28 May 2002

CPU INVITES NOMINATIONS FOR ASTOR AWARD


The Commonwealth Press Union (CPU) is seeking nominations for the 2002 Astor Award, presented annually to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to press freedom or to the promotion of the Commonwealth newspaper industry. The award is to be presented in October at CPU's biennial conference in Sri Lanka.

Nominations must be received by 31 August and include the name of the nominee, details about their newspaper and a brief paragraph stating why they should be nominated. The Astor Award was named in honour of Lord Astor of Hever, a past president of the CPU.

Send nominations to: Lindsay Ross, CPU Press Freedom Director at
Lindsay@cpu.org.uk; Fax: +44 207 583 6868. For more information, see
www.cpu.org.uk.



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