Summary
Created in 1997, the annual UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize honours a person, organization or institution that has made an outstanding contribution to the defence and, or promotion of press freedom anywhere in the world, and especially when this has been achieved in the face of danger.
The Prize was established on the initiative of UNESCO's Executive Board and is formally conferred by UNESCO on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day on 3 May. It is named in honour of Guillermo Cano Isaza, a Colombian journalist who was assassinated in front of the offices of his newspaper El Espectador in Bogotá, Colombia, on 17 December 1986.
Benefit
a minimum of $25,000 USD
certificate and an object symbolizing the award and granted to the prize winner.
Eligibility
Candidates shall have made a significant contribution to press freedom anywhere in the world representing all types of media including digital media.
Prizes may be conferred upon individuals, institutions, other entities or non-governmental organizations.
Deadline February 15, 2025
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