The Cavling Prize is a prestigious

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ance ...

journalist award. It is awarded annually in January to "a journalist or a group of journalists who have shown initiative and talent in the past year." It is generally considered the most prestigious prize for Journalism in Denmark. The Prize commemorates Henrik Cavling, founder of the Danish Journalists Confederation. The prize consists of 20,000 kroner and a statuette made by

George Rode George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd President ...

depicting Henry Cavling. The prize is awarded by a committee appointed by the Danish Journalists' Federation executive committee.

Recipients

* 1945 Henrik V. Ringsted * 1946 Ole Vinding * 1947

Gunnar R. Næsselund Gunnar is a male first name of Nordic origin (''Gunnarr'' in Old Norse). The name Gunnar means fighter, soldier, and attacker, but mostly is referred to by the Viking saying which means Brave and Bold warrior (''gunnr'' "war" and ''arr'' "warrio ...

* 1948

Nele Topsøe Nele (Nepali language, Nepali: नेले) is a Village development committee (Nepal), village development committee in Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a populatio ...

(Nele Poul Sørensen) * 1949

Poul Dalgaard Poul is a Danish language, Danish masculine given name. It is the Danish cognate of the name Paul (name), Paul. Poul may refer to: People *Poul Andersen (resistance member), Poul Andersen (1922–2006), Danish printer *Poul Anderson (1926–2001 ...

Anders B. Nørgaard Anders is a male name in Scandinavian languages and Fering North Frisian, an equivalent of the Greek Andreas ("manly") and the English Andrew. It originated from Andres via metathesis. In Sweden, Anders has been one of the most common names ...

* 1950

Mogens Bostrup Mogens is a Danish masculine given name (specifically Danish shake-up of Magnus), and may refer to: * Mogens Ballin, Danish artist, one of a group of painters who gathered in the Breton village of Pont-Aven * Mogens Berg (born 1944), Danish forme ...

* 1951

Niels Blædel Niels is a male given name, equivalent to Nicholas, which is common in Denmark, Belgium, Norway (formerly) and the Netherlands. The Norwegian and Swedish variant is Nils. The name is a developed short form of Nicholas or Greek Nicolaos after Saint ...

* 1952 Aage Hastrup * 1953

Per Arboe Rasmussen Per is a Latin preposition which means "through" or "for each", as in per capita. Per or PER may also refer to: Places * IOC country code for Peru * Pér, a village in Hungary * Chapman code for Perthshire, historic county in Scotland Ma ...

* 1954 Robert Kjældgård * 1955 not given * 1956 Røde Kors Ungarn-indsamlingen (eng: Red Cross Hungary-fund raiser) * 1957

Ole Hansen Ole Hansen may refer to: * Ole Hansen (politician) (1855–1928), Danish politician * Ole Hansen (officer) (1842–1922), Norwegian army officer * Ole Christoffer Heieren Hansen (born 1987), Norwegian footballer * Ole Jacob Hansen (1940–2000), No ...

* 1958 not given * 1959

Dan Larsen Dan or DAN may refer to: People * Dan (name), including a list of people with the name ** Dan (king), several kings of Denmark * Dan people, an ethnic group located in West Africa ** Dan language, a Mande language spoken primarily in Côte d'Iv ...

* 1960 Viggo Duvå * 1961

Willy Reunert Willy or Willie is a masculine, male given name, often a diminutive form of William or Wilhelm, and occasionally a nickname. It may refer to: People Given name or nickname * Willie Aames (born 1960), American actor, television director, and scr ...

* 1962

Jørgen Hartmann-Petersen Jørgen is a Danish, Norwegian, and Faroese masculine given name cognate to George People with the given name Jørgen * Jørgen Aall (1771–1833), Norwegian ship-owner and politician * Jørgen Andersen (1886–1973), Norwegian gymnast * Jørgen ...

* 1963

Poul Trier Pedersen Poul is a Danish language, Danish masculine given name. It is the Danish cognate of the name Paul (name), Paul. Poul may refer to: People *Poul Andersen (resistance member), Poul Andersen (1922–2006), Danish printer *Poul Anderson (1926–2001 ...

* 1964

Knud Poulsen Knut ( Norwegian and Swedish), Knud (Danish), or Knútur (Icelandic) is a Scandinavian, German, and Dutch first name, of which the anglicised form is Canute. In Germany both "Knut" and "Knud" are used. In Spanish and Portuguese Canuto is used w ...

* 1965

* 1966

Herbert Pundik Herbert Pundik or Nahum Pundak ( he, נחום פונדק; September 23, 1927 – December 8, 2019) was a Danish- Israeli journalist and author. He worked for the newspaper Information and as a correspondent for Danmarks Radio. Since 1965, he wo ...

* 1967

Hans V. Bischoff Hans may refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Hans (name), a masculine given name * Hans Raj Hans, Indian singer and politician ** Navraj Hans, Indian singer, actor, entrepreneur, cricket player and performer, son of Hans Raj Hans ** Yuvraj Hans, Punjabi a ...

* 1968 Erik Nørgaard * 1969

Thyra Christensen Thyra, also known as Thorvi or Thyre, was a Danish queen, spouse of King Gorm the Old of Denmark, the first historically recognized King of Denmark, who reigned from to his death .

* 1970 Leif Blædel * 1971

Torgny Møller Torgny is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Torgny Anderberg (1919–2000), Swedish actor and film director *Torgny Lindgren (1938–2017), Swedish writer *Torgny Mogren (born 1963), former Swedish cross country skier *Torgny S� ...

* 1972

Leif Kjeldsen Leif is a male given name of Scandinavian origin. It is derived from the Old Norse name ''Leifr'' (nominative case), meaning "heir", "descendant". Use in the Nordic countries Spelling and prevalence Across the Nordic countries, the most com ...

* 1973 The chief editors of '' Vejle Avis'' * 1974 Anne Wolden-Ræthinge (Ninka) * 1975

Nele Rue Nele (Nepali: नेले) is a village development committee in Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the ...

* 1976 Harry Rasmussen * 1977 Jacob Andersen /

Søren Jacobsen Søren (, ) or Sören (, ) is a Scandinavian given name that is sometimes Anglicized as Soren. The name is derived from that of the 4th-century Christian saint Severin of Cologne,Portal Rheinische Geschichte"Severin (circa 330-400), Heiliger und B ...

* 1978 Svend Bedsted /

Jens Otto Kjær Hansen Jens may refer to: * Jens (given name), a list of people with the name * Jens (surname), a list of people * Jens, Switzerland, a municipality * 1719 Jens, an asteroid See also * Jensen (disambiguation) Jensen may refer to: People *Jensen (su ...

* 1979 Jørgen Flindt Pedersen / Erik Stephensen * 1980

Hanne Dam Hanne is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Hanne Blank (born 1969), American historian, writer, editor and public speaker * Hanne Budtz (1915–2004), Danish politician and lawyer * Hanne Darboven (born 1941), German ...

* 1981 Henning Thøgersen /

Jan Michaelsen Jan Munk Michaelsen (born 28 November 1970) is a former Danish footballer and currently is the head of coaching at Nykøbing FC. He made 20 international appearances, scored one goal for the Danish national team. He is the son of former Danish f ...

* 1982 J. B. Holmgård * 1983

Hanne Reintoft Hanne is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Hanne Blank (born 1969), American historian, writer, editor and public speaker * Hanne Budtz (1915–2004), Danish politician and lawyer * Hanne Darboven (born 1941), German c ...

* 1984 Sten Bådsgård / Jørgen Pedersen * 1985

Allan Graubæk Allan may refer to: People * Allan (name), a given name and surname, including list of people and characters with this name * Allan (footballer, born 1984) (Allan Barreto da Silva), Brazilian football striker * Allan (footballer, born 1989) (Al ...

Gunner Nielsen Gunner Nielsen (born 1 January 1944) is a Danish rowing (sport), rower. He competed in the Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless four, men's coxless four event at the 1968 Summer Olympics. References

1944 births Living p ...

Henrik Thomsen Henrik is a male given name of Germanic origin, primarily used in Scandinavia, Estonia, Hungary and Slovenia. In Poland, the name is spelt Henryk (given name), Henryk but pronounced similarly. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (given name), ...

* 1986 Alex Frank Larsen * 1987 The magazine '' Press'' * 1988

Jens J. Espersen Jens may refer to: * Jens (given name), a list of people with the name * Jens (surname), a list of people * Jens, Switzerland, a municipality * 1719 Jens, an asteroid See also * Jensen (disambiguation) Jensen may refer to: People *Jensen (surn ...

* 1989

Anders Peter Mathiasen Anders is a male name in Scandinavian languages and Fering North Frisian, an equivalent of the Greek Andreas ("manly") and the English Andrew. It originated from Andres via metathesis. In Sweden, Anders has been one of the most common names ...

Jeppe Juhl Jeppe may refer to several articles. Places * Jeppe, Johannesburg, South Africa, named after Julius Jeppe; see: ** Jeppestown, Gauteng ** Jeppestown South, Gauteng ** Jeppe High School for Girls ** Jeppe High School for Boys People *Jep ...

* 1990 Erik Eisenberg / Ulrik Haagerup / Martin Uhlenfeldt * 1991 Leif O. Dahl /

Claus G. Theilgaard Claus (sometimes Clas) is both a given name and a German, Danish, and Dutch surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (1907–1944), a German officer who, along with others, attempted to assas ...

* 1992

Nils Ufer Nils Ufer (17 June 1939 – 2 January 1993) was a Danish journalist and editor. He received the Cavling Prize for his coverage of the Tamil scandal for ''Weekendavisen'' in 1992, and also wrote the five-hour single-character play ''Mens vi venter ...

(posthumous) * 1993

Mikkel Hertz Mikkel is a Danish and Norwegian masculine given name. It may refer to: *Mikkel Ødelien (1893–1984), Norwegian soil researcher *Mikkel Aaland (born 1952), award-winning American photographer *Mikkel Andersen (disambiguation) *Mikkel Bødker (bo ...

* 1994 John Mynderup * 1995 Christian Nordkap /

Lars Rugaard Lars is a common male name in Scandinavia, Scandinavian countries. Origin ''Lars'' means "from the city of Laurentum". Lars is derived from the Latin name Laurentius (disambiguation), Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum" or "crowned with Lauru ...

/ Erik Valeur * 1996

Henrik Grunnet Henrik is a male given name of Germanic origin, primarily used in Scandinavia, Estonia, Hungary and Slovenia. In Poland, the name is spelt Henryk but pronounced similarly. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Heiki (Estonian), ...

Michael Klint Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and ...

* 1997 Poul Brink * 1998 Tonni Vinkel Sørensen * 1999 Søren Funch /

Jens Chr. Hansen Jens may refer to: * Jens (given name), a list of people with the name * Jens (surname), a list of people * Jens, Switzerland, a municipality * 1719 Jens, an asteroid See also

* Jensen (disambiguation) * Jenssi {{disambiguation ...

/ Erik Eisenberg * 2000 Kim Dahl Nielsen /

Kasper D. Borch Kasper may refer to: * Kasper (surname), a list of people with the surname * Kasper (given name), a list of people with the given name * Käsper (surname), an Estonian surname * Kasper (singer), Korean rapper * Kasperle or Kasper, a traditional pup ...

* 2001 Poul Høi * 2002

Morten Pihl Morten Pihl (1961) is a Danish journalist. He has won the Cavling Prize a record holding 3 three times. He has been a part of the investigative journalism-group at the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten since 2003. Previously he has worked for Fre ...

/ Jakob Priess-Sørensen * 2003

Charlotte Aagaard Charlotte Aagaard (born 1 December 1977) is a Danish former professional tennis player. Aagaard represented the Denmark Fed Cup team The Denmark Billie Jean King Cup team represents Denmark in the Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and ...

/ Jørgen Steen Nielsen /

Bo Elkjær Bo or BO may refer to Arts and entertainment Film, television, and theatre *Box office, where tickets to an event are sold, and by extension, the amount of business a production receives *''BABO, BA:BO'', 2008 South Korean film *Bo (film), '' ...

* 2004 Miki Mistrati /

Thomas Stokholm Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas t ...

/ Jeppe Facius / Anders-Peter Mathiasen * 2005 /

* 2006 Miriam Dalsgaard / Olav Hergel * 2007

Peter Øvig Knudsen Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur ...

* 2008

Morten Crone Morten is a common given name in Norway and Denmark. Approximately 22,138 have this name as a given name in Norway and about 52 people have it as a surname. Notable people with the name include: *Morten Abel, Norwegian singer *Morten Andersen, Dan ...

Morten Frich Morten is a common given name in Norway and Denmark. Approximately 22,138 have this name as a given name in Norway and about 52 people have it as a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Morten Abel, Norwegian singer * Morten Andersen, D ...

Erik Refner Erik Refner (born 14 January 1971) is a Danish photographer and former pentathlete, soldier, and model. He is best known for winning the World Press Photo of the Year award in 2002 as a student. He also won the Cavling Prize in 2009. Early li ...

/ Jesper Woldenhof * 2009

Jesper Tynell Jesper is a given name commonly believed to be of ancient Persian origin, meaning "Treasurer". Some notable people with the name Jesper include: Music * Jesper Koch (born 1967), Danish composer * Jesper Kyd (born 1972), Danish video game and fi ...

* 2010 Lars Nørgaard Pedersen /

Asger Westh Asger is a predominantly Danish language masculine given name derived from the Old Norse elements '' Æsir'' or ''ás'', meaning "gods" and ''geirr'', meaning "spear". Individuals bearing the name Asger include: * Asger Aaboe (1922–2007), D ...

/ Stine Larsen * 2011

Ulrik Dahlin Ulrik is a male name, a Scandinavian form of Ulrich. Ulrik may refer to: *Ulrik Frederik Christian Arneberg (1829–1911), Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party *Albert Ulrik Bååth (1853–1912), Swedish poet *Ulrik Balling (born 1975) ...

/ Anton Geist * 2012 Asbjørn With * 2013 Jeppe Gaardboe, Frederik Brun Madsen, Søren Kristensen, Michael Klint og Steen Jensen for

Danmarks Radio DR (), officially the Danish Broadcasting Corporation in English, is a Danish public-service radio and television broadcasting company. Founded in 1925 as a public-service organization, it is Denmark's oldest and largest electronic media enter ...

* 2014

for ''

Jyllands-Posten ''Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten'' (; English: ''The Morning Newspaper "The Jutland Post"''), commonly shortened to ''Jyllands-Posten'' or ''JP'', is a Danish daily broadsheet newspaper. It is based in Aarhus C, Jutland, and with a weekday circu ...

'' * 2015

Puk Damsgård Puk Damsgård Andersen (born 18 September 1978 in Hammer-Torup, Næstved, Denmark) is a Danish journalist and author. Since 2011 she has been the designated Middle East correspondent for Danmarks Radio, based in Cairo, Egypt. Education She h ...

for Danmarks Radio * 2016

Chris Kjær Jessen Chris is a short form of various names including Christopher, Christian, Christina, Christine, and Christos. Chris is also used as a name in its own right, however it is not as common. People with the given name *Chris Abani (born 1966), Nig ...

Michael Lund Michael Lund is a journalist based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He was the winner in the 2004 Queensland Media Awards for his report on the pitch invasion at the 2003 Rugby World Cup. He was also "highly commended" in the Walkley Awa ...

/ Lars Nørgaard Pedersen for ''

Berlingske ''Berlingske'', previously known as ''Berlingske Tidende'' (, ''Berling's Times''), is a Danish national daily newspaper based in Copenhagen. It is considered a newspaper of record for Denmark. First published on 3 January 1749, ''Berlingske'' ...

'' * 2017

Camilla Stockmann Camilla may refer to: People * Camilla (given name), including a list of people with the name ** Camilla, Queen Consort (born 1947), wife of King Charles III Places * Camilla, Georgia, a city in the United States * Camilla Castle, an alternat ...

and

Janus Køster-Rasmussen In ancient Roman religion and myth, Janus ( ; la, Ianvs ) is the god of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, duality, doorways, passages, frames, and endings. He is usually depicted as having two faces. The month of January is named for Jan ...

for ''

Politiken ''Politiken'' is a leading Danish daily broadsheet newspaper, published by JP/Politikens Hus in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was founded in 1884 and played a role in the formation of the Danish Social Liberal Party. Since 1970 it has been indep ...

'' and DR * 2018

Eva Jung Eva or EVA may refer to: * Eva (name), a feminine given name Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * Eva (Dynamite Entertainment), a comic book character by Dynamite Entertainment * Eva (''Devil May Cry''), Dante's mother in ...

, Simon Bendtsen and

for ''Berlingske'' * 2019 Tea Krogh Sørensen and

for ''Jyllands-Posten''

References

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