Any reporter who wants 50,000 euros?

Are you a journalist who has written about issues involving human rights, democracy, and development over the past year or so?

The Lorenzo Natali Prize 2006, a prize excellence in reporting on human rights, democracy and development issues, is now open. Created in 1992 by the European Union for “to promote quality in journalism and to commemorate the devotion of Lorenzo Natali, the former Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of development cooperation between 1985 and 1989.”

The Lorenzo Natali Prize 2006 is open to print and on-line journalists employed by the local media in following five regions:
– Europe
– Africa
– Arab World –Iran –Israel
– Asia and Pacific
– Latin America and Caribbean.

Eligible journalists should have written reports which focus on human rights or democracy in the developing world.

Each applicant is allowed to submit one article published between September 1, 2005 and
December 31, 2006.

All prize nominees will be special guests of the European Commission in Brussels. Each prize winner will receive a Trophy and a financial award. A total prize money of 50,000 euros is awarded to the best articles.

To enter, you only need to fill in the application form online before 31 January 2007 at www.nataliprize.eu and submit it along with an electronic version of your article.

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