Deadline: June 14, 2024
The South African National Editor’s Forum (SANEF) is now accepting nominations for the Nat Nakasa Awards for Courageous Journalism 2024, focusing on stories published in print or online or broadcast between June 2023 and June 2024.
Nat Nakasa was a prominent journalist and writer who died in exile. This annual award recognises any media practitioner journalist or editor — who has:
- Showed integrity and reported fearlessly.
- Displayed a commitment to serving the people of South Africa despite insurmountable obstacles.
- Resisted any censorship.
- Showed courage in making information available to the South African public
Award
- The winner of the Nat Nakasa Award for Media Integrity will receive R20,000 in prize money and a certificate.
- The winner of the Nat Nakasa Award for Community Media will receive R10,000 in prize money and a certificate.
Eligibility
- Open to all journalists serving all media platforms from a community / national newspaper, magazine, or an electronic medium (including online publishers).
- Nominations of deserving candidates/journalists can be done by members of the public, Editors, fellow journalists, and or their colleagues. Journalists can nominate themselves. Previous winners of this award are, however, not eligible for entry.
Application
Submit your nomination with a motivation of 300 words and a sample of or the body of work by close of business on Sunday 30 June 2024 to Ms Dzudzie Netshisaulu via [email protected] l 0790297656
For more information, visit Nat Nakasa Awards.
