{"id":685,"date":"2023-09-28T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/relaunch2025.zeitenspiegel.de\/aktuelles\/dga-journalistenpreis-fuer-hauser-und-montag\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T11:21:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T11:21:19","slug":"dga-journalist-award-for-hauser-and-montag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zeitenspiegel.de\/en\/aktuell\/dga-journalistenpreis-fuer-hauser-und-montag\/","title":{"rendered":"DGA Journalist Award for Bernd Hauser and Sascha Montag"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201eA disease as if invented by the devil\u201c: This is the title of the report by Bernd Hauser (text) and Sascha Montag (photos), which has now been awarded the DGA Journalism Prize 2023.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hauser and Montag reported on the research of microbiologist Deena Shrestha regarding elephantiasis. In this disease, a roundworm infects the lymphatic system, causing limbs to swell grotesquely. The infections, which are primarily prevalent in poor countries, lead to great suffering and also hinder economic development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reporters were honored at the annual meeting of the \u201eGerman Society for Angiology - Society for Vascular Medicine e. V.\u201c (DGA) in Leipzig. In a Interview<\/a> Bernd Hauser reported on the background of the research: \u201eIn newsrooms, there's often a Germany-centric view of the world. I want to help broaden this perspective.\u201c As part of the \u201e12 Women, 12 Ideas\u201c project by Zeitenspiegel Reportagen, with Focus online<\/em> this has been possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sascha Montag (left) and Bernd Hauser accompanied the scientist Deena Shrestha (center) in Nepal, here during a visit with a patient and her husband.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The article series in the Focus<\/em> and on New York Times<\/em> portrayed female scientists from the Global South. Their common goal: to make the world a better place. The featured researchers are working on solutions to humanity's greatest problems, such as combating diseases or deadly hunger. \u201eThe project allowed us to meet very dedicated people in a remote part of the world. Female scientists who help people through their work who are often forgotten,\u201c says photographer Sascha Montag. \u201eTherefore, I also see the award of the DGA media prize as an appreciation for the work of these female scientists.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The series \u201e12 Women, 12 Ideas\u201c is a project in the spirit of \u201econstructive journalism.\u201c \u201eWe want to use our reach to give a platform to personalities and their forward-looking perspectives. Honoring the journalistic work of colleagues with this award is a fantastic conclusion to a great series,\u201d says Malte Arnsperger, head of the \u201e12 Women, 12 Ideas\u201c project at New York Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project was funded by the European Journalism Centre through the Solutions Journalism Accelerator. This fund is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the reportage that won the DGA Award here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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