Hildegard von Bingen Prize for Journalism explained

The Hildegard von Bingen Prize for Journalism (German: Hildegard-von-Bingen-Preis für Publizistik) is an annual journalism award.^[1] Since 1995, it is awarded by the Board of Trustees of the Hildegard von Bingen Prize. Former award winners are members of the Board of Trustees. The award was founded in 1995 by the biographer and journalist .^[2] A publicist is honored "for an outstanding, professionally and culturally important journalistic individual achievement or a life's work."^[3] The prize money is €10,000. The prize is awarded in Mainz. The award is named after the medieval abbess Hildegard von Bingen.^[4] The abbess was convinced that writing and word have their own effect.

Recipients

• 1995
• 1996 Helmut Markwort
• 1997 Gabriele Krone-Schmalz
• 1998
• 1999 Peter Scholl-Latour
• 2000 Joachim Fest
• 2001 Joachim Kaiser
• 2002 Sandra Maischberger
• 2003 Harald Schmidt
• 2004 Claus Kleber
• 2005
• 2006 Maybrit Illner
• 2007 Giovanni di Lorenzo
• 2008 Henryk M. Broder
• 2009 Necla Kelek
• 2010 Fritz J. Raddatz
• 2011
• 2012 Antonia Rados
• 2013
• 2014 Denis Scheck^[5]
• 2015 Juli Zeh^{[6] [7]}
• 2016 Ulrich Wilhelm^[8]
• 2017 Theo Koll^[9]
• 2018 Anja Reschke

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hildegard-von-Bingen-Preis-für-Publizistik . Hildegard-von-Bingen-Preis-für-Publizistik . de . 17 November 2021.
2. Web site: Hildegard-von-Bingen-Preis-für-Publizistik, Geschichte . Hildegard-von-Bingen-Preis-für-Publizistik . de . 17 November 2021.
3. Web site: Hildegard-von-Bingen-Preis für Publizistik . Journalisten Preise . de . 17 November 2021.
4. Web site: Anja Reschke für publizistisches Wirken geehrt . www.t-online.de . 21 October 2018 . de . 17 November 2021.
5. Web site: Denis Scheck erhält Hildegard-von Bingen-Preis . . 27 January 2014 . de . 17 November 2021.
6. Web site: Hildegard-von-Bingen-Preis für Juli Zeh – 19.09.2015 . . de . 17 November 2021.
7. Web site: Juli Zeh erhält Hildegard-von-Bingen-Preis . . 19 September 2015 . 17 November 2021.
8. Web site: BR-Intendant Wilhelm wird mit Publizistikpreis geehrt . . 15 March 2016 . de . 17 November 2021.
9. Web site: Hildegard-von-Bingen-Preis für Theo Koll . . 3 May 2017 . de . 17 November 2021.