Wiesbaden, May 19, 2009: The "Karl Theodor Vogel Prize of the German Trade Press - Trade Journalist of the Year", endowed with 15,000 euros, was awarded today for the fifth time.
Tanja Podolski received the first prize of 7,500 euros for her article "Die Prügelknaben", published in "Juve Rechtsmarkt". The second prize (5,000 euros) went to Manfred Ruopp for the article "Juristisch-korrekt - menschlich traurig" in "tm tankstellen markt". Hildegard Moritz was awarded third prize (2,500 euros) for her article "Agrarforschung im Abseits" in "top agrar".
The three winning articles were selected from over 70 entries by a nine-member jury chaired by Professor Will Teichert from the Institute for Culture and Media Management at the University of Music and Drama in Hamburg.
With the "Karl Theodor Vogel Prize of the German Trade Press", the German Trade Press, in cooperation with the Karl Theodor Vogel Foundation (Würzburg), honors outstanding trade journalistic works that present current and/or innovative specialist topics in an exemplary manner in terms of language, style and the use of visual media. The established industry award is presented annually on the Evening of Communication during the Congress of the German Trade Press in Wiesbaden.
About the Karl Theodor Vogel Foundation
The foundation was established in 1984 by Karl Theodor Vogel (1914 to 2007), senior publisher and shareholder of the Würzburg-based specialist media company Vogel Business Media. Its aim is to promote the quality of specialist journalism. The annual award for outstanding specialist journalistic achievements significantly strengthens the image and interests of German specialist publishers.
Vogel Business Media is a leading German trade media company with around 100 trade journals and 60 websites as well as numerous international activities.
For the Karl Theodor Vogel Foundation:
Dr. Gunther Schunk
Phone: 0931-418-2590
gunther.schunk@vogel.de
About Deutsche Fachpresse:
Deutsche Fachpresse is the modern marketing and service platform for all providers of specialist information in the professional environment. It is supported by the Fachverband Fachpresse im Verband Deutscher Zeitschriftenverleger (Berlin) and the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Zeitschriftenverlage im Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels (Frankfurt). The association represents 420 member publishers with around 3,900 titles and a turnover of over 3.1 billion euros. Deutsche Fachpresse makes its members even more successful in the market with a wide range of services and benefits. It promotes the common economic and political concerns of the member companies and provides up-to-date industry knowledge. With genre-specific contact platforms, it creates relationship networks and positions trade media as reliable sources of information and efficient advertising media. Further information is available on the Internet at: www.deutsche-fachpresse.de.
Contact:
Dr. Susanne Király
(Kiraly Consulting GmbH)
PR & Marketing for the German trade press
kiraly@deutsche-fachpresse.de
