Audience votes SF reporter Barbara Lüthi Journalist of the Year

A total of 927 people voted for the journalists of the year via the Internet. The first prize went to SF reporter Barbara Lüthi. The team of reporters from the Sonntagszeitung came third, behind Bund editor Hansueli Schöchli.

Swiss television's China correspondent Barbara Lüthi has been voted Journalist of the Year 2008. Second place in the public vote went to Bund editor Hansueli Schöchli, ahead of the Sonntagszeitung team of reporters who uncovered the Nef case. The Sonntagszeitung team included Karl Wild, Cathrine Boss and Martin Stoll, as announced by the publishers of the trade journal Schweizer Journalist on Friday.
Rainer Maria Salzgeber received the award for Best Sports Journalist of the Year and Swiss Television was named Editor of the Year for the first time. As in the previous year, the Editor-in-Chief of the Year is Patrik Müller from Sonntag. In French-speaking Switzerland, the journalist of the year is Myret Zaki from Le Temps, while in Ticino the RSI business editorial team consisting of Luca Fasani, Simona Soldini and Alessandra Felicioni received this award.
A total of 927 people voted for the Journalists of the Year via the Internet. A jury also honored journalists in other categories.

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