New Jury Leaders Media Award Aargau/Solothurn
The Argau/Solothurn Media Award is seeing a change in the chair of the photography jury: Emanuel Freudiger is replacing Nicole Aebi. Marius Egger from Watson will serve as jury chair for the new online category.
Emanuel Freudiger, photographer and picture editor at TCS, replaces Nicole Aebi from Kontrast, who has been jury head for many years. Marius Egger, member of the editorial team at Watson, was also appointed to head the jury for the new online section, which will be announced for the first time in 2015. With Emanuel Freudiger (Photo), Marius Egger (Online), Josefa Haas (Print), Vinzenz Wyss (Radio) and Toni Zwyssig (TV), the jury of experts for the Media Award Aargau/Solothurn, headed by Peter Schellenberg, is once again complete.
The 17th award ceremony of the Media Prize Aargau/Solothurn, presided over by Thomas Müller, Dietschi Print&Design Olten, will take place on Monday, April 27, 2015, at the Stadttheater Olten.
Jury President:
- Peter Schellenberg, journalist and former director of Swiss Television
Expert jury print:
- Josefa Haas, Head of the Media Institute of the Swiss Press Association (Head of Jury)
- Catherine Duttweiler, Head of Communications, Swiss Federal Statistical Office, former Editor-in-Chief, Bieler Tagblatt
- Benjamin Geiger, Editor-in-Chief Zürichsee-Zeitung
- Josef J. Zihlmann, WB Willisauer Bote
Expert Jury Radio:
- Vinzenz Wyss, Professor of Journalism and Media Research at the ZHAW (Head of Jury)
- Andy Melchior, former editor-in-chief of Radio Z, communications consultant
- Denise Bolle, former member of the management board of DRS3, former head of programming at Radio Canal 3, head of advertising agency IBL und Partner, Solothurn
Expert jury TV:
- Toni Zwyssig, television journalist and former head of training SF Schweizer Fernsehen (head of expert jury)
- Oliver Kuhn, TV journalist, Editor-in-Chief Tele 1
- Bernd Merkel, TV journalist, Director of Studies Diploma in Journalism MAZ-The Swiss School of Journalism
- Rolf Elsener, television journalist, Head of Communications City of Zug
Expert Jury Photo:
- Emanuel Freudiger, Photographer/Picture Editor Touring Club Switzerland
Expert jury online:
- Marius Egger, Member of the Editorial Board Watson
