Journalist Award (German-speaking Area)
The SOG awards the Journalism Award at its Festive General Meeting to excellent German-publishing journalists (print, online, radio, television) in recognition of their services to knowledgeable and comprehensive reporting from and about Southeast Europe.
Previous winners of the journalist award:
2016: Jannis Papadimitriou, Correspondent, Deutsche Welle and Die Tageszeitung, Athens
2015: Dr. Susanne Glass, Head of the ARD Vienna Studio for Austria and Southeastern Europe
2014: Maximilian Popp, Der Spiegel, online editorial department, Hamburg
2013: Dr. Andreas Ernst, Neue Zürcher Sonntagszeitung / Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Belgrade
2012: Kai Strittmatter, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Munich
2011: Adelheid Wölfl, Der Standard, Vienna
2010: Richard Swartz, journalist and writer, Stockholm / Vienna
2009: Dr. Ursula Rütten, freelance journalist and author, Weidling/Austria
2008: Christiane Schlötzer, Deputy Head of Foreign Policy, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Munich
2007: Michael Martens, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Belgrade
2006: Dr. Thomas Brey, Balkan Bureau of the German Press Agency dpa, Belgrade
2005: Peter Miroschnikoff, Head of the ARD Studio for Southeast Europe, Vienna
2004: Gerd Höhler, Freelance Correspondent, Athens
2003: Dr. Cyrill Stieger, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Zurich
2001: Matthias Rüb, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Budapest
2000: Dr. Bernhard Küppers, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Belgrade
1999: Norbert Mappes-Niediek, Freelance Journalist and South East Europe Correspondent, Graz
1998: Renate Flottau, Der Spiegel, Belgrade
1997: Evangelos A. Antonaros, Springer Foreign Service, Athens office
1996: Jens Schneider, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Munich
1995: Klaus Liebe, Head of the History/Contemporary History Program Group, WDR Television, Cologne
1994: Dietrich Schlegel, Head of Program Directorate Southeast Europe, Deutsche Welle, Bonn
1993: Dr. Georg Paul Hefty, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Frankfurt
1992: Dr. Johannes Grotzky, Head of the ARD Radio Studio Vienna (first award)
Until 2012, the "Rudolf Vogel Medal" was awarded as part of the SOG Journalist Award.