Newspaper Association Offering Prizes for Minority Coverage


(IJNet)


The European Association of Daily Newspapers in Minority and Regional Languages (Midas) is offering two different prizes for journalists covering minorities and cultural diversity in Europe.

The Midas and the Otto von Habsburg prizes honor journalists who have dedicated themselves to the protection of minorities within the context of the ongoing European integration process.

The Midas Prize is open only to journalists employed by Midas-member newspapers. Interested participants should submit articles written in a minority or regional language. The winner will receive EU€1,000 (around US$1,220).

The Otto von Habsburg Prize, also judged by the Midas Governing Board, is open any journalist working for a daily European newspaper. Submissions should be in languages originally spoken in Europe with an English-language summary. The winner will receive EU€2,000 (around US$2,440).

The deadline for both competitions is January 31, 2005. Prizes will handed out at the Midas General Assembly in spring 2005.

Midas is an association of newspaper editors representing more than 10 indigenous linguistic communities in Europe. Its goal is to promote greater coordination among different publications in these native languages.

For rules, contact the Midas Secretary General, Günther Rautz, at g.rautz@eurac.edu, telephone +39-0471-055210 or visit
http://www.midas-press.org/MidasPrizeforJournalism.htm
or http://www.midas-press.org/OttovonHabsburgPrizeforJournalism.htm