Theodor Wolff Prize

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The Theodor Wolff Prize ( TWP ) is the journalist prize awarded by German newspapers . The prize has been awarded annually since 1962 in five equal individual prizes of 6,000 euros each by the Federal Association of German Newspaper Publishers (BDZV). In addition, the life's work of deserving journalists is recognized at irregular intervals with the Theodor Wolff Prize (undoped).

The award is dedicated to the memory of Theodor Wolff , who was expelled from Nazi Germany by the National Socialists in 1933 because of his Jewish origins . Until 1933 he was the liberal-democratic editor-in-chief of the Berliner Tageblatt .

Board of Trustees

Members of the Board of Trustees (as of 2018) are:

jury

The jury in 2018 included:

Categories

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary in 2012, the jury and the board of trustees changed the categories in which the Theodor Wolff Prize will be awarded from 2013. In the future, two prizes will be awarded in the “Local Journalism” and “Reportage / Essay / Analysis” categories. In addition, a prize will be awarded in the "Opinion / Lead Article / Comment / Glossary" section. In 2013, contributions that only appeared online on newspaper websites are also worthy of a prize. Until 2012, only print articles were allowed.

Award winners

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b Members of the Board of Trustees and the Jury
  2. General information on the price