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 (pro ...
.
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