22 November 2006
LORENZO NATALI PRIZE
The European Commission invites journalists working in print and online to submit entries for the 2006 Lorenzo Natali Prize, which honours excellence in reporting on human rights and democracy in the developing world.
The competition is open to journalists who work in the following regions: Africa; Asia-Pacific; Europe; Latin America and the Caribbean; and the Arab world, Iran and Israel.
Each applicant can submit one article published in a local newspaper, magazine or Internet publication that focuses on human rights or democracy in the developing world. The article must have been published between 1 September 2005 and 31 December 2006.
For each region, prizes will be awarded to three of the best articles. First prize winners will receive Euro 5,000 (US$6,400), while second and third prize winners receive Euro 2,500 (US$3,200) and Euro 1,500 (US$1,900), respectively. A Grand Prize worth Euro 5,000 will also be awarded to the best article of the entire competition.
All prize nominees will be invited as special guests to Brussels in 2007 to attend an award ceremony.
The deadline for submitting entries is 31 January 2007. For more information, visit: http://www.nataliprize.eu
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