Journalist award
Journalist Awards are awards for excellent journalistic (sectoral) work in the period covered by the advertisement, which usually spans one or two years.
In the German-speaking world, journalist awards do not play the prominent role that the Pulitzer Prize , for example, has in the USA. There are currently 521 journalist awards in Germany.
Renowned German-language journalism awards
Journalist awards with a particularly high reputation
Journalist award | Founder / sponsor | jury | since | Award |
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Nannen Prize for journalistic work in German-language newspapers, magazines and online media |
stern and G + J ; emerged from the Egon Erwin Kisch Prize | Since 2005Peter-Matthias Gaede , Hans Werner Kilz , Giovanni di Lorenzo , Helmut Markwort and Cordt Schnibben | 12 journalists, including2005 | Awarded annually in five categories as well as for freedom of the press and life's work; endowed with a total of 30,000 EUR. |
Theodor Wolff Prize for outstanding journalism in German newspapers and their online editions |
Federal Association of German Newspaper Publishers (BDZV) | Peter Stefan Herbst , Annette Ramelsberger and Nikolaus Blome | 9 newspaper journalists, including1962 | It is awarded annually in five equal classes and is endowed with EUR 6,000 each. In addition, a prize can be awarded for life's work. |
German reporter award
for outstanding reports and interviews in various German-speaking media |
Reporter Forum, a network of German journalists | The changing members of the jury included Nikolaus Brender , Doris Dörrie , Erwin Koch , Claus Kleber , Monika Maron , Nils Minkmar , Stefan Niggemeier , Kathrin Passig , Sabine Rückert and Harald Schmidt . | 2009 | It is awarded annually in twelve categories, unlike other prizes, there is no prize money. The final meeting of the jury is always public. |
Zurich Journalist Prize for work published in German-speaking Switzerland |
Zurich Press Association (ZPV) | Margrit Sprecher | 5 Swiss journalists, including1981 | Awarded annually. In addition, a prize can be awarded for life's work. |
Dr.-Karl-Renner-Publizistikpreis for work published in Austria |
ÖGB and BAWAG , since 1984 Austrian Journalists Club (ÖJC) | OriginallyÖJC . | Journalists who are members of the1964 | Awarded every two years and endowed with EUR 7,000. |
Journalism in general
- Alternative media prize - the alternative journalist prize, in various categories a total of 4,500 euros annually since 1999 from Nürnberger Medienakademie e. V. and the Journalist Academy Foundation
- Günter Wallraff Prize for criticism of journalism , journalism prize for people or institutions who “deal critically with journalism in an original and balanced way”. (First award 2015 to phrase cloud )
- Hanns-Joachim-Friedrichs-Prize , television journalism up to 5,000 euros annually since 1995 by the Friedrichs-Freundeskreis
- Hansel Mieth Prize , 6,000 euros annually since 1998 for a team of authors and photographers from the Zeitenspiegel reportage agency
- Hildegard von Bingen Prize for Journalism , 10,000 euros annually since 1995 from the Rhineland-Palatinate State Dental Association
- Journalist of the Year (Germany) is from since 2004, medium magazine awarded
- Journalist of the Year (Austria) is used by the trade journal since 2004, the Austrian journalist awarded
- Liberty Award , for foreign correspondents and reporters, 15,000 euros annually since 2007 from Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken GmbH
- Austrian magazine award , 3,000 euros annually since 1983 from the Austrian magazine and trade media association
- Otto Brenner price , year by the since 2005 IG Metall awarded
- The Swiss Press Award , 140,000 Swiss francs in prize money, has been awarded annually in five categories since 1986
- Vienna Journalist Prize , 5,000 euros annually since 2011 by Wien Holding and FrauenNetzwerk Medien , awarded by the Vienna Vice Mayor
politics
- Media award of the German Bundestag on parliamentarianism (print and radio each 10,000 euros annually since 1996, since 1999 every two years by the German Bundestag)
- Media Prize for Development Policy (four categories totaling 15,000 euros annually since 1995 by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development)
- Gerhard Löwenthal Prize for Journalism (5,000 euros in prize money, first awarded in 2004, supported by the Conservative Education and Research Foundation in cooperation with the weekly newspaper Junge Freiheit and Ingeborg Löwenthal)
- Golden hedgehog on a topic related to the Bundeswehr and / or the reserve in Germany (print, internet and radio / television, a total of 6,000 euros, since 1993 by the Association of Reservists of the German Bundeswehr )
- Karl Hermann Flach Prize for contributions to the further development of political liberalism from the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (1976–2000) and since 2010 from the Karl Hermann Flach Foundation
- Siebenpfeiffer Prize Commitment to free basic rights and basic democratic values (5,000 euros every 2 to 3 years since 1987 by the Siebenpfeiffer Foundation )
- Journalist Prize of the Data Protection Foundation: Supporting balanced journalism in the field of data protection and privacy (5,000 euros annually since 2017 from the Data Protection Foundation )
economy
- BlaueBoje - Journalist Prize Business on site (since 2004, endowed with a total of 15,000 euros, from the Volksbanken and Raiffeisenbanken in Rhineland and Westphalia)
- German Business Film Award (three categories each 5,000 euros annually from the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology)
- Ernst Schneider Prize (various categories totaling 55,000 euros annually since 1971 by the DIHK )
- Friedrich Vogel Prizes for Business Journalism (a total of 25,000 euros annually from the Friedrich and Isabel Vogel Foundation)
- econsense journalist award for business and sustainability (print, internet, TV, radio, endowed with a total of 4,500 euros, since 2003 by econsense - Forum for Sustainable Development of German Business)
- Georg von Holtzbrinck Prize for Business Journalism (print and electronic media each 5,000 euros annually since 1995 by the Georg von Holtzbrinck publishing group )
- Hans Strothoff Journalist Prize (since 2008; endowed with a total of 50,000 euros)
- Horst Knapp Prize (annual prize sponsored by Bank Austria since 1996 for outstanding achievements in Austrian business journalism, endowed with 6,000 euros)
- "Renewable Energy" journalist prize from the Renewable Energy Agency (various categories, endowed with a total of 10,000 euros)
- Journalists' award "Medienpreis Mittelstand" of the German Business Juniors (annually since 2003; 6 categories and a special award for young talent endowed with a total of 13,000 euros)
- Ludwig Erhard Prize for Business Journalism (annually since 1977 by the Ludwig Erhard Foundation )
Art and culture
- Alfred Kerr Prize for literary criticism (5,000 euros annually since 1977 from Börsenblatt for the German book trade )
- Bert Donnepp Prize for media journalism (1–2 prizes totaling 5,000 euros annually since 1991 from Friends of the Adolf Grimme Prize )
- Michael Althen Prize for Criticism (5,000 euros annually since 2012 from the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung)
- Helmut Sontag Prize for media journalism, 5,000 euros annually since 1987 donated by the German Library Association , since 2010 together with the Scientific Book Society
Regional
- BIGSAS Journalism Prize for Africa Journalism (print and online, 2500 euros in prize money, awarded by the Bayreuth International Graduate School of African Studies)
- Franco-German journalism award for Franco-German international understanding (several categories up to 6,000 euros annually since 1983 by German and French media and organizations)
- German-Polish journalist award for German-Polish international understanding (several categories up to 5,000 euros annually since 1997 from administrations of the region and various organizations)
- Hessian Journalist Prize for the Identity of Hesse (several winners, a total of 12,000 euros annually, since 2006 by Sparda-Bank Hessen and DJV Hessen)
Science / technology / medicine
- German Depression Media Prize (5,000 euros every two years since 2013 from the German Depression Aid Foundation )
- Georg von Holtzbrinck Prize for Science Journalism (print and electronic media each 5,000 euros annually since 1995 from the Georg von Holtzbrinck publishing group )
- Goethe Prize for journalism in science and university policy , first awarded in 2008, supported by the FAZIT Foundation and the University of Frankfurt am Main
- Mainly biology to promote high quality and understandable science communication in the field of biology
- Hofschneider research award for science and medical journalism, first awarded in 2008, endowed with 20,000 Swiss francs, sponsored by the Zurich Foundation for Experimental Biomedicine.
- Hugo Junkers Prize (awarded annually since 1996 and endowed with a total of 10,000 euros)
- Journalists' award “Evidence-based Medicine in the Media” (awarded annually by the German Network Evidence-Based Medicine since 2009 and endowed with 1,500 euros).
- Media Prize from the German AIDS Foundation , until 1996: Journalist Prize (a total of 15,000 euros for three winners every two years since 2001; 1987–2000 annually; from the German AIDS Foundation )
- Wilhelm and Ingeborg Roloff Prize, announced by the German Lung Foundation . The first prize is endowed with 3,000 euros, the second with 2,000 euros; it has been awarded every two years since 1997 for exemplary contributions to pulmonary medicine / pulmonology.
- Aviation and Space Media Prize (awarded annually and endowed with a total of 15,000 euros)
- Media Prize Medicine Human Technology , initially Medtronic media prize (print, radio, TV, online, awarded annually since 1997 by Medtronic GmbH and since 2012 together with Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and endowed with a total of 15,000 euros)
- Austrian State Prize for Science Journalism (5,500 euros, since 1971)
- PUNKT (print, photo and electronic media totaling 20,000 euros annually since 2005 from acatech , German Academy of Science and Engineering )
- German Neurology Journalism Award, announced annually since 2008 by the German Society for Neurology , endowed with 5,000 euros in the word and electronic media categories
- Imprint Journalist Prize for Dentistry and Dental Technology, announced annually since 2006 by the proDente initiative , endowed with 2,500 euros each in the categories of print, radio, TV and online
Environment / nutrition
- Environmental award for journalists (2,500 euros annually since 1986 from the German Environmental Foundation )
Society / Social / Church
- Claus Gatterer Prize for socially committed journalism (5,000 euros annually since 1985 from the Austrian Journalists Club )
- Felix Rexhausen Prize for reporting on lesbians and gays (500 euros annually since 1998 from the Association of Lesbian and Gay Journalists )
- Journalist Prize for Civic Commitment (annually since 1998 and 2008 respectively 10,000 euros in the categories of print, television and radio from the Robert Bosch Foundation )
- Journalist Prize “Pro Ehrenamt - Hermann Wilhelm Thywissen Prize” for reporting on volunteering since 2001 by the Rhein-Kreis Neuss; endowed with a total of 18,000 euros in four categories "TV / radio", "print", "local" and "young talent"
- Media lioness (two non-endowed prizes a year for female journalists, specializing in society and social issues)
- Otto Brenner Prize for Critical Journalism (texts, a total of 45,000 euros annually since 2005 from the Otto Brenner Foundation , which is part of IG Metall )
- Prälat-Leopold-Ungar-Journalist-Award (annually since 2004 by the Caritas of the Archdiocese of Vienna and the Raiffeisenlandesbank Niederösterreich-Wien )
- Diakonie Journalistenpreis for reporting on social issues since 2003 from Diakonie Baden and Diakonie Württemberg; endowed with a total of 12,000 euros in at least four categories "television", "print", "radio" and "radio in short"
- Journalist Prize from the victim support organization Weisser Ring for journalistic contributions that deal with criminal offenses and their consequences from the point of view of crime victims (every two years since 2009; five categories: print, TV, online, radio and for young journalists; endowed with 3,000 euros per category)
Others
- CIVIS Media Prize for Integration and Cultural Diversity is awarded as a European and German television prize as well as a German-language radio prize in the European Union and Switzerland.
- German Local Journalist Prize (several winners, a total of 12,500 euros annually since 1979 from the Konrad Adenauer Foundation )
- Helmut Schmidt Journalist Prize for critical consumer journalism (3 prizes totaling 30,000 euros annually since 1996 from ING-DiBa )
- Railway station journalist award for print media on the subject of the railway station (5,000 euros annually since 1998 from the Dr. Eckert Group)
- Regino Prize for judicial reporting (several winners each 500 euros annually since 2000 from Wolfgang Ferner, Neue Juristische Wochenschrift (NJW) and the Higher Regional Court of Koblenz )
- VDRJ Columbus Prize of the Association of German Travel Journalists , has been awarded since 2010 for high quality travel journalism, not endowed.
- Consumer journalist award from the Markenverband , since 2010 with 17,500 to 20,000 euros in prize money to several winners under the patronage of Roman Herzog .
- Guardian Prize of the German daily press for investigative journalism and defense of the freedom of the press (3 prizes with a total of 26,000 euros annually since 1969 from the "Freedom of the Press" foundation )
Journalist prizes not yet established for German-speaking journalists
The following journalist prizes have not yet been established, i.e. the first award was less than five years ago, or they have not yet been awarded at least three times.
- Media award cemetery today on the topic of cemetery (several award winners, a total of 5,000 euros annually, awarded by Aeternitas eV since 2014 )
- Herbert Riehl Heyse Prize (first awarded in 2005)
- Journalist Prize "Historical Securities and Financial History" for topics related to historical securities and financial history (1,000 euros each in 3 categories, first award 2011, initiative of the International Bond and Share Society (IBSS))
- Youth turntable award for children's and youth media (first awarded in 2007, supported by the Federal Agency for Civic Education )
- PUK journalist award
- Swiss media prize for local journalism , endowed with CHF 20,000 each for the print, radio and TV sectors, since 2011
- Dietmar Heeg Media Prize of the Karl Kübel Foundation - with a total of 10,000 euros. First award 2015. Contributions will be awarded that place the situation of families in Germany in the focus of their reporting. Annual call for tenders in the areas of print, radio and TV.
- The journalist award of the Renewable Energies Hamburg Cluster will be awarded for the third time in 2020. It functions as a separate category within the German Renewables Awards. The EEHH cluster would like to honor journalists and their contributions who have made a contribution to a balanced and understandable presentation of energy transition topics. The prize is endowed with 1,000 euros and will be awarded at an evening gala in the opera loft .
Young talent and sponsorship awards for German-speaking journalists
The following journalist prizes are aimed at young journalists right down to editors of school newspapers; However, the upper age limit is usually 35 years. In the case of sponsorship awards, in addition to the worthiness of the award winner , the focus is often on the financing of a further training level - for example a stay abroad or a traineeship . Therefore, prizes for young talents and sponsors cannot be compared with the generally accessible prices and are listed separately here.
- Other words - new notes has been awarded by the Journalistinnenbund since 2002 and is endowed with 1000 euros.
- Axel Springer Prize for young journalists from the Axel Springer Academy (annually since 1991, four categories, currently a total of 54,000 euros, age limit 33 years)
- CNN Journalist Award for young journalists
- Georg Schreiber Media Prize for outstanding work by young journalists in the field of health and social affairs. (around 25,000 euros for print, radio and television, awarded annually by AOK Bayern since 2003 )
- Kurt Magnus Prize (total prize money of 25,000 euros) has been awarded by the Dr. Kurt Magnus Foundation of the German Broadcasting Association (ARD) .
- Ludwig Erhard Prize Promotion Prize for Business Journalism (5,000 euros, annually since 1991 from the Ludwig Erhard Foundation )
- Marion-Dönhoff-Förderpreis (print, annually since 1999 5,000 euros from the Robert Bosch Foundation )
- Wolfgang Seibel Prize for young journalists (first awarded in 2004, supported by the Catholic Church's School of Journalism )
- Konrad Duden Journalist Prize (a total of 3500 euros in prize money for three winners) has been awarded every two years since 2012 for outstanding linguistic contributions in print, online, radio or television
- Young CIVIS Media Prize Promotion award for young journalists as well as students and graduates of film and media universities.
No longer awarded prizes
- Alstom Journalist Prize (2002–2009), awarded by the Alstom Journalist Prize Foundation , Alstom (Switzerland)
- German Critics' Prize (1951–2009), awarded by the Association of German Critics. V.
- Die Spitz Feder , Austrian Journalist Prize (1999–2010), founder Jutta Sander , later Monika Vana and Eva Glawischnig , replaced in 2011 by the Vienna Journalist Prize
- Emma Journalist Prize (for journalists three prizes totaling 4,500 euros every two years from 1990 to 2012 from EMMA and the North Rhine-Westphalian Ministry of Women)
- Queen Christine Prize for science journalism about gays, lesbians and transgender (annually since 2001 by the Queen Christine Society ; has not been awarded since 2002)
- Fritz Singer Prize for Courageous Journalism (1983–1998) (Donor: Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) )
- Golden Prometheus (awarded 2006–2009)
- Ludwig-Bölkow-Journalistenpreis for journalism in the field of aerospace (first award 2004)
- Prix du Champagne Lanson (2001–2008) for German-speaking wine journalists (in print or electronic media supported by Champagne Lanson )
Journalist prizes outside the German-speaking area
- George Polk Award (USA)
- Pulitzer Prize (USA)
- UNCA Excellence in Journalism Award (UNO)
- Bayeux-Calvados Awards for war correspondents (F)
Criticism of journalist awards
In addition to the journalist prizes mentioned above, there are a large number of other journalist prizes that are advertised by companies or associations (see also the BDZV link below ). These are often public relations instruments with the help of which the advertiser intends to attract the attention of journalists, to promote the media presence of a certain topic or to pursue other PR goals.
See also
Web links
- JournalistenPreise.de - reference for German journalist awards
- German journalist awards . ( Memento from January 2, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Federal Association of German Newspaper Publishers
- Journalist awards . Newsroom.de
- Critical comments on journalist awards (PDF; 470 kB) in: bulletin , the organ of the Swiss Club for Science Journalism , 1/2006, pp. 1–6.
Individual evidence
- ↑ see “High professionalism” - idw award for the best press releases , message from IDW March 23, 2017
- ↑ Overview of the journalist prizes , journalistenpreise.de (accessed on December 28, 2018)
- ↑ Blue buoy - . ( die-blaue-boje.de [accessed November 7, 2018]).
- ^ Website of the Vogel Foundation
- ↑ Announcement page for the "Renewable Energy" journalist prize
- ↑ Mittelstand Media Prize website
- ^ Starting shot for the new consumer journalist award , press release from August 20, 2009 from the Markenverband, accessed online on September 11, 2012
- ↑ Media prizes awarded to local journalists . Tagesschau / Switzerland
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from January 19, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ German Renewables Award - overview. Retrieved June 2, 2020 .
- ^ Kurt Magnus Prize. In: JournalistenPreise.de. Retrieved September 20, 2017 .