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>>From 65535  Wed Jan  8 16:16:50 1997
>Date: Wed, 08 Jan 1997 17:03:14 +0100
>From: International Federation of Journalists <ifj@pophost.eunet.be>
>Organization: International Federation of Journalists
>To: pbme.network@gn.apc.org
>CC: rlani@ami.tirana.al, lsanseba@sarenet.es, europesingh@bbc.co.uk,
>        ifex@web.net, united@antenna.nl, eram-list@bradford.ac.uk
>Subject: IFJ Prize - A Celebration of Tolerance in Journalism
>
>PRESS RELEASE
>December 1996
>
>THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION  OF JOURNALISTS 1997
>MEDIA PRIZE =96 TO COUNTER RACE HATE
>
>
>Tolerance and mutual understanding in media will get their reward in=20
>1997 =96 a special European media prize to counter race hate and ethnic=20
>conflict.
>
>The International Federation of Journalists will present the IFJPrize=20
>1997: a celebration of tolerance in journalism to reward two=20
>journalists, one from the written press, one from the audio-visual=20
>sector,  for their contribution to a better understanding between the=20
>different cultural, religious and ethnic communities. This will be the=20
>second year of the award.
>
>The award =96 which is of 5,000 to 10,000 USD =96 will be presented on=
 March=20
>21, 1997 in Strasbourg at the European Media Forum. The IFJPrize is=20
>supported by the European Commission, the Council of Europe and the City=20
>of Strasbourg.
>
>A jury of European journalists, including leading journalists from=20
>Croatia and Ireland, will assess the entries, placing emphasis on=20
>quality of journalism and the impact on and relevance to public opinion.
>
>The jury members are: Lea Martel, European Broadcasting Union/BRTN; Jean=20
>Paul Marthoz, Human Rights Watch; Jagoda Vukusic, Croatian Association=20
>of Journalists; Paul Gillespie, Irish Times; Giacomo Mazzone, Euronews;=20
>Marion Gr=E4fin D=F6nhoff, Die Zeit (to be confirmed).
>
>The IFJPrize is part of the programme of the International Media Working=20
>Group Against Racism and Xenophobia (IMRAX) which brings together media=20
>professionals, publishers and  unions of journalists with a common=20
>objective: the promotion of tolerance in media.
>
>Information, rules and nomination form are available at:=20
>http://www.ifj.org/issues/racism/prize.html.
>
>For further information, contact Annik Kemp at the IFJ headquarter in=20
>Brussels.=20
>Tel: + 32-2-223 22 65   fax: + 32-2-219 29 76.
> THE IFJPRIZE: A CELEBRATION
>OF TOLERANCE IN JOURNALISM
>=09
>IFJ Media Award To Promote
>Media Awareness of
>Racism and Xenophobia Issues
>
>
>
>The International Federation of Journalists will present two European=20
>Media Awards in 1997, one for the written press and one for the=20
>audio-visual sector, for a contribution to better understanding in=20
>European multicultural society. The awards will recognise journalism=20
>which gives a fair and balanced picture of the world and raises=20
>awareness of the role media play in maintaining the social and=20
>democratic fabric of multicultural society.
>
>The initiative of the IFJPrize came in 1996 as part of the projects=20
>programme of the International Media Working Group Against Racism and=20
>Xenophobia (IMRAX), bringing together media organisations, policy makers=20
>and unions of journalists to discuss ways of heightening professional=20
>awareness and tolerance in media.
>
>Alongside an IFJ initiative to launch the European Year against Racism=20
>through a special edition of the international news-magazine "Reportage:=20
>Pictures for Tolerance", a first-ever world-wide conference of=20
>journalists and a photo-journalism exhibition on the theme Prime Time=20
>for Tolerance will be organised in Bilbao on May 1997, with the=20
>co-operation of Basque institutions. Senior journalists, writers and=20
>Nobel prize-winners will take part.
>
>Journalists struggle to provide ethical, reliable and pluralist=20
>information when covering the war in former Yugoslavia, the terrorism in=20
>Algeria and the genocide in Central Africa. But in some cases, violence=20
>and intimidation lead media to become propaganda machines.=20
>
>
>Ethnic, religious or social conflict remain at the top of the news=20
>agenda and as new forms of racism, xenophobia and intolerance are=20
>emerging all over the world, the International Federation of Journalists=20
>encourages journalism which defends accuracy, reliability and integrity=20
>in information sources.=20
>
>The IFJPrize is supported by the European Union, the Council of Europe=20
>and the City of Strasbourg. The IFJPrize is open to all journalists and=20
>programme makers working in any journalistic medium. The only=20
>restriction is that the work has to be published or transmitted during=20
>1996.=20
>
>The awards will be presented on March 21 1997 in Strasbourg at the=20
>European Media Forum -- an event at which senior journalists will=20
>discuss the role of media in contributing towards understanding the=20
>threats posed by intolerance, racism and xenophobia. The closing date=20
>for entries is FEBRUARY 15 1997. Entries must be in English, German or=20
>French or with a translation in one of these languages.
>
>
>Attached are an entry form and the Rules.=20
>
>
>Send applications to the IFJ Headquarter.=20
>Further information from Annik Kemp IFJ, 266 rue Royale,
>1210 Brussels. Tel: ++32 2 223.22.65  fax: ++32 2 219.29.76
>
>
>AVAILABLE AT: http://www.ifj.org/issues/racism/prize.html
> The IFJPrize: Rules of the Competition
>
>1.     Applications are invited from individual journalists who are=20
>working in any print, audiovisual or other journalistic media in any=20
>European country.
>
>2.     A jury of six prominent journalists and media professionals will=20
>be responsible for the consideration of entries and the selection of the=20
>prizewinner.
>
>3.     The Prize will be awarded for the item of news or information=20
>which, in the judges' opinion, most contributes to understanding and=20
>tolerance in multicultural society.=20
>
>4.     Judges will also consider
>
>       a) the quality of professionalism and journalistic standards=20
>applied in the preparation and dissemination of the item;=20
>
>       b) the exemplary nature of the item and its impact on and=20
>relevance to public opinion;
>
>5.     Entries must be for items which have been published or=20
>transmitted in general information media during 1996. Entries must be=20
>submitted either in English, German or French or with an adequate=20
>translation from the original in one of these languages. Audio-visual=20
>entries must be submitted with a full script either in English, German=20
>or French.
>
>6.     The Prizewinner will receive an amount equal to 5,000 US Dollars=20
>or in  the case of an award to a team of journalists, up to 10,000 US=20
>Dollars.=20
>
>7.     The IFJ will be given the right to reproduce or transmit in any=20
>media, for non-commercial purposes, the work that has been selected.
>
>8.     The Prize will be in the form of a travel grant for the=20
>preparation of a further piece of journalistic endeavour in this field=20
>which will be published or transmitted in the following year.
>
>9.     Only one entry is permitted per applicant. Each entry must be=20
>made with=20
>       the written consent of the author.
>
>10.    The latest date for entries is FEBRUARY 15 1997.
>
>11.    The Prizewinner will be ineligible to enter for the Prize for=20
>two years.
>
>12.    The decision of the judges shall be final.
>
> Members of the IFJ Executive Committee or journalists employed by the=20
>IFJ in any capacity shall not be eligible to submit an entry.
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>       THE IFJPrize: NOMINATION FORM
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>NAME: =09
>DATE OF BIRTH:=09
>MEDIA ORGANISATION:=09
>BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ENTRY AND ITS IMPACT:
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>DATE OF PUBLICATION/TRANSMISSION:      =09
>ADDRESS OF APPLICANT AND TELEPHONE CONTACT NUMBERS:
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>TELEPHONE:                                             TELEFAX:=09
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>ADDRESS OF MEDIA ORGANISATION AND TELEPHONE CONTACT NUMBERS:
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>TELEPHONE:                                             TELEFAX:=09
>E-MAIL:=09
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>SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT:                                DATE:=09
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>A COPY OF THE ORIGINAL PUBLISHED OR BROADCAST ITEM MUST BE SUBMITTED=20
>WITH THIS APPLICATION AND SENT TO THE IFJ BY FEBRUARY 15 1997.
>
>IFJ, 266 RUE ROYALE, 1210 BRUSSELS, BELGIUM. TEL: +32.2.223.22.65  FAX:=20
>+32.2.219.29.76.
>       AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.IFJ.ORG/ISSUES/RACISM/PRIZE.HTML
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