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:
2024

Dr. Dirk Auer

Freier Journalist und Autor, Berlin

2023

Franziska Tschinderle

Southeast Europe-Correspondent, Tirana

2022

Danijel Majić and Krsto Lazarević

Podcast "Neues vom Ballaballa-Balkan"
ballaballa-balkan.de

2021

Keno Verseck

Independent Journalist and Author, Spiegel, Berlin
www.keno-verseck.de

2020

Dr. Gregor Mayer

dpa, Belgrad/Budapest

2019

Online-Portal “Aktuality.sk”

Bratislava (Slowakei)

2018

Yavuz Baydar

Journalist and Blogger, Istanbul, currently in exile

2017

Erich Rathfelder

Balkans-Correspondent for Berliner Tageszeitung (taz) et. al.

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.