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Swaminathan among six finalists for Bastiat Prize 7 Aug 2008, 0118 hrs IST,TNN NEW DELHI: Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar, consulting editor, Times of India is amongst the six finalists chosen by the International Policy Network for the seventh annual Bastiat Prize for Journalism. The prize named in honour of the great 19th-century French philosopher and essayist Fridiric Bastiat, celebrates writers whose works clearly and wittily promotes the institutions of the free society. "This year, there were over 250 submissions from writers in more than 50 countries, including many published in the world's top newspapers and magazines. The final decision is now in the hands of judges which include former winners, Brian Carney and Amity Shlaes, and the former chancellor of the British Exchequer, Nigel Lawson," IPN executive director, Julian Morris said. The other finalists are Tyler Cowen, professor of economics, New York Times; A Barton Hinkle, deputy op-ed editor, Richmond Times-Dispatch, USA; Fraser Nelson, political editor, The Spectator, UK; Ashutosh Tiwari, CEO, Himalmedia, Nepali Times and Daniel Weintraub, public affairs columnist, Sacramento Bee, USA. The prize winners will be announced at Bastiat Prize Dinner in New York on 22 October 2008.
