Swiss Press Awards 2025: Francesca Torrani and Anne Morgenstern honored
The 2025 Swiss Press Awards, held in Bern, honored outstanding achievements in Swiss journalism. Francesca Torrani was named «Swiss Press Journalist of the Year,» and Anne Morgenstern received the title «Swiss Press Photographer of the Year.».
The Swiss Press Awards 2025 were presented by the Fondation Reinhardt von Graffenried at the University of Bern on Friday evening. Federal Councillor Albert Rösti, Head of the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications Uvek, was also in attendance. The event was accompanied by music from the Upper Valais musician Sina, who premiered "In är Ziitig gsi", the Swiss Press Song 2025 composed especially for the award ceremony.
The awards went to journalists from German-speaking Switzerland, French-speaking Switzerland and Ticino. Francesca Torrani from Cassina d'Agno was awarded the title "Swiss Press Journalist of the Year". Zurich photographer Anne Morgenstern was honored as "Swiss Press Photographer of the Year".
Other prizes went to Thomas Knellwolf and Markus Häfliger (Swiss Press Text), Mikael Krogerus, Christof Gertsch and Sebastian Broschinski (Swiss Press Online), Roland Schnetz and Jeannine Borer (Swiss Press Audio) and Béatrice Guelpa and Stéphane Saporito (Swiss Press Video). The winning teams were each awarded a diamond and CHF 15,000 in prize money. The runners-up received CHF 3,000 and CHF 1,000 respectively, while the winners of the Swiss Press Photo categories each received CHF 3,000. The journalist and photographer of the year each received prize money of 25,000 francs.
The Fondation Reinhardt von Graffenried, which is independent of publishing houses, promotes Swiss journalism with the Swiss Press Awards. In collaboration with Steidl Verlag, the four-language "Swiss Press Yearbook" is once again being published, summarizing the award-winning work.
The national touring exhibition "Swiss Press Photo 25" starts on May 9, 2025 at the Swiss National Museum in Zurich. Other venues include the Swiss National Library in Bern and the Château de Prangins.
