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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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I was not in Acapulco
On the toil and pleasure of writing: Heinrich Jaenecke, long-time editor at stern magazine and friend of the agency, has taken stock of the reporting profession. Here is the text originally published in the current Henri Nannen Book. “Journalism presents itself as the self-talk that time conducts with itself. It is the daily self-criticism, the diary, so to speak, in which...
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Death of a friend
We mourn a comrade. On July 11, unknown assailants shot Mohammed Muhammad Keyre in Mogadishu – an obituary by Carsten Stormer. As I leave the DC-9 of “African Express,” a heat at Mogadishu International Airport hits me like a punch to the face. And a group of bearded and grim young men in...
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Kirsten Wörnle Honored
Time mirror journalist Kirsten Wörnle is the national winner of this year's European Parliament Journalism Prize. The German jury praised the reportage “” (GEO Wissen, No. 40/2007) for its “outstanding journalistic quality, vivid language, captivating dramaturgy, and careful description and contextualization of facts.” The jury particularly highlighted the almost affectionate way people who...
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Award for Eva Wolfangel
Zeitenspiegel journalist Eva Wolfangel has won the Ludwig Bölkow Journalism Prize. She was honored in Berlin on May 28. The Ludwig Bölkow Journalism Prize is awarded by EADS in cooperation with the German School of Journalism (DJS). It aims to set standards for thoroughly researched journalism in the field of aviation and space and to make this complex topic accessible to a broad audience. Authors are recognized for...
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Separated from the mountains
Photo Report: Every year, around 3,000 Tibetans flee across the Himalayas to Nepal or India into exile. This is due to the repressive political situation, because they are not allowed to practice their religion, and a lack of prospects. This conflict has simmered in Tibet for more than fifty years, and Tibetans have long since become a minority in their own country. A journey to...
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Eric Vazzoler wins photography prize
Participant Zeitenspiegler Eric Vazzoler won the Grand Prix of the Łódź Photo Festival in mid-May. At Poland's second-largest photography event, Vazzoler applied with his well-known black-and-white portrait series on the youth of Europe, Russia, and Central Asia. Every year, ten photographers are invited to present their work, and the winner is determined by an internationally composed jury. Eric will next...
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The award acceptance speech
Frank A. Meyer, Ringier-Verlag, delivered the keynote address at the 10th presentation of the Hansel-Mieth-Prize in the Fellbach Town Hall on May 8, 2008. Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, I was very happy to come to you today. And for three reasons: Firstly, I always do everything Heiko Gebhardt tells me to. Secondly, I have heard great things about the commitment that...
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