The Hanns Joachim Friedrichs Award is a German award for excellence in
journalism
Journalism is the production and distribution of reports on the interaction of events, facts, ideas, and people that are the "news of the day" and that informs society to at least some degree. The word, a noun, applies to the occupation (profes ...
.
It was first awarded in 1995.
The award is named for the German journalist
Hanns Joachim Friedrichs
Hanns Joachim "Hajo" Friedrichs (15 March 1927 – 28 March 1995) was a German journalist.
Life
Friedrichs was born in Hamm. From 1971 to 1981, he was a sports journalist for the German magazine ''Sportstudio''. 1985 Friedrichs went from ZDF ...
, who died in the year before the awards had established.
The winners of the award are journalists who have achieved exceptional results in their work. The prize money is €5,000.
Winners
References
Further reading
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External links
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Official website of the Hanns Joachim Friedrichs Award
German journalism awards
German television awards