Slugger Awards (Media) Pitch: Searchlight on Government

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This is one of several I have in mind. But this category would include campaigns and high quality investigations that reveal what’s going on under the surface of ministerial accountability to include the bureaucracy, quangos and watchdogs . This is particularly important in a political system without a formal opposition. Candidates would be asked to assess the role of FOI and pre-emptive government disclosure of papers in their reporting.

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Slugger is now looking for pitches from people to turn the best from our long list of ideas into an actual award category. So we’re asking you to email Mick ([email protected]) with a suggested title for your category and a 100 word outline of what it means in practice.

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