NZZ receives Reinhold Maier Medal
Each year, the Reinhold Maier Foundation honors individuals who champion liberalism and freedom. For the first time, this prestigious award is being presented to a newspaper.
The Reinhold Maier Foundation honors the editors of the Neue Zürcher Zeitung for their consistent advocacy of fundamental liberal values such as the autonomy of the individual, liberal civil rights and pluralism of opinion. "The NZZ is characterized by exemplary journalistic quality that combines well-founded reporting and balanced judgement in its commentary. Informed people are the prerequisite for participation and co-determination in a grassroots democracy, as envisioned by Reinhold Maier. With its 236-year tradition, the NZZ is an important anchor in the realignment of the media landscape, in which these journalistic values must assert or recapture their place," says Jochen Haussmann, Chairman of the Reinhold Maier Foundation, explaining the decision.
The Reinhold Maier Foundation, named after the first Minister President of Baden-Württemberg, has been awarding the Reinhold Maier Medal for 27 years to people who have made a special commitment to liberalism and the value of freedom. This is the first time that the foundation has awarded the prize to a newspaper rather than a person. NZZ Editor-in-Chief Eric Gujer accepted the medal on behalf of the entire editorial team in Stuttgart on December 10.
