Christina Neuhaus becomes Jury President of the Zurich Journalism Award
The Board of Trustees of the Zurich Journalism Prize has elected Christina Neuhaus as the new jury president. The domestic head of the NZZ thus succeeds Hannes Britschgi, who is now chairing the foundation board after nine years as president of the expert jury.
Since 2020, Christina Neuhaus has headed the domestic editorial department of the NZZ. Previously she led the Folio and was available for the NZZ and NZZ on Sunday active. Before joining the NZZ in 2001, she wrote as an editor for various local and regional newspapers around Lake Zurich. From December 2020 to September 2023, Neuhaus sat on the seven-member expert jury of the Zurich Journalism Prize.
At the same meeting, the Foundation Board elected Sermîn Faki as a new member. Faki has been since 2017 View-Policy Chief. She has been reporting from the Federal Parliament since 2011, among other things for the Südostschweiz and the Central Switzerland on Sunday.
The next Zurich Journalism Award ceremony will take place on May 15, 2024. Since 1981, the prize has been awarded by a jury of experts to media professionals in Switzerland. Prizes are awarded for complete works as well as works from print and online media. Each of the main prizes is endowed with 10,000 Swiss francs, while the Newcomer Prize, created in 2018, is endowed with 5,000 Swiss francs. The sponsors of the foundation are the four media houses CH Media, NZZ, Ringier and Tamedia. In addition, renowned companies and institutions support the event.
