Sokolov Award

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The Sokolov Award, also known as Sokolov Prize, is an Israeli journalism award, awarded by the Tel Aviv municipality, in memory of Nahum Sokolow.^[1]

The award has been granted since 1956, initially to print journalists and since 1981 to journalists from the electronic media. It is considered^{[by whom?]} the second most prestigious award for Israeli journalism, second only to the Israel Prize for Communications.

The prize is awarded annually, in close proximity to Nahum Sokolow's birthday (ה' בשבט, Hebrew calendar), or the anniversary of his death (י"ב באייר, Hebrew calendar).

The prize is awarded to encourage journalistic excellence.

The Sokolov Award's statute stipulates that the mayor should appoint a selecting committee of three members (an academy figure, a jurist and a representative of the mayor), who in turn pick the judges on the award committee. The City Council then determines whether to approve the judges. The judges are made up of two senior journalists, two academy figures, and a representative of the municipality.

Winners receive a monetary prize. As of 2007, the prize was 18,000 shekels.

• List of Sokolow Award recipients (to 2009) on City of Tel Aviv - Yafo website (in Hebrew)