Call for entries for the Aargau/Solothurn Media Prize 2012

The Media Prize AG/SO aims to recognize and promote outstanding regional journalism in the cantons of Aargau and Solothurn. To this end, an annual prize of CHF 12,000 is awarded to winners in the categories of print, radio, TV and photography. Eligible for the Aargau/Solothurn Media Prize are press articles, TV and radio reports and photos that deal with content from the cantons of Aargau and Solothurn and have appeared in media based in these cantons. All entries are judged by expert juries.

The jury president is the journalist and long-time director of Swiss Television, Peter Schellenberg. All entries accepted for submission must have been published or broadcast between January 1 and December 31, 2012. The date of the 2012 Aargau/Solothurn Media Award ceremony has already been set for April 29, 2013 at the Stadttheater Olten.

The awarding of this media prize is made possible by the sponsorship of the regional and local media companies, namely Aargauer Zeitung, Kanal K, Oltner Tagblatt, Radio Argovia, Radio 32, Solothurner Zeitung, SRG AG/SO, Tele M1, Zofinger Tagblatt and the cantons of Aargau and Solothurn. The President of the Aargau/Solothurn Media Prize Association is Thomas Müller, CEO of Dietschi AG and publisher of the Oltner Tagblatt, Olten.