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Media News South Africa

Call for nominations for the 2005 Nat Nakasa award

SANEF, the Print Media SA's Media Freedom Committee and the Nieman Society of Southern Africa are now accepting nominations for the 2005 Nat Nakasa Award for Media Integrity. The prize money is R15 000 and the deadline for entries is 1 June 2005.

Nat Nakasa was a prominent journalist and writer who died in exile. This annual award recognises any media practitioner - journalist, editor, manager or owner - who has:

  • Shown integrity and reported fearlessly.
  • Displayed a commitment to serve the people of South Africa.
  • Tenaciously striven to maintain a publication or other medium despite insurmountable obstacles.
  • Resisted any censorship.
  • Shown courage in making information available to the SA public.
  • Any combination of the above.

    The Award is open to all journalists irrespective of whether they serve a community / national newspaper, magazine or an electronic medium (including online publishers).

    The winner will be announced at an awards ceremony in July 2005.

    Nominations, with a motivation must be submitted to:
    The Nat Nakasa Award
    c/o Print Media SA
    PO Box 47180
    PARKLANDS 2121

    Or

    5th Floor, Nedbank Gardens
    33 Bath Avenue
    ROSEBANK

    Tel: (011) 721-3200
    Fax: (011) 721-3253/5
    For Attention: Cathy Pestana

    Or

    Email: .

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