Nominations of journalists and media outlets in Russia and Eastern Europe

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October 11 2014

The Fritt Ord Foundation and the ZEIT Foundation call for nominations of journalists, bloggers, internet media and newspapers for the 2015 Press Prizes. The prizes will be awarded to journalists and media outlets from Russia, Belarus, the Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia.

Nominations will be accepted until 10 November 2014.

Call for nominations 2015 (Norwegian Only) (pdf)

The journalists and media outlets that are nominated must have shown a commitment to democracy, international understanding and freedom of expression. Nominations should be accompanied by explanations of the reasons for the nominations, and newspaper or sample articles.

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