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From: Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA), [email protected] [2]

MISA Communiqué (Investigative Journalism Award)
March 11, 2004

Call for entries for the annual John Manyarara Investigative Journalism Award

The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) is inviting entries for the MISA
John Manyarara Investigative Journalism Award. This award is in honour of
retired Judge John Oliver Manyarara, the founding Chairperson of the MISA Trust
Fund Board (TFB) (1994 -2000), who retired from the TFB on September 8, 2000.

The award seeks to recognise excellence in investigative journalism in any form
of media in the SADC region (except D R Congo, Mauritius and Seychelles). The
award carries a cash price of Euro 2 000 and a scholarship to the value of Euro
10 000. The scholarship should be used to further the recipient's journalism
professional training. The award is given for an article or series of articles
that demonstrate investigative skills and presentation of facts. The winner's
work will be published/broadcast in a major Dutch newspaper or broadcaster with
the assistance of our partner The Netherlands Institute of Southern Africa
(NIZA).

To qualify, entries must have been originally published or aired between January
1 and December 31, 2003 in any of the SADC countries (except DR Congo, Mauritius
and Seychelles). The entry must take the form of a single article or a series of
articles on the same subject, published in a
newspaper, journal, magazine or other print media, or on the Internet or aired
on radio or TV. For broadcast media entries, a written transcript of the article
or series of articles must be submitted together with details of when and where
the broadcast was made. Articles entered must be in either English or
Portuguese.

Entries should be sent by courier to: Bonita Kangootui, 21 Johann Albrecht
Street, Windhoek West, Namibia or by airmail to her on Private Bag 13386,
Windhoek, Namibia. Fax: 264 61 248016 or by e-mail: [email protected] [3]

Entries should include a copy of the article in its original published form or,
if sent by e-mail, should contain details of when and in which publication it
was made.

The closing date for entries is March 31, 2004. The award will be presented at a
gala dinner to coincide with the World Press Freedom Day celebrated annually on
May 3.

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