Free Media Awards (formerly: Gerd Bucerius Prize for Free Press in Eastern Europe, German: Gerd Bucerius-Förderpreis Freie Presse Osteuropas) is the press prizes awarded by the two foundations The Fritt Ord Foundation and the ZEIT-Stiftung.
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The prize was launched in 2000 by the ZEIT Foundation and was called the Gerd Bucerius Press Prizes for Eastern Europe (German: Gerd Bucerius-Förderpreis Freie Presse Osteuropas). The prize is named after the German politician and journalist Gerd Bucerius.[1] In 2004, after the ZEIT Foundation began cooperation with the organisation Freedom of Expression Foundation (Fritt Ord), the prize was presented jointly.[2]
The prize is awarded to journalists and media in Eastern Europe, who are distinguished by their quality, professionalism and civil courage. Organisations consider nominations after consultation with external experts.[3] Each year, an independent jury selects the winners based on these nominations. Three to five awards are awarded per year.[4]
- Alice Bota — Polish-German journalist and writer
- Ane Tusvik Bonde — Norwegian senior advisor at the Human Rights House Foundation
- Juri Durkot — Ukrainian journalist and translator
- Guri Norstrøm [no] — Norwegian journalist, NRK correspondent
- Martin Paulsen — Eastern Europe expert from the University of Bergen
- Silvia Stöber — German journalist specialising on Eastern Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia[4]
2003
- Svobodny kurs [ru] — Russian newspaper[14]
- Ekspres — Ukrainian newspaper[15]
- Belorusy i rynok (back in 2003 called "Belorusskiy Rynok" Russian: Белорусский рынок) — Belarusian newspaper
- Mikola Markevich (Russian: Николай Маркевич) — Belarusian journalist[16]
2011
- Chernovik — Dagestan weekly newspaper
- Natalya Ivanishina — journalist of the newspaper Ust-Ilimskaya Pravda (Russian: Усть-Илимская правда)
- Marina Koktysh — journalist of the newspaper Narodnaya Volya
- Natalya Ligacheva [Wikidata] — journalist of the Internet media Telekritika [uk]
- Zamin Haji [az] — Azerbaijani journalist
- A1plus — Armenian news portal[38]
2014
- Maria Eismont [ru] — Russian journalist
- TV Rain — Russian independent channel[44]
- Tetiana Chornovol — Ukrainian journalist
- Yulia Mostovaya [Wikidata] — Ukrainian journalist
- Mustafa Nayyem — Ukrainian journalist
- Alexander Klaskovsky (Russian: Александр Класковский) — Belarusian journalist
- Objective TV — Azerbaijani internet channel
- Epress.am — Armenian news portal[45][46]
2015
- Netgazeti — Georgian news portal[47]
- Serhiy Harmash [uk] — Ukrainian journalist and editor-in-chief of the online newspaper Ostro V
- Slidstvo.Info [uk] — Ukrainian news agency
- Valentyna Samar [uk] — Ukrainian journalist
- Pskov province [ru] — Russian regional socio-political newspaper
- Galina Timchenko — Russian journalist, editor-in-chief and the founder of the Meduza newspaper[48][49]
2016
- Nashi Groshi [uk] (Our Money) — Ukrainian website
- Elena Milashina — Russian journalist
- Seymur Hazi — Azerbaijani editor and commentator[4]
2017
- Sergei Jolkin [ru] — Russian caricature artist[50]
- Anton Naumlyuk [uk] — Russian journalist[51]
- Zaruhi Mejlumyan — Armenian journalist[52]
- Meydan TV — Azerbaijani media organisation[53]
2022
- Mstyslav Chernov - Ukrainian photographer
- Yevgeniy Maloletka - Ukrainian photographer
- Nataliya Gumenyuk - Ukrainian journalist and author
- Andriy Dubchak - Ukrainian photo and video reporter
- Vladyslav Yesypenko - Ukrainian journalist and political prisoner on Russian-occupied Crimea
- Zaborona - Ukrainian online newspaper[65]
2024
- Mikhail Afanasiev (journalist) [ru]
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