ZJP: Hannes Britschgi becomes jury president
After serving as president of the jury for the Zurich Journalism Prize (ZJP) for nine years, Fredy Gsteiger will step down from his position following the 2014 awards ceremony. The ZJP Foundation Board has therefore elected Hannes Britschgi as his successor.
Britschgi will therefore join the jury after the award ceremony on May 20, 2014 and take over the chairmanship. Britschgi is currently head of the Ringier School of Journalism. For several years, he was producer of the Swiss television program "Kassensturz" and head of "Rundschau", later editor-in-chief of the news magazine Facts and Sonntagsblick as well as program director of Ringier TV. In 1997, he received the Telepreis for his "Rundschau" interviews.
The Board of Trustees would like to thank Fredy Gsteiger, who is stepping down after nine years at his own request, for his commitment to the Zurich Journalism Prize. Gsteiger has not only coordinated and managed the work of the jury in his calm, competent and level-headed manner, but has also played a key role in the further development of the ZJP in recent years, according to a press release. In Britschgi, a competent jury president has been found who is a proven media professional with broad practical knowledge.
