Today Reason Foundation announced the finalists for the 2015 Bastiat Prize for Journalism.
The Bastiat Prize for Journalism is awarded to writers who best explain the importance of freedom with originality, wit, and eloquence. The winner will receive $10,000, second-place will collect $5,000 and third-place will receive $1,000 at the Reason Media Awards (#RMA15) on November 10 in New York City.
Finalists for the 2015 Bastiat Prize for Journalism
- Jim Bovard
Journalist and author of 10 books
@jimbovard - Daniel Hannan
Member, European Parliament for the South East of England
@DanHannanMEP - Froma Harrop
Nationally syndicated columnist, Creators Syndicate
@FromaHarrop - Robert Robb
Editorial Columnist, The Arizona Republic
@RJRobb - Ari Schulman
Senior Editor, The New Atlantis
@AriSchulman - Amit Varma
Author and Blogger, India Uncut (www.indiauncut.com)
@AmitVarma
Judges for the 2015 Bastiat Prize
- A. Barton Hinkle
Columnist, Richmond Times-Dispatch; 2008 Bastiat Prize Winner
@abartonhinkle - Judge Andrew Napolitano
Author and Senior Judicial Analyst, Fox News Channel
@judgenap - Virginia Postrel
Author and Columnist, Bloomberg View; Co-winner of Bastiat Prize (2011)
@vpostrel - Louis Rossetto
Co-founder, Wired; CEO, TCHO Chocolates
@rossetto - Mohit Satyanand
Chairman, Liberty Institute of India
@mohitsatyanand - Russ Smith
Founder, City Paper - John Tierney
Author and Columnist, The New York Times
@JohnTierneyNYC - Linda Whetstone
Chairman, Network for a Free Society
For more information about the Bastiat Prize, or if you are interested in attending the Reason Media Awards, please visit: www.reasonmediaawards.com.
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