Vladimir Herzog Award

Vladimir Herzog Award
Vladimir Herzog Award
Awarded for	Brazilian Journalism Award for Amnesty and Human Rights Coverage
Date	October 27, 1979
Location	Theater of the Catholic University of São Paulo
Country	Brazil
First awarded	1979
Last awarded	2011
Website	www.premiovladimirherzog.org.br

Vladimir Herzog Award (Portuguese: Prêmio Jornalistico Vladimir Herzog de Anistia e Direitos Humanos) is a Brazilian award for journalists who excel in the coverage of human rights issues in the national press.^[2] It was created in 1979 by the Journalists Sindicate of São Paulo.^[3]

History edit

The Vladimir Herzog Award for Human Rights was established in 1977, two years after the murder of journalist Vladimir Herzog in the dungeons of dictatorship, in order to encourage journalists in a time of strong censorship, to denounce the abuses that were committed then.

Today, the award continues its mission, rewarding stories that stimulate the quest for citizenship, denouncing all kinds of violation of human rights.

Categories edit

Every year, the ten categories are:^[4]

Arts
Photography
Book-Report
Radio Report
Internet Reporting
TV – Picture
TV – (Documentary)
TV – Report (daily news)
Magazine
Newspaper

References edit

^ Marcelo Bauer Cross Content, retrieved December 20, 2011
^ "Brazil: Human rights awards". OHCHR. Archived from the original on 10 August 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
^ "Regulamento do XXVII prêmio Jornalístico Vladimir Herzog de Anistia e Direitos Humanos - 2005". Journalistas de São Paulo (in Portuguese). 19 August 2005. Archived from the original on 3 December 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
^ "Prêmio Vladimir Herzog: Os vencedores de 2005" [Vladimir Herzog Award: The 2005 winners]. Observatório da Imprensa (in Portuguese). 25 October 2005. Archived from the original on 1 July 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2009.

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[1] Marcelo Bauer Cross Content, retrieved December 20, 2011

[2] "Brazil: Human rights awards". OHCHR. Archived from the original on 10 August 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2009.

[3] "Regulamento do XXVII prêmio Jornalístico Vladimir Herzog de Anistia e Direitos Humanos - 2005". Journalistas de São Paulo (in Portuguese). 19 August 2005. Archived from the original on 3 December 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2009.

[4] "Prêmio Vladimir Herzog: Os vencedores de 2005" [Vladimir Herzog Award: The 2005 winners]. Observatório da Imprensa (in Portuguese). 25 October 2005. Archived from the original on 1 July 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2009.

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