Georg von Holtzbrinck Prize for Business Journalism

This article covers the award for business journalism. For the science journalism prize, see the Georg von Holtzbrinck Science Journalism Prize .

The Georg von Holtzbrinck Prize for Business Journalism is a German journalism prize . The prize was donated in 2000 by the Georg von Holtzbrinck publishing group to promote journalistic quality in the field of German-language business journalism .

Awarding

The award ceremony takes place annually. Up to three prizes (print, electronic media and online) are awarded, each endowed with 5,000 euros. In addition, the jury awards a prize for young talent endowed with EUR 2,500, for which the age limit is 30 years.

jury

The jury, which decides on the selection of the submitted work, consists - in addition to the jury chairman - of 8 to 10 members from the fields of business journalism, management and research. The jury was at least three times:

• Journalists: Stefan Baron ( WirtschaftsWoche ), Sabine Gaschütz ( SWR ), Heike Göbel ( FAZ ), Wolfgang Kaden ( manager magazin ), Frederick Kempe ( Wall Street Journal ), Rainer Nahrendorf ( Handelsblatt ), Markus Schächter ( ZDF ), Gabor Steingart ( Spiegel ), and Bernd Ziesemer (Handelsblatt).
• Representatives of media companies: Jury chairman Stefan von Holtzbrinck ( Georg von Holtzbrinck publishing group ), Heik Afheldt ( Tagesspiegel ), and Helmut Brandstätter ( n-tv ).
• Business representatives: Paul Achleitner ( Allianz ), Dieter Rampl ( HypoVereinsbank ), Karl Matthäus Schmidt ( Consors-Bank ), and Sebastian Turner ( Scholz & Friends ).
• Economists: Herbert Hax ( University of Cologne ) and Horst Siebert ( University of Kiel ).

Award winners

2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 |

2019

• Print: Bert Fröndhoff, Thomas Jahn, Katharina Kort, Anke Rezmer and Britta Weddeling, Handelsblatt
• Audiovisual: Benjamin Best , WDR
• Interactive multimedia specials: Jannika Schultz and Stefan Schultz, Spiegel Online
• Ferdinand Simoneit Young Talent Award: Kathrin Witsch, Handelsblatt and Lukas Zdrzalek, Capital

2018

• Text: Caterina Lobenstein , Die Zeit
• Audiovisual: Stefanie Dodt and Thomas Aders , ARD
• Interactive multimedia specials: Astrid Dörner, Katharina Slodczyk and Felix Holtermann, Handelsblatt
• Ferdinand Simoneit Young Talent Award: Pascale Müller and Stefania Prandi, Buzzfeed

2017

• Text: Dietmar Hawranek and Frank Dohmen, Der Spiegel
• Audiovisual: Lutz Ackermann , Oliver Schröm , Christian Salewski, Benedikt Becker, Felix Rohrbach, Karsten Polke-Majewski , Philip Faigle and Manuel Daubenberger
• Interactive multimedia specials: Christian Werner and Marius Münstermann, Spiegel Online
• Ferdinand Simoneit Young Talent Award: Moritz Aisslinger, Die Zeit

2016

• Text: Frederik Obermaier , Bastian Obermayer and Vanessa Wormer , Süddeutsche Zeitung
• Interactive multimedia specials: Lars-Marten Nagel and Marcel Pauly, Die Welt
• Audiovisual: Angela Andersen and Claus Kleber
• Ferdinand Simoneit Young Talent Award: Björn Stephan and Fritz Zimmermann, Die Zeit

2015

• Print: Mark Schieritz and Kerstin Kohlenberg , Die Zeit
• electronic media: Dirk Laabs , ZDF
• Online: Eva Konzett, Marijana Miljkovic and André Kühnlenz, Wirtschaftsblatt (Austria)
• Ferdinand Simoneit Young Talent Award (print): Simon Book, Handelsblatt
• Ferdinand Simoneit Young Talent Award (online): Katharina Kistler, Marc Etzold, Franz Hubik, Fabian Kurmann, Anja Stehle, Matthias Streit, Julia Wadhawan and Tim Rahmann, WirtschaftsWoche

2014

• Print: Lorenz Wagner
• Online: Karsten Polke-Majewski and team
• Electronic media: Kersten Sebastian Schüßler
• Ferdinand Simoneit Young Talent Award: Dominik Stawski

2013

• Melanie Bergermann , WirtschaftsWoche
• Jens Hagen and Thomas Schmitt, Handelsblatt Online
• Nadine Oberhuber and Marlies Uken, Zeit Online
• Tilman Achtnich, editor at Südwestrundfunk (SWR)
• Fabian Gartmann , Focus.

2011

• Print: Jürgen Flauger and Sönke Iwersen, Handelsblatt team of authors
• Electronic media: Michael Lang, freelance author, contributions to WDR television
• Online: Florian Brückner, Reporter Handelsblatt online
• Young talent: Sabine Gusbeth, Euro editor

2010

• Print: Beat Balzli , Michaela Schießl and Thomas Schulz, team of authors Der Spiegel
• Electronic media: Ingolf Gritschneder and Georg Wellmann, WDR television
• Offspring: Sven Prange, Handelsblatt and Felix Rohrbeck, Zeit

2009

• Print: Henryk Hielscher, editor of WirtschaftsWoche
• Electronic media: Michael Haselrieder and Karl Hinterleitner, editors, ZDF
• Online: Christoph Schwennicke, Spiegel online

2008

• Kerstin Kohlenberg (Print category), Zeit editor
• Frank Wolfgang Sonntag (Electronic Media Category), editor at MDR television
• Marc Pitzke (Online category), US correspondent for Spiegel Online
• Tanja Kewes ( Handelsblatt ) and Sebastian Jost ( Die Welt ) (young talent)

2007

• Daniel Ammann (Category Print) for his article Daskret Marc Rich about an influential commodity trader and about Longing for the Colonial Era , a work about development aid in Africa, both published in Weltwoche .
• Wolfgang Wettstein (category electronic media) for his reports Granit from India about child labor in India and pension funds about the calculation of life expectancy values in insurance, both contributions broadcast on Swiss television .
• Dara Hassanzadeh and Philipp Müller (category Online) for their video and text reports Christmas globally on globalization , appeared on zdf.de .
• Henrike Rossbach (Young Talent Award) for her articles Das Ende des Jugendwahns about demographic developments in Germany, as well as for Der gute Schein about childcare for working people, both published in the FAZ .

2006

• Matthias Hohensee (Print category) for his articles Rasender thought flow about the entrepreneur Andreas von Bechtolsheim and for Das System Google about the company of the same name , both published in the WirtschaftsWoche .
• Gitti Müller (Electronic Media Category) for her television programs: Old clothes make people poor through the business with used clothing collections , broadcast on ARD , and for undocumented children about economic refugees from Ecuador , broadcast on WDR .
• Robert von Heusinger (Online category) for his contributions It's the Credit stupid! and Overrated structural reform - underrated construction! , appeared on his time blog Herdentrieb .
• Philipp Krohn (Young Talent Award) for his radio contributions, especially for "From Oberschönweide to Adlershof about the structural change in Berlin , broadcast on Deutschlandfunk .

2005

• Christiane Sommer (Print category) for her article The convertible prescription about the Metzler bank as well as for signs in the sky about the development of low-cost airlines , both published in brand eins .
• Michael Wech (category electronic media) for two articles with the title boom region Shanghai - China's metropolis in the growth trap , broadcast on 3sat .
• Thilo Schmidt (young talent award) for the reports Friedrich Flick and Kreuztal, the bought city and closed society? Privileges for trade unionists , broadcast on Deutschlandradio .

2004

• Matthias Geyer and Alexander Smoltczyk (Print category) for the cover story Operation Dosenpfand - With German thoroughness into the chaos about the introduction of the deposit system , as well as for their article Das Nürnberger Labor on the reform of the Federal Labor Office , both published in Spiegel .
• Maja Helmer (Electronic Media category) for her contribution, Jobwunder Zeitarbeit, flops through Personal Service Agencies , broadcast in Frontal21 , and for cleaning affair BA - Federal Employment Agency promotes dumping wages , broadcast in WISO .
• Roman Pletter (young talent award ) for his entrepreneur portrait in the Passauer Neue Presse with the title Hirtreiter and the Hellhounds , published in brand eins .

2003

• Markus Schneider (Print Category) for his articles . about subsidies in Switzerland and for The Principle of Hope for Underfunding of Swiss Pension Funds , both published in Weltwoche .
• Marita Knipper (Electronic Media) for their radio features money for cabbage and turnips agricultural policy suggests Europe on the agricultural and structural policies of the EU and the Horsemen of globalization on the environment conference in Johannesburg, both broadcast on WDR radio .
• Tillmann Prüfer (young talent award ) for his article Pfüüüüüt! Tüdeldüüt! Pfffüüüiiit! on the cultural and economic history of the recorder , published in the FTD .

2002

• Dr. Henrik Müller (Print Category) for his articles about the lack of an upswing in East Germany and the low economic growth in Germany, published in manager magazin .
• Sven Herold (Electronic Media category) for his reports on the disregard of consumer protection regulations , for example when billing 0190 calls , broadcast in the ARD magazine plusminus .
• Robert Jacobi (Young Talent Award) for his contributions on the dawn and fall of the New Economy , as well as on the sudden economic end of Leo Kirch , both published in the SZ .

2001

• Marc Brost (Print category) for his company stories The hunt has begun and The Brotherhood of Money on the reorganization of Germany AG , both published in the period .
• Manfred Henßler (Electronic Media) for his reports Gas Prices - Who is turning the price screw? on the gas market, which has not yet been liberalized, and for telephone annoyance - How pushers steal landline contracts through illegal sales methods by Mannesmann Arcor and Deutsche Telekom , both broadcast in the ARD magazine plusminus .
• Claudio di Luca (Young Talent Award) for his contributions on the fiscal policy of the Berlusconi government and on the environmental tax of the Schröder government , both published in Capital .

2000

• Beate Flemming (Print category) for her portraits of the manager Hartmut Mehdorn and the entrepreneur Heiner Kamps , both published in stern .
• Gundula Mehlhos (Electronic Media Category) for her film Mode als Handwerk. Production in Italian. about the work of European fashion designers and producers, broadcast on Deutsche Welle-TV .
• Sven Herold (Young Talent Award) for his television reports on the dangers of online banking .

Web links

• Georg von Holtzbrinck Prize for Business Journalism - Prize Winner ( Memento from June 25, 2011 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Jens Koenen: These are the winners of the Georg von Holtzbrinck Prize. In: handelsblatt.com. November 29, 2019, accessed May 3, 2020 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Handelsblatt: Georg von Holtzbrinck Prize for Economic Journalism awarded. November 29, 2018, accessed May 3, 2020 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b c d} Excellent business journalism . In: Handelsblatt . 29th November 2017.
4. ↑ ^{a b c d} “Value-based journalism is more important than ever” . In: Handelsblatt . 29th November 2016.
5. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Georg von Holtzbrinck Prize for Economic Journalism 2015 awarded . November 26, 2015.
6. ↑ ^{a b c d} Excellent business journalism: Dieter von Holtzbrinck Medien awards Georg von Holtzbrinck prizes for business journalism 2014 In: Handelsblatt Media Group . November 28, 2014.