Journalists who have made a raised awareness of issues related to human rights or press freedom violations are eligible to be nominated for one of two awards organized by the Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE). Nomination deadline: June 20.
The International Press Freedom Award will be presented to a journalist or media organization that has demonstrated a significant commitment to human rights and overcome enormous odds in their quest for news. Nominees should not have won a major press freedom award from another organization.
The Tara Singh Hayer Memorial Award is intended for a journalist who has highlighted a case of media repression in Canada or around the world, suffered physical reprisals due to their work, or overcome enormous odds in pursuit of a story.
Nominations can be made by an organization or individual. Self-nominations are not accepted. All nominations must include a letter outlining how the nominated journalist or media organization fulfils the criteria for the award, biographical and professional information on the nominee, samples of the nominee's work and the nominee’s contact details.
Work samples will be accepted in French or English and may be in the form of video tapes, audio tapes, articles or columns broadcast or published between July 1, 2006 and June 20, 2007.
Nominations should be sent to: CJFE, 555 Richmond St. West, Suite 1101, PO Box 407, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 3B1, Canada.
For more information, visit http://www.cjfe.org/releases/2007/10052007awards.html or contact Julie Payne at jpayne@cjfe.org, or telephone +1 416 515 9622.
