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John Manyarara Investigative Journalism Award 2007

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The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) is inviting entries for the MISA John Manyarara Investigative Journalism Awards 2007. The awards are in honour of Judge John Olivier Manyarara, the founding chairperson of the MISA Trust Fund Board (TFB) who retired from the TFB in September 2000.

The awards seek to recognise excellence in investigative journalism in any form of the media in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region.

There are two awards;

  1. The John Manyarara Investigative Journalist of the Year who will receive a cash prize of EU €4000.
  2. The John Manyarara Upcoming Investigative Journalist of the Year who will receive a cash prize of EU €2000 and a scholarship to the value of EU €6000 to further develop the recipient's investigative journalism skills.
Application Info
The awards are given for an article or series of articles that demonstrate investigative skills and presentation of facts.

The judges will be looking for work which:
  • demonstrates investigative journalistic skill and methodologies like source building and data searching, as well as depth and insight;
  • is newsworthy, with the news value clearly derived from investigative methodologies above;
  • concerns an issue of interest to the public in all its diversity;
  • interrogates society from all angles;
  • required perseverance or bravery to realise;
  • is the product of the reporter's own initiative and effort;
  • uncovers facts that someone or some agency may have tried to keep from public scrutiny;
  • tells the story in a clear and balanced manner; and
  • was broadcast or published between January 1 and December 31 2006.
 Entries must be sent by courier to:

Werani Chirambo
21 Johann Albrecht Street
Windhoek West
Namibia

or by airmail to:

Private Bag 13386
Windhoek
Namibia
Fax: +264 61 248016

or by email:

communications@misa.org

Alternatively, it may be delivered to the national MISA offices which are represented in most SADC countries. Entries should be sent in their original published format or by email (with URL), including details of when and where it was published or broadcast.

The deadline for application is July 7 2007.

Click here for the application form in MS Word format.

Click here for more information.
Previous Winners
Click here for previous winners.
Source

SangoNeT and MISA website on May 21 2007.