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. More about the history of the SOG