Real 21 awards media prizes for the first time
The Real 21 Media Awards, presented for the first time, went to Barbara Achermann (Annabelle), Rafaela Roth (Watson) and Simon Jäggi (Surprise).
They are being honored for their outstanding journalistic work on global development issues. The award ceremony took place on Thursday at Lucerne City Hall.
The main prize of 10,000 Swiss francs goes to Barbara Achermann for her reportage "Das Frauenwunderland" ("The Women's Wonderland") from Rwanda published in Annabelle. In it, she impressively describes the rise of women since the horrific genocide in this central African country. Today, it has more women in parliament than any other country in the world.
Rafaela Roth and Simon Jäggi share the prize of 5,000 Swiss francs. On Watson, Rafaela Roth describes in "This is not for humans" a night in the Idomeni refugee camp on the Greek-Macedonian border. Her personally colored account is touching and gives the stranded people a face.
Simon Jäggi surprises us with "Suddenly Digital. The report, published in Surprise magazine, shows how the Internet is changing the lives of the Penan in the Borneo jungle for good. Simon Jäggi stands out as a precise and differentiated observer.
The association "Real 21 - Understanding the World" was founded in May 2015. It is jointly supported by Maz - The Swiss School of Journalism and Alliance Sud, the working group of Swiss aid organizations. On the one hand, it supports and promotes reporting in German-speaking Swiss media on topics of global development with a media fund. On the other hand, outstanding journalistic works are awarded annually with a main prize and a sponsorship prize.
The media awards and the media fund are financed by contributions from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.
