DOHA: To mark the World Press Freedom Day on May 3, Doha Centre for Media Freedom (DCMF) will organise its inaugural DCMF World Press Freedom Cartoon Contest. The centre is looking forward to receiving cartoons from artists from all over the world, depicting the theme of Media Freedom.
May 3 was declared World Press Freedom Day by the UN General Assembly In 1993, and each year it serves as a reminder of the difficulties faced by journalists and members of the media around the world.
Cartoons can often express stories, news and opinions more clearly than words, and at times of conflict, cartoonists and artists are regularly among the first to be silenced. For World Press Freedom Day in 2013, Doha Centre for Media Freedom would like to honor the bravery and creativity of courageous cartoonists and journalists who use their work to battle against restrictions imposed on the media and society in general.
To this end, DCMF has launched its inaugural DCMF World Press Freedom Cartoon Competition, and looks forward to seeing how cartoonists around the world depict issues related to media freedom.
The criteria refers to the theme, which is Media Freedom, so the cartoons must capture any major events related to media freedom in 2012-2013. This competition is open to cartoonists from all over the world but participants must be aged 18 and over.
Each participant can contribute only one cartoon to the competition and any text written on the cartoon should be translated into English or Arabic. Cartoons can be either black and white or in colour and only original work will be accepted.
All submissions must include the name, email address, telephone number and a brief biography of the cartoonist and only still cartoons will be accepted, among other criteria marked by DCMF.
A jury of five members, including award-winning cartoonists, will be presided over by the Director of Doha Centre for Media Freedom, Jan Keulen. Cash prizes of $1,500, $1,000 and $800 will be awarded to the three top-placed cartoons on May 3. Selected cartoons will be exhibited during the World Press Freedom Day celebrations.
The Peninsula
