Call for Entries: 2010 Media For Liberty Award

The 2010 “Media for Liberty Award” seeks to acknowledge and encourage media contributions that explore the relationship between economic and political liberty. The most outstanding entry published or transmitted in the preceding calendar year (between January 1 and December 31, 2009) will receive an award of $50,000.

Economists and political theorists have long debated the relationship between economic liberty (i.e., freedom of individuals to make economic choices in a free-market environment) and political liberty (i.e., freedom from government intervention and fostering of civil liberties). Prominent economists such as Milton Friedman, Friedrich Hayek, and Ludwig von Mises, have argued that free economies are conducive to, or even an inseparable element of, political freedom.

The changing economic environment has triggered responses from policy makers both in the United States and across the globe that touch on economic and political liberty. The media can play a vital role by examining this correlation, from a variety of viewpoints and in a variety of formats, in the context of the pressing economic and political issues of the day.

Entries for this Award must have been published or transmitted via print or electronic media. Eligible media outlets, including newspapers, magazines, journals, radio, television, and websites, must be generally recognized in their markets and accessible to a broad audience in the United States.