Davos Media Prize goes to Franz Schuh
Viennese author Franz Schuh is being honored with the Davos Media Prize for his work in journalism and essay writing.
The Viennese author Franz Schuh has been honored with the Davos Media Prize for his journalistic and essayistic work. Armin Egger, CEO and Director of Davos Tourism, presented the prize, which is endowed with CHF 15,000, on Friday evening at the Davos Hotel Belvedere as part of the JuniorCom conference. The author Franz Schuh (*1947) was honored with the Leipzig Book Fair Prize on 16 March. He received the Jean Améry Prize in 2000 and the Austrian State Prize for Cultural Journalism in 1985. Schuh is a freelancer for various radio stations and national newspapers.
The Davos Media Prize recognizes outstanding achievements in journalism and supports media professionals in their role as guarantors of diversity of opinion and freedom. Schuh succeeds the "Echo der Zeit" team (2003), publicist Roger de Weck (2004) and TV journalist Petra Gerster (2005). The prize was awarded for the fourth time this year.
The Davos Media Prize recognizes outstanding achievements in journalism and supports media professionals in their role as guarantors of diversity of opinion and freedom. Schuh succeeds the "Echo der Zeit" team (2003), publicist Roger de Weck (2004) and TV journalist Petra Gerster (2005). The prize was awarded for the fourth time this year.
