Prize for the Freedom and Future of the Media 2018: Nomination period ends on 28 February

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

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.


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