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<BODY style="FONT: 10pt Segoe UI; MARGIN: 4px 4px 1px"><BR><BR>>>> Hanne Vorland <A href="mailto:hanne.vorland@frittord.no> 16.02.2016 15:24 >>">hanne.vorland@frittord.no> 16.02.2016 15:24 >></A><BR><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The Fritt Ord Foundation and the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius hereby invite nominations of journalists, bloggers, Internet media and newspapers for the 2016 Free Media Award.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The Free Media Award will be awarded to journalists and media outlets from Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The Fritt Ord Foundation and the ZEIT Foundation are interested in identifying candidates worthy of recognition for their work, and we need your help. Nominations will be accepted until <B>26 February 2016</B>, and should include an explanation of why the journalist or media outlet is considered to be a good candidate for the Free Media Award. Nominations should include reasons for why candidates deserve recognition based on the quality of their work, and the relevance of the content. The nomination statement should be 1 to 2 pages long, and include a short biography and links to articles, where relevant.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">To qualify for nomination, journalists and media outlets must have demonstrated a commitment to democracy, and freedom of expression. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Please contact Fritt Ord if you have any questions about the nomination process.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">We look forward to hearing from you!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Please send nominations by e-mail to <A href="mailto:hanne.vorland@frittord.no"><FONT color=blue><U>hanne.vorland@frittord.no</U></FONT></A>.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Kind regards,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#006298 size=2 face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><B>Hanne Vorland</B></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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