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D uring sweeps, a company called Nielsen measures the viewership of TV programming. Those programs that have the most vie wership can then charge more money for advertising during commercial slots. Aviation and ATC are among the many traditional topics that make for sensationalized stories to draw viewer interest and thus boost a news program's or show's ratings. Many stories , if not inaccurate, are misleading and intentionally focused on directly questioning public safety to get attention . We can counter this coverage where appropriate with carefully crafted, disciplined messaging. To that end, please remember that it is NATC A's media policy that NATCA representatives must refer all media who contact them to our Communications Department; specifically, Sarah McCann (315 - 796 - 1560) and Doug Church (301 - 346 - 8 245). If we decide to move forward with a statement or interview, we will then work directly with the appropriate representative. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEWLY ANNOUNCED WINNERS OF THE 12 TH ANNUA L ARCHIE LEAGUE MEDAL OF SAFETY! The 2016 Archie League Meda l of Safety Award winners were recently selected during the annual judges meeting held at NATCA's National Office. Jim Ullmann, NATCA Deputy Director of Safety and Technology, Bruce Landsberg, Senior Safety Advisor, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association ( AOPA) Air Safety Institute (ASI), and Chuck Hogeman, Aviation Safety Chair, Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA), combed through a record 62 nominations and subsequent 210 pages of nomination information prepared and compiled by the NATCA Comm unications Department. The judges meeting took all day, and included deep discussion on every single nomination from every region. The 2016 Archie League Medal of Safety Award winners are: Alaskan Region Ron Sparks, Anchorage Center Mike Thomas, Anchorage Center Central Region Brett Rolofson, Kansas City Center Liam Keeney , Kansas City Center Eastern Region Jeff Schuler, New York TRACON Great Lakes Region Dave Kilgus, Columbus New England Region Joseph White, Providence Northwest Mountain Region Josh P ate, Seattle TRACON Southern Region Donald Blatnik, Central Florida TRACON Kenneth Scheele, Central Florida TRACON