Nominations are now open for the NSWCCL annual awards, with two new awards adding to our established journalism awards: the NSWCCL activist of the year and the Kafka award.
Nominations are open for:
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Excellence in civil liberties journalism to honour journalists producing excellent work that promotes civil liberties and holds governments to account, across two categories: open and young journalists.
- The Kafka for services to authoritarianism in Australia. This could recognise the year's most cruel and inhuman government act of the year; the most authoritarian political leader of the year; or indeed the most unhelpful media commentary by a public figure.
Nominations
Nominations are open to all. Please send to [email protected] before the Friday 9 July deadline, including:
For all awards
- Please outline why you think your nominee deserves the award, with a brief description of the impact on Australian civil rights and any relevant background information
For the journalism awards
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Please provide a link to, or copy of, the materials nominated
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For the young journalists category, please provide the birth date of the journalist
Eligibility criteria for the journalism awards:
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Open to an article or series of articles, or a radio, television or podcast presentation, promoting civil liberties
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Nominations must have been published or broadcast in Australia between 1 July 2020 and 30 June 2021, and must be received by the NSWCCL by 11.59pm on Friday 9 July
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For the young journalists category, the journalist must turn 30 after 30 June 2021
In evaluating nominations for this year’s journalism awards, our judges will consider:
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The origins and development of the story
(was it an exclusive, did it bring to light new information or a new viewpoint?) -
The resources available in developing the story
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Research and creativity applied in developing the story
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Accuracy, balance and an ethical approach
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The quality of writing, verbal communication and/or technical and production skill
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Public impact or benefit of the story
