East Switzerland Media Prize awarded for the 16th time
The 16th Eastern Switzerland Media Award was presented on Wednesday at the Pfalzkeller in St. Gallen. Awards were given to the best works in the categories of daily news, feature reporting, press photography, and radio and television reports.
The winners are the two photographers Benjamin Manser and Urs Bucher (St. Galler Tagblatt), Daniela Huber (Thurgauer Zeitung, Tagestext), Brigitte Schmid- Gugler (St. Galler Tagblatt, Reportage), Peter Hanselmann (Radio Top) as well as Matthias Hämmerly and the team "SRF bi de Lüt - unser Dorf" (SRF 1). According to the Eastern Switzerland Media Prize office, 156 entries were submitted. The prize is supported by journalists, media companies, the private sector and public institutions. The main sponsors are Migros Ostschweiz and the St. Galler Tagblatt. (SDA)
