3 December 2008

UNESCO LAUNCHES WORLD PRESS FREEDOM PRIZE 2009


Organisations working in the field of journalism and free expression are invited to submit nominations for the 2009 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize. The deadline for submissions is 15 January 2009.

Named in tribute to the Colombian journalist who was killed in 1986 for criticising the country's drug lords, the US$25,000 award honours a journalist or organisation that has made a notable contribution to the defence and promotion of press freedom anywhere in the world, especially if this involved risk.

Last year's award went to Lydia Cacho, a Mexican reporter who has been the target of death threats, sabotage, defamation suits and police harassment because of her work uncovering prostitution and child pornography networks.

The award will be presented on 3 May 2009 in Qatar on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day.

Organisations can nominate a maximum of three candidates. Self-nominations are not accepted.

Download a nomination form here: http://tinyurl.com/6jq668

For more information, visit: http://tinyurl.com/68bw55

(3 December 2008)



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