Zurich Journalism Prize

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The Zurich Journalists' Prize was founded in 1980 by the Zurich Press Association (ZPV). The prize is intended to make a concrete contribution to promoting journalistic quality in German-speaking Switzerland .

Jury and regulations

Three prizes are awarded annually. In addition, the jury can award a prize for the entire work. Works are admitted if they have been published in a print or online medium in the whole of German-speaking Switzerland, primarily in Zurich and Schaffhausen , or if their authors work or live mainly in these cantons.

The jury for the Zurich Journalists' Prize currently (2015) consists of: President Hannes Britschgi (Head of the Ringier School of Journalism ), Susan Boos (Editor-in-Chief WOZ ), Alain Zucker ( Journalist, NZZ am Sonntag ), Lisa Feldmann (author) and Hansi Voigt (journalist) Nina Jecker (Basler Zeitung) Stefan von Bergen (Berner Zeitung). Former jury members are Fredy Gsteiger (Swiss Radio SRF ), Margrit Sprecher (publicist), Marco Meier (publicist and philosopher) and Susanne Mühlemann ( balance sheet ).

The trustees are currently (2017) to: President Andrea Masüger ( CEO Somedia ) Riccarda Mecklenburg (journalist, lecturer), Kaspar Loeb (communication consultant) and Rainer Stadler (NZZ). Former foundation board members are: David Strohm (NZZ am Sonntag), President Christoph Born (media attorney), Esther Girsberger (publicist, speakers.ch) and Manuela Nyffenegger. Brigitte Becker is the managing director. The project manager is Katrin Pranjes-Lotti.

Award winners

Since 2010

  • 2019: Klara Obermüller (Complete Works Prize), Fabian Eberhard (SonntagsBlick), Reto Schneider (NZZ Folio), Claudia Rey (Neue Zürcher Zeitung), Kevin Brühlmann (Newcomer Prize)
  • 2018: Peter Studer (Complete Works Prize), Barbara Klingbacher (NZZ Folio), Christian Keller (Basler Zeitung), Alexandre Haederli (Tages-Anzeiger, Sunday newspaper & Newsnet), Catherine Boss (Tages-Anzeiger, Sunday newspaper & Newsnet), Christian Brönnimann ( Tages-Anzeiger, Sunday newspaper & Newsnet), Hannes von Wyl (Tages-Anzeiger, Sunday newspaper & Newsnet), Julie Jeannet (Tages-Anzeiger, Sunday newspaper & Newsnet), Marie Parvex (Tages-Anzeiger, Sunday newspaper & Newsnet), Mario Stäuble (Tages -Anzeiger, Sunday newspaper & Newsnet), Oliver Zihlmann (Tages-Anzeiger, Sunday newspaper & Newsnet), William Stern (Newcomer Prize)
  • 2017: Rita Flubacher (Complete Works Award), Anja Jardine (NZZ), Claudia Senn (annabelle), Daniel Ryser (WOZ Die Wochenzeitung)
  • 2016: Felix E. Müller (Complete Works Prize), Paula Scheidt (Das Magazin), Markus Häfliger and Thomas Preusse (Neue Zürcher Zeitung), Federico Franchini, Hannes Grassegger, Daniel Puntas Bernet (reports)
  • 2015: Arnold Hottinger (Complete Works Prize), Andrea Jeska (NZZ am Sonntag), Christian Brönnimann (Tages-Anzeiger), Manuel Bühlmann and Oliver Wietlisbach (watson.ch)
  • 2014: Frank A. Meyer (Complete Works ), Simone Rau (Tages-Anzeiger), Mark Dittli (FuW / Das Magazin), Alex Baur (Weltwoche)
  • 2013: Susi Stühlinger (WOZ), Iwan Städler (Tages-Anzeiger), Rico Czerwinski ( Das Magazin ), Köbi Gantenbein ( raised ground floor , for the complete journalistic work)
  • 2012: Gion Mathias Cavelty (newspaper category), Daniel Ammann and Julia Hofer (magazine category), Joel Bedetti (young talent category)
  • 2011: Michael Meier (complete works), Dagmar Appelt and Katharina Baumann, Otto Hostettler and Dominique Strebel as well as Maurice Thiriet (young talent award). Thiriet's prize contribution about the supposed astronaut Barbara Burtscher was criticized by Medienwoche , among other things , because Thiriet did not name the blog of a DRS2 science journalist as a supposedly “central source of inspiration”. Barbara Burtscher sued Thiriet, and on October 24, 2012 he was convicted in the first instance for defamation .
  • 2010: Balz Bruppacher (complete works), Viktor Dammann, Mathias Ninck, Christian Kündig, Lukas Messmer

2000-2009

  • 2009: Bernard Imhasly (complete works), Catherine Boss, Martin Stoll, Karl Wild , Roland Bingisser, Dinu Gautier
  • 2008: Rainer Stadler (complete works), Constantin Seibt , Anja Jardine , Daniel Ryser
  • 2007: Karl Lüönd (Complete Works Prize), Marcel Hänggi , Charlotte Jacquemart / Daniel Hug, Gabrielle Kleinert, Christian Schmidt and Bruno Ziauddin
  • 2006: Peter Baumgartner (life's work), René Brunner (everyday life / small form), Ursula Gabathuler and Hansi Voigt, Christoph Scheuring, Peer Teuwsen and Karin Wenger
  • 2005: Manfred Papst (everyday life / small form), Thomas Angeli and Daniel Benz, Rico Czerwinski, Nico Renner, Meinrad Ballmer and Marco Zanchi
  • 2004: Foreign editor of the NZZ (total price), Daniele Muscionico (everyday life / small form), Jean-Martin Büttner, Markus Schneider , Andreas Schürer, Bruno Vanoni
  • 2003: Margrit Sprecher (life's work), Daniel Germann (everyday award), Cornelia Kazis , Michael Marti, Bernhard Odehnal, René Staubli
  • 2002: Jürg Ramspeck (life's work), Jürg Rohrer (everyday award), Arthur Rutishauser, Ursula von Arx, Peter Ackermann, Patrik Landolt, Stephan Ramming, Anna Schindler, Georg Seeßlen
  • 2001: Martin Beglinger, Alexej Djomin, Andri Bryner, Lisbeth Herger, Rahel Stauber, Urs Rauber , Oswald Iten (Swissairpreis)
  • 2000: Beat Kraushaar, Martin Meier, Irena Brežná , Nicole Müller, Richard Reich, Miklós Gimes (Swissairpreis)

1990-1999

1981-1989

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Nick Lüthi : Spit in the face in thanks . In: “Medienwoche” on May 28, 2011.
  2. ^ Adrian Schräder: Tagi editor Maurice Thiriet condemned ( memento from January 31, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) . On «persoenlich.com», October 24, 2012.