The Theodor Wolff Prize is a German journalism prize. It has been awarded annually since 1962 in five categories, equal prizes of €6,000, by the . In addition, at irregular intervals, journalists are awarded the Theodor Wolff Prize for their life's work.
The award is dedicated to the memory of
Theodor Wolff, who was forced into exile by the
Nazi
Nazism (), formally named National Socialism (NS; , ), is the far-right politics, far-right Totalitarianism, totalitarian socio-political ideology and practices associated with Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in Germany. During H ...
s from Germany in February 1933 because of his Jewish origin and on account of ferocious opposition to the
Nazi Party seizure of power the previous month. Until 1933, he was the
liberal democratic
Liberal democracy, also called Western-style democracy, or substantive democracy, is a form of government that combines the organization of a democracy with ideas of liberal political philosophy. Common elements within a liberal democracy are: ...
chief editor of the
Berliner Tageblatt
The ''Berliner Tageblatt'' or ''BT'' was a German language newspaper published in Berlin from 1872 to 1939. Along with the '' Frankfurter Zeitung'', it became one of the most important liberal German newspapers of its time.
History
The ''Berli ...
.
Jury
The jury in 2016 consisted of nine people:
[Mitglieder des Kuratoriums und der Jury](_blank)
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* Nikolaus Blome (Bild
''Bild'' (, ) or ''Bild-Zeitung'' (, ) is a German tabloid newspaper published by Axel Springer SE. The paper is published from Monday to Saturday; on Sundays, its sister paper '' Bild am Sonntag'' () is published instead, which has a differen ...
)
* (Die Welt
(, ) is a German national daily newspaper, published as a broadsheet by Axel Springer SE.
is the flagship newspaper of the Axel Springer publishing group and it is considered a newspaper of record in Germany. Its leading competitors are the ...
)
* ( Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung)
* ( Saarbrücker Zeitung)
* Christian Lindner ( Rhein-Zeitung)
* (Der Tagesspiegel
(meaning ''The Daily Mirror'') is a German daily newspaper. It has regional correspondent offices in Washington, D.C., and Potsdam. It is the only major newspaper in the capital to have increased its circulation, now 148,000, since reunificati ...
)
* (Aachener Zeitung
''Aachener Zeitung'' (; ; AZ) is a daily newspaper published in Aachen, Germany. It is printed, alongside the daily ''Aachener Nachrichten'' (AN), by Mediahuis in the Rhenish (format), Rhenish format.
History
The AZ was founded in 1946 as ''A ...
)
* (Süddeutsche Zeitung
The ''Süddeutsche Zeitung'' (; ), published in Munich, Bavaria, is one of the largest and most influential daily newspapers in Germany. The tone of ''SZ'' is mainly described as centre-left, liberal, social-liberal, progressive-liberal, and ...
)
* ( Kölnische Rundschau)
Notable recipients
1962:
* Thaddäus Troll ( Bremer Nachrichten)
1964:
* Klaus Bresser ( Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger)
* Karl-Hermann Flach (Frankfurter Rundschau
The ''Frankfurter Rundschau'' (''FR'') is a German daily newspaper, based in Frankfurt am Main. The ''Rundschaus editorial stance is social liberal. It holds that "independence, social justice and fairness" underlie its journalism. In Post-wa ...
)
* Kai Hermann (Die Zeit
(, ) is a German national weekly newspaper published in Hamburg in Germany. The newspaper is generally considered to be among the German newspapers of record and is known for its long and extensive articles.
History
The first edition of was ...
)
1966:
* Thomas von Randow (Die Zeit
(, ) is a German national weekly newspaper published in Hamburg in Germany. The newspaper is generally considered to be among the German newspapers of record and is known for its long and extensive articles.
History
The first edition of was ...
)
* Theo Sommer (Die Zeit)
1969:
* Günther von Lojewski (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
The (; ''FAZ''; "Frankfurt General Newspaper") is a German newspaper founded in 1949. It is published daily in Frankfurt and is considered a newspaper of record for Germany. Its Sunday edition is the ''Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung'' ( ...
)
1970:
* Gitta Bauer (Springer Auslandsdienst)
1971/72:
* Reinhard Appel (Süddeutsche Zeitung
The ''Süddeutsche Zeitung'' (; ), published in Munich, Bavaria, is one of the largest and most influential daily newspapers in Germany. The tone of ''SZ'' is mainly described as centre-left, liberal, social-liberal, progressive-liberal, and ...
)
1972/73:
* Joachim Fest
Joachim Clemens Fest (8 December 1926 – 11 September 2006) was a German historian, journalist, critic and editor who was best known for his writings and public commentary on Nazi Germany, including a biography of Adolf Hitler and books about A ...
(Der Spiegel
(, , stylized in all caps) is a German weekly news magazine published in Hamburg. With a weekly circulation of about 724,000 copies in 2022, it is one of the largest such publications in Europe. It was founded in 1947 by John Seymour Chaloner ...
)
1973/74:
* Raimund Hoghe ()
* Hellmuth Karasek
Hellmuth Karasek (4 January 1934 – 29 September 2015) was a German journalist, literary critic, novelist, and the author of many books on literature and film. He was one of Germany's best-known feuilletonists.
Biography
Karasek was born in ...
(Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger)
1983:
* Josef Joffe
Josef Joffe (born 15 March 1944) is a former publisher-editor of ''Die Zeit'', a weekly German newspaper. His second career has been in academia. Appointed Senior Fellow of Stanford's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies in 2007 (a ...
(Die Zeit)
1985:
* Thomas Kielinger (Die Welt
(, ) is a German national daily newspaper, published as a broadsheet by Axel Springer SE.
is the flagship newspaper of the Axel Springer publishing group and it is considered a newspaper of record in Germany. Its leading competitors are the ...
)
1986:
* Rudolph Chimelli (Süddeutsche Zeitung)
* Cordt Schnibben (Die Zeit)
1994:
* Giovanni di Lorenzo
Giovanni Di Lorenzo (born 4 August 1993) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for club Napoli, which he captains, and the Italy national team.
Club career Early career with Reggina and loan to Cuneo
Di Lorenzo be ...
(Süddeutsche Zeitung)
1999:
* Maxim Biller (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
The (; ''FAZ''; "Frankfurt General Newspaper") is a German newspaper founded in 1949. It is published daily in Frankfurt and is considered a newspaper of record for Germany. Its Sunday edition is the ''Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung'' ( ...
)
2001:
* Heribert Prantl (Süddeutsche Zeitung)
2002:
* Irena Brežná
2004:
* Andrea Böhm (Die Zeit)
2007:
* Nikolaus Blome (Die Welt)
2008:
* Carolin Emcke
Carolin Emcke (born 18 August 1967) is a German author and journalist who worked for from 1998 to 2006, often writing from areas of conflicts. From 2007 to 2014, she worked as an international reporter for . Her book ''Echoes of Violence – Lett ...
( Zeitmagazin)
2009:
* Bastian Obermayer
Bastian Obermayer (born 10 December 1977) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning German investigative journalist with the Munich-based newspaper ''Süddeutsche Zeitung'' (SZ) and the reporter who received the Panama Papers from an anonymous source as well ...
(Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung)
2012:
* Harald Martenstein
Harald Martenstein (born 9 September 1953, in Mainz) is a German journalist and author.
Biography
Martenstein studied History and Romance Studies in Freiburg. From 1981 to 1988, he was a journalist at the ''Stuttgarter Zeitung'' and from 198 ...
(Die Zeit)
2013:
* Robin Alexander
Robin Alexander is a British educationist and academic known particularly for championing the cause of primary education, for his leadership of the Cambridge Primary Review, and for his research and writing on education policy, culture, curricu ...
* Alfred Grosser
Alfred Grosser (1 February 1925 – 7 February 2024) was a German-born French writer, sociologist and political scientist. Although his Jewish family had to move from Frankfurt to France in 1933, he focused on Franco-German cooperation after Wor ...
2014:
* Rudolph Chimelli
2017:
* Deniz Yücel
References
External links
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German journalism awards
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