BZ Journalist Prize and Espace Media Prize for Press Photography awarded
The jury of the BZ Prize for Local Journalism has awarded prizes to two winners. Jörg Meier of the Aargauer Zeitung and Christian Liechti of the Berner Zeitung were honored for German-speaking Switzerland. A picture by freelance photographer Charles Ellena was named Swiss Press Photo of the Year 2008.
The jury of the BZ Prize for Local Journalism has awarded prizes to two winners. Jörg Meier of the Aargauer Zeitung and Christian Liechti of the Berner Zeitung were honored for German-speaking Switzerland. The jury for French-speaking Switzerland awarded first prize to Annick Monod from La Liberté. Second place went to Serge Noyer from Le Régional.
Jörg Meier, head of regions at the Aargauer Zeitung, received the award on Thursday in Bern for his series of articles entitled "Real life" about people from the local area. According to the press release, the jury praised the articles as carefully selected, brilliantly written and attractive to read. Christian Liechti reported with courage and backbone on animal cruelty in the cowshed, the jury said, explaining its choice of the other first-place winner. His up-close and personal series was convincing thanks to its carefully crafted local reference and appealing layout.
The German and French-speaking jury of the BZ Prize for Local Journalism selected from 146 works by a total of 77 journalists.
Espace Media Prize for Press Photography
A picture by freelance photographer Charles Ellena was named Swiss Press Photo of the Year 2008. It shows the couple Christoph and Silvia Blocher, closely guarded by bodyguards, at the SVP election rally in Bern in October 2007, which later turned into riots.
Other photo prizes went to Magali Girardin from Geneva with the theme of male prostitution, Ruth Erdt with the theme of her two children growing up and Olivier Vogelsang with pictures of disappointed football fans after Switzerland's elimination from the EURO 2008. Vogelsang won another prize with pictures of female dancers from all over the world auditioning in Geneva. Jean Revillard, founder of the online agency Rezo.ch, won a prize in the foreign category with pictures of temporary accommodation for illegal immigrants in the forests around Calais (F).
The international jury evaluated a total of 1791 photos from 135 photographers. The best images will be published in an illustrated book and will be the subject of a traveling exhibition.
The honored pictures and reports have been available since November 27 on the Internet pages www.bzjournalistenpreis.ch and www.swisspressphoto.chviewable.
Jörg Meier, head of regions at the Aargauer Zeitung, received the award on Thursday in Bern for his series of articles entitled "Real life" about people from the local area. According to the press release, the jury praised the articles as carefully selected, brilliantly written and attractive to read. Christian Liechti reported with courage and backbone on animal cruelty in the cowshed, the jury said, explaining its choice of the other first-place winner. His up-close and personal series was convincing thanks to its carefully crafted local reference and appealing layout.
The German and French-speaking jury of the BZ Prize for Local Journalism selected from 146 works by a total of 77 journalists.
Espace Media Prize for Press Photography
A picture by freelance photographer Charles Ellena was named Swiss Press Photo of the Year 2008. It shows the couple Christoph and Silvia Blocher, closely guarded by bodyguards, at the SVP election rally in Bern in October 2007, which later turned into riots.
Other photo prizes went to Magali Girardin from Geneva with the theme of male prostitution, Ruth Erdt with the theme of her two children growing up and Olivier Vogelsang with pictures of disappointed football fans after Switzerland's elimination from the EURO 2008. Vogelsang won another prize with pictures of female dancers from all over the world auditioning in Geneva. Jean Revillard, founder of the online agency Rezo.ch, won a prize in the foreign category with pictures of temporary accommodation for illegal immigrants in the forests around Calais (F).
The international jury evaluated a total of 1791 photos from 135 photographers. The best images will be published in an illustrated book and will be the subject of a traveling exhibition.
The honored pictures and reports have been available since November 27 on the Internet pages www.bzjournalistenpreis.ch and www.swisspressphoto.chviewable.
