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Saglietti Finalist for Valtueña Award
Award for Zeitenspiegel photographer Ivo Saglietti: The Genoese was honored as a finalist at the “Luis Valtueña 12th International Humanitarian Photography Award” – his works will now be part of an international exhibition by the Spanish organization Médicos del Mundo, which hosts the award. More information about the organization, award, and jury: www.medicosdelmundo.org/luisvaltuena
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Schneider Prize for Wörtz
Zeitenspiegel contributor Tilman Wörtz, together with WDR journalist Heiner Wember, has won the renowned Ernst Schneider Prize 2008 of German Business. They received the award in the category “Radio – Large Business Program” for their six-part WDR series “China and India. The New Empires.” The jury made its selection on behalf of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry from a total of 900 submissions, including…
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50 Dedicated Individuals – from ZS
On behalf of the aid organization “Brot für die Welt” (Bread for the World), Zeitenspiegel has created portraits of 50 committed individuals, closely associated with the institution, during a worldwide tour to celebrate the 50th anniversary of “Brot für die Welt”. The results from all continents, along with interviews, can be viewed on the website www.50engagierte.de.
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Hansel-Mieth Prize 2009: Apply now!
Zeitenspiegel is also awarding the Hansel-Mieth-Prize and the Gabriel-Grüner-Scholarship for the year 2009. The jury will accept applications until January 31, 2009 – the application forms for the prize and scholarship are available for download under the “Prize” category. Application form HMP2009 and application form GGS2009
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Excursion: Civic Courage and Media
Do military operations and journalism exclude each other, do they simply run parallel – or neither? On November 23rd, journalist Josef-Otto Freudenreich gave a speech/sermon on this topic in the “7 o'clock service” at St. Michael's Church in Waiblingen, followed by the “Peace Counts” exhibition by Zeitenspiegel. Freudenreich's contribution in full: Dear Ms. Eisrich, dear congregation, as…
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Arthur No. 2 for sale
artur. Magazine for Architecture, Culture and Life in the South of the Republic – Issue 2 now available. Under the Ceiling Whether this winter brings icy or mild temperatures: as the days get shorter, the desire for warmth and coziness grows. In search of everything that makes living and life in winter...
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Ashoka Fellow soon
The international organization Ashoka has honored seven German entrepreneurs in Munich for their innovative ideas – including Zeitenspiegel founder Michael Gleich. He will also become a member of the Ashoka Support Network for Social Entrepreneurship. “Michael Gleich was selected by Ashoka as a Social Entrepreneur because he has developed outstanding concepts for solving societal problems in such a good way..."
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Price for Carsten Stormer
Child pornography in Second Life and the death penalty in China / Kindernothilfe honors five journalists on the topic of children's rights violations. (Berlin/Duisburg, 14.11.) Kindernothilfe today honored five journalists in Berlin for outstanding work on the topic of children's rights violations. The awards, each endowed with 2,500 euros, go to Carsten Stormer (Focus), and the “Report Mainz” authors Nick Schader and Thomas Dauser...
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Literary award for Alpine Report
A late honor for Zeitenspiegel: The third Alpine Report of the International Commission for the Protection of the Alps (CIPRA) has received the Italian literary prize Premio Gambrinus “Giuseppe Mazzotti” – Zeitenspiegel produced the volume last year on behalf of CIPRA. The distinguished jury of the Italian literary prize particularly praised the Alpine Report not only for addressing problems but also...
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EU Prize for Kirsten Wörnle
Zeitenspiegel reporter Kirsten Wörnle has won the first European Parliament Journalism Prize in the print category. The President of the European Parliament, Hans-Gert Pöttering, presented Kirsten Wörnle with the award. She received the prize for her report “In the Babel of Modern Times” and shares the award with Austria's Wolfgang Böhm (Die Presse, “Between Schengen, Fear, and Freedom”)....
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Election: Dahl School Second Best
The Zeitenspiegel Reportage School Günter Dahl in Reutlingen was chosen by the internet portal “www.journalismus.com” as the second-best training ground for journalists in Germany. Out of more than 11,000 votes cast, most went to the Reutlingen school, a cooperation between the reportage agency Zeitenspiegel and the Reutlinger Volkshochschule GmbH, placing it second only to the Berlin “Axel Springer Academy.” This means the Swabians even ranked higher than such renowned...
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Radio Tip: Culture Counts
Zeitenspiegler Tilman Wörtz has participated in two upcoming radio features: “Culture Counts. The Multi-Metropolis – How Stuttgart is Becoming Germany's Model City of Diversity” on November 16th at 7:30 AM and 10:05 PM on WDR5, and “Culture Counts. Signs on the Wall – How a Common Script Connects the Cultures of China” on November 23rd. Both pieces...
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