Deadline: 30-Jun-21
The South African National Editors is calling for nominations for Nat Nakasa Award for Courageous Journalism to ensure that courage is highlighted within the community media sector; a specific award will be dedicated to a community media journalist, editor, manager, or owner.
They are a non-profit organisation whose members are editors, senior journalists and journalism trainers and academics from all areas of the South African media. SANEF was launched in 1996 and was registered with the Directorate of Non-profits, number 046 338 NPO on 8 November 2005.
Why Join SANEF?
- Access to a network of editors and senior journalists from across the media industry.
- Access to media academics and cutting edge research from across a number of SA and international universities.
- The collective muscle of the industry to push for better relations with government and corporate stakeholders.
- Access to resources to take on legal cases that are important for strengthening the media industry – and are important for strengthening the constitutional principles of freedom of expression, freedom of the media and access to information.
- The ability to help shape the media policy, legislative and regulatory agendas of government through participating and shaping SANEF’s policy and legislative work.
- The ability to showcase, celebrate and encourage courageous journalism through participating and promoting SANEF’s Nat Nakasa awards.
- Access to training and capacity building programmes such as SANEF’s 2019 National and Provincial Elections programme.
Eligibility Criteria
Members of the public can nominate a media practitioner – journalist, editor, manager or publisher who has:
- Shown integrity and reported fearlessly;
- Displayed a commitment to serve the people of South Africa;
- Tenaciously striven to maintain a publication or other medium despite significant obstacles;
- Resisted any censorship; and
- Shown courage in making information available to the SA public.
For more information, visit https://sanef.org.za/nat-nakasa-award-for-courageous-journalism-open/