Nat Nakasa Award nominations open

Print Media SA's Media Freedom Committee, SANEF and the Nieman Society of Southern Africa are now accepting nominations for the 2006 Nat Nakasa Award for Media Integrity.

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 electronic medium. Previous winners of this award will not be eligible for entry. The winner will receive R20 000 in prize money and a certificate.

If you think anybody fits this definition, please submit your nomination before 15 May accompanied by a motivation and samples of the candidate's work to:
The Nat Nakasa Award (Print Media SA)
P.O. Box 47180
Parklands
2121

OR: 5th Floor
Nedbank Gardens
33 Bath Avenue
Rosebank

For more information contact Cathy Pestana on