Asian Rice Journalist Award 2007

Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Asia and the Pacific

and the International Federation of Environmental Journalists (IFEJ)

proudly announce the launch of the

Asian Rice Journalist Award

The first ever Award to acknowledge excellence in writing on rice and rice related issues in Asia!

Rice is Life to the people of Asia, and our most revered treasure. It is central to the Asian way of life; its cultural heritage and diversity, spirituality, and traditions.

We invite your nominations of the best articles on rice and rice related issues written by Asian writers, reporters, journalists or columnists that have been published in the mainstream print media i.e. national newspapers, magazines, journals, as well as on websites of said media.

Time-line of articles under consideration: August 31st 2006 to September 1st 2007.

Closing date: September 1st, 2007

The Award will be conferred on October 16th, 2007, World Food Day!

Those nominating non-English articles are requested to send in a summary translation of the article in English, and a recommendation as to why they are nominating the writer and article.

The Award Winner will receive the following:

- Travel to, and one week’s stay in, the country of her or his choice, from among the Asian countries involved in PAN AP’ Save Our Rice Campaign

- Visits to ecological agriculture or project sites involving rice, organised by PAN AP’s partner groups

- Citations as the “Asian Rice Journalist Award Winner” on various PAN AP and partners WebPages, as well as in media articles generated on the Award.

The Panel of Judges for the Asian Rice Journalist Award is:

• Mr. Darryl D'Monte – President of the International Federation of Environmental Journalists (IFEJ)

• Dr. Irene Fernandez – Right Livelihood Recipient 2005, and renowned Human Rights activist

• Mr. Danilo Ramos – Secretary General of the Asian Peasants Coalition

• Mr. Kalinga Seneviratne – Senior Research Associate with the Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC)

• Mr. Devinder Sharma – Renowned and Award Winning journalist and Political Analyst

• Dr. Song VoKyung – Renowned Consumer Advocate

Send in Your Nominations NOW!

Contact: PAN Asia and the Pacific, P.O. Box 1170, 10850 Penang, Malaysia

E-mail: panap@panap.net

Please mark all envelopes with articles sent, and tag articles sent via emails with SUBJECT line --

Asian Rice Journalist Award NOMINATION