With its Prize for the Freedom and Future of the Media, the Media Foundation of Sparkasse Leipzig has been honoring 
individuals and institutions that endeavor to promote media freedom and 
independent reporting in a particularly outstanding manner and often at 
risk for their own well-being. Among the laureates are Anna 
Politkovskaya, Seymour Hersh, Jafar Panahi, Kurt Westergaard, Netzwerk 
Recherche association and The Guardian.
The nomination period for this year's Prize for the Freedom and Future of the Media ends on February 28, 2018.
Please, send us your suggestions and a (short) justification until 28 February by mail or via e-mail to:
Media Foundation of Sparkasse Leipzig
Menckestraße 27
04155 Leipzig
info@leipziger-medienstiftung.de
martin.fiedler@leipziger-medienstiftung.de
  Media Foundation of Sparkasse Leipzig
Menckestraße 27
04155 Leipzig
info@leipziger-medienstiftung.de
martin.fiedler@leipziger-medienstiftung.de
On the basis of a scientific report on the nominees, the jury consisting of the Foundation Council and the Foundation Board of Media Foundation will decide on this year’s laureates. The award ceremony of the Prize for the Freedom and Future of the Media will take place on 8 October on the Media Campus Villa Ida in Leipzig.