The 26th Zurich Journalism Prize has been awarded
Peter Baumgartner (Tages-Anzeiger) has been awarded the Zurich Journalism Prize 2006 for his entire body of work.
Peter Baumgartner (Tages-Anzeiger) has been awarded the Zurich Journalism Prize 2006 for his entire body of work. The main prize of 10,000 Swiss francs was awarded to Baumgartner in recognition of his outstanding journalistic achievements, it was announced at the award ceremony in Zurich on Thursday evening. He had worked for the "Tagi" for 32 years. Baumgartner has reported from Africa for the last 10 years and has literally brought the continent closer to the readership "from below", as laudator Esther Girsberger said.
Two female journalists and four male journalists also received prizes for their work. The five award-winning works were selected from 154 entries. The "Magazin" journalist Peer Teuwsen received a prize worth 7,000 Swiss francs for his interview with the Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk. Pamuk's critical remarks about Turkish nationalism and Islamism earned him a lawsuit in Turkey - which caused a stir. Prizes of 5000 francs each were awarded for three works.
Ursula Gabathuler and Hansi Vogt won the "Beobachter" award with their
published an article on social welfare that brought the topic down to a concrete level. Under the title "Scenes from a marriage", Christoph Scheuring portrayed Formula 1 reporter Roger Benoit in the Sonntags-Blick magazine "SIE+ER". And Karin Wenger published a report on the Bedouins in Israel's Negev desert in the "Neue Zürcher Zeitung". The prize of CHF 3,000 for Everyday Life/Small Form went to René Brunner for his report in the "SonntagsZeitung" on the summary trials surrounding the French banlieu riots.
Two female journalists and four male journalists also received prizes for their work. The five award-winning works were selected from 154 entries. The "Magazin" journalist Peer Teuwsen received a prize worth 7,000 Swiss francs for his interview with the Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk. Pamuk's critical remarks about Turkish nationalism and Islamism earned him a lawsuit in Turkey - which caused a stir. Prizes of 5000 francs each were awarded for three works.
Ursula Gabathuler and Hansi Vogt won the "Beobachter" award with their
published an article on social welfare that brought the topic down to a concrete level. Under the title "Scenes from a marriage", Christoph Scheuring portrayed Formula 1 reporter Roger Benoit in the Sonntags-Blick magazine "SIE+ER". And Karin Wenger published a report on the Bedouins in Israel's Negev desert in the "Neue Zürcher Zeitung". The prize of CHF 3,000 for Everyday Life/Small Form went to René Brunner for his report in the "SonntagsZeitung" on the summary trials surrounding the French banlieu riots.
