Some of you might be interested in nominating an organization or individual, or nominating your own organization for the Highway Africa Awards. Further information on the website: http://www.highwayafrica.com/?page_id=8 ****

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*CALL-OUT OPEN: Telkom-Highway Africa New Media Awards 2013***

The 17th Highway Africa Conference, taking place at Rhodes University, South Africa, is set to host the 13thth edition of the Highway Africa New Media Awards. Sponsored by Telkom, these are unique and prestigious awards on the continent that reward innovative use of Information Communication technologies (ICTs) in journalism that serves Africa and its citizens. The awards were pioneered to highlight the role that ICTs play to enhance journalism and the media, in the process uplifting communities.****

The conference takes place from 1- 2 September 2013, and hereby calls for nominations for the Telkom- Highway Africa New Media Awards in 3 new categories: ****

- *Innovative newsroom* – newsrooms across Africa can submit nominations based on their innovative use of digital media including online, social and mobile media. **** - *Best African ICT Blog* – Followers or bloggers may nominate an African-based or diasporic African blog based on its coverage, debate and use of ICTs within the African context.**** - *Innovative use of technology for community engagement* – members of communities, organisations, or supporters may nominate an organisation (either corporate or non-profit) based on their innovative use of technology within a community in Africa. The organisation does not have to be African based, but the community in which they operate must be.****

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If you have any questions you can also email me: v.malila@ru.ac.za****

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Cheers, Vanessa****

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Vanessa Malila****

Mellon Post-Doc Research Fellow****

School of Journalism and Media Studies****

Rhodes University****

Tel: 0466037110****

http://mediaandcitizenship.ru.ac.za/****

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