Media Prize Aargau/Solothurn: New with Photo Prize

The call for entries for the 12th Aargau/Solothurn Media Award is now open. This year, the categories of print, radio, and TV have been expanded to include the category of photography. Press articles, features, and photos with a regional focus may be submitted through December 31.

The call for entries for the 12th Aargau/Solothurn Media Prize is open with immediate effect. Eligible are press articles, contributions and photos that deal with content from the cantons of Aargau and Solothurn and have been published in media that have a location in these cantons. The aim of the award is to honor and promote qualitatively outstanding regional journalism. To this end, an annual prize of 12,000 Swiss francs is awarded. This year, the categories print, radio and TV have been extended with the category photo. The deadline for entries is December 31, 2009.
All competition entries are judged by expert juries. The jury president is the journalist and former director of Swiss television, Peter Schellenberg. All entries must have been published or broadcast between January 1 and December 31, 2009. The award ceremony will take place in April 2010.

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