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<BODY style="FONT: 10pt Segoe UI; MARGIN: 4px 4px 1px">>>> "Oltmann, Cosima Alessa | ZEIT-Stiftung" <Oltmann@Zeit-Stiftung.de> 08.03.2022 15:09 >>><BR>
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<P align=left><STRONG>Nominierungsaufruf</STRONG></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%'>Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%'>wir würden uns freuen, wenn Sie sich mit </SPAN><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%'>einer Nominierung oder mehreren Vorschlägen an unserer Ausschreibung der <A name=_Hlk31183897>„Free Media Awards – Supporting Independent Journalism in Eastern Europe</A>“ beteiligen. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%'>Seit 2004 vergibt die ZEIT-Stiftung gemeinsam mit der norwegischen Stiftung Fritt Ord jährlich Preise an Journalist:innen in Osteuropa, die unermüdlich gegen alle Widerstände für eine unabhängige Presse einstehen – seit 2016 unter dem Titel „Free Media Awards“.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%'>Der russische Angriff auf die Ukraine und die damit einhergehende Desinformationswelle führen uns die Notwendigkeit einer unabhängigen Berichterstattung aktuell sehr deutlich vor Augen. Für die Free Media Awards können <SPAN style="COLOR: black">Medienschaffende und Medienplattformen in Russland, der Ukraine, Aserbaidschan, Georgien, Belarus und Armenien nominiert werden, die durch ihre investigative, unabhängige Berichterstattung einen Beitrag zur Pressefreiheit leisten. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%'>Bis zum <B>31. März 2022</B> können Sie die Vorschläge (auf Englisch oder Deutsch) </SPAN><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%'>per E-Mail <SPAN style="COLOR: black">unter</SPAN> </SPAN><A href="mailto:presse@zeit-stiftung.de"><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%'>presse@zeit-stiftung.de</SPAN></A><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%'> einreichen. </SPAN><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%'>Eine Nominierung muss begründet sein und sollte auf ein bis zwei Seiten (DIN A4) erläutern, warum der/die nominierte Journalist:in bzw. das Medium als Kandidat:innen für die Free Media Awards geeignet ist. Die Charakterisierung soll eine Einschätzung zur journalistischen Qualität enthalten und Links zu ausgewählten Artikeln sowie biografische Angaben umfassen. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%'>Eine sechsköpfige Jury wählt im Frühjahr 2022 aus den eingegangenen Nominierungen die Preisträger:innen aus. Ihr gehören Ane Tusvik Bonde vom Human Rights House Oslo, Alice Bota, ehemalige Moskau-Korrespondentin der ZEIT, Juri Durkot, freier Journalist und Übersetzer aus Lemberg, Guri Norstrøm, vom Norwegischen Fernsehen NRK, Martin Paulsen, von der Universität Bergen und Silvia Stöber, die als Autorin und Reporterin über die Regionen östlich der EU berichtet, an.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%'>Die Free Media Awards 2021 gingen ausschließlich an Medienschaffende aus Belarus. Geehrt wurden die Gerichtsreporterin Katsjaryna Barisewitsch, der Belarussische Journalistenverband BAJ, das Onlinemedium TUT.by und die Journalistin Natalia Lubnieuskaja. Außerdem wurden Katsiaryna Andreyeva und Darya Chultsova mit einem Free Media Award ausgezeichnet, die für ihre journalistische Arbeit zu zwei Jahren Gefängnis verurteilt wurden. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P align=left><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: myriad-pro, "Myriad Pro", "Gill Sans", "Gill Sans MT", sans-serif; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FLOAT: none; FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: rgb(94,94,94); FONT-STYLE: normal; ORPHANS: 2; WIDOWS: 2; DISPLAY: inline !important; LETTER-SPACING: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial'><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: myriad-pro, "Myriad Pro", "Gill Sans", "Gill Sans MT", sans-serif; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FLOAT: none; FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: rgb(94,94,94); FONT-STYLE: normal; ORPHANS: 2; WIDOWS: 2; DISPLAY: inline !important; LETTER-SPACING: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial'><STRONG><FONT color=#000000 face=Calibri>Call for Nominations</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P></P><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: myriad-pro, "Myriad Pro", "Gill Sans", "Gill Sans MT", sans-serif; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FLOAT: none; FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: rgb(94,94,94); FONT-STYLE: normal; ORPHANS: 2; WIDOWS: 2; DISPLAY: inline !important; LETTER-SPACING: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial'><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: myriad-pro, "Myriad Pro", "Gill Sans", "Gill Sans MT", sans-serif; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FLOAT: none; FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: rgb(94,94,94); FONT-STYLE: normal; ORPHANS: 2; WIDOWS: 2; DISPLAY: inline !important; LETTER-SPACING: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial'>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB'><FONT color=#000000>Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB'><o:p><FONT color=#000000> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB'><FONT color=#000000>in cooperation with the Fritt Ord Foundation in Norway, the ZEIT-Stiftung has since 2004 annually bestowed the “Free Media Awards” on Eastern European journalists who – despite all obstacles – tirelessly provide independent press coverage. The Russian attack on Ukraine and the accompanying wave of disinformation clearly demonstrate the need for independent reporting in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. Media professionals and media platforms in Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Belarus and Armenia who contribute to freedom of the press through their investigative or independent reporting can be nominated for the Free Media Awards.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB'>Nominations for this year’s awards are being accepted until <B>31 March 2022</B> and can be submitted (in English or German) by e-mail to </SPAN><A href="presse@zeit-stiftung.de"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB'><FONT color=#000000>presse@zeit-stiftung.de</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN lang=EN-GB style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB'><FONT color=#000000>. Nominations should detail in one or two pages (DIN A4) why the proposed journalist or media entity is a worthy recipient of a Free Media Award. The submission should assess the journalistic quality of the nominee’s work and include links to selected articles as well as biographical information.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><FONT color=#000000><SPAN lang=EN-GB style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB'>In spring 2022, a jury of six will select the winners from the nominations received. The jury includes Ane Tusvik Bonde, Human Rights House Foundation in Oslo; Alice Bota, DIE ZEIT; the Ukrainian journalist and translator Juri Durkot; Guri Norstrøm, Broadcasting Corporation, Martin Paulsen, University of Bergene, and Silvia Stöber, who reports as a freelance journalist on the Southern Caucasus and Southeast Asia.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB'><o:p><FONT color=#000000> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB'><FONT color=#000000>The 2021 Free Media Awards were presented exclusively to media professionals and entities working in Belarus. Honourees included court reporter Katsjaryna Barisewitsch, the Belarus Association of Journalists (BAJ), the online news portal TUT.by and the journalist Natalia Lubnieuskaja. Additionally, a Free Media Award was jointly conferred on Katsiaryna Andreyeva and Darya Chultsova, whose journalistic activities resulted in their being sentenced to two years in prison.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB'><o:p><FONT color=#000000> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB'><FONT color=#000000>We are eager to receive your submissions and look forward to your suggestions.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB'><FONT color=#000000>With war regards<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB'><FONT color=#000000>Jessica Staschen<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm"><FONT color=#000000><SPAN lang=EN-GB style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB'>Head of Communication</SPAN><BR style="BOX-SIZING: border-box; WORD-SPACING: 0px; ORPHANS: 2; WIDOWS: 2; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; transition: opacity 300ms ease-in-out 0s"><SPAN style="WORD-SPACING: 0px; FLOAT: none; ORPHANS: 2; WIDOWS: 2; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial"><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Program Director Journalism</FONT></SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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