journalism Scholarship

Potomac Senior High School graduate rises above the competition

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Vienna, Va - August 3, 2010 - Intermarkets, Inc., the nation's leading independent advertising sales management firm for website publishers, awards Allyson Kelley, a graduate of Potomac Senior High School in Dumfries, VA, the third annual $5,000 Intermarkets-Lucido Journalism Scholarship.

"I'd like to thank Intermarkets for providing me with this scholarship. It's a huge help toward my college education. And it gives me more confidence in my journalistic abilities," said Ms. Kelley. In her sophomore year, Ms. Kelley became a staff writer for her high school newspaper and rose to senior editor in her senior year.

Chosen for the scholarship in recognition of her outstanding academic achievements, well-written essays and writing samples, Ms. Kelley intends to study journalism at Fordham University in New York.

The scholarship is open only to students who attend a Virginia high school, and they must prove that they understand and value the enormous responsibility journalists have to get the facts straight from at least both sides of a story, without bias, and without malice.

Applicants are required to submit an essay that reviewed a current, published article and explain why it was biased and how it should be changed, a description of extracurricular activities and academic accomplishments, and writing samples.

"Selecting from the many passionate and talented applicants for this year's Intermarkets-Lucido Journalism Scholarship was not an easy task. We are very pleased to continue this scholarship tradition with a recipient like Allyson Kelley," said Kevin Lucido, Chief Executive Officer of Intermarkets. "Journalism has never had a greater need of reporters who are committed to honesty, integrity and fairness. Ms. Kelley demonstrated that she understands unbiased reporting."

The Northern Virginia Community Foundation manages the annual Scholarship.

About Intermarkets

Intermarkets, Inc., celebrating its 15th anniversary in 2012, is the nation's leading independent advertising sales management firm for website publishers. Advertisers can reach more than 20 million monthly unique visitors with the Intermarkets Portfolio. Serving more than three billion ads every month, and reaching more than 2.5 million people every day, Intermarkets provides publishers and advertisers with a wide range of services, including advertising sales, media buying, ad serving, and more. The privately held company is based in Reston, Virginia.

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