Honorary title 2017
Global Investigative Journalism Network
The Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) is an international association of nonprofit organizations that support, promote, and produce investigative journalism. GIJN holds conferences, conducts trainings, provides resources and consulting, and encourages the creation of similar nonprofit groups. It was founded in 2003 when more than 300 journalists from around the world gathered for the second Global Investigative Journalism Conference in Copenhagen. Since then it has grown to 145 member organizations in 62 countries.
Evens Foundation Prize for European Journalism and Imec Press for More Award
CHRISTOPH ZOTTER
The Evens Foundation is awarding the Prize for European Journalism to two journalists: Tom Nuttall of The Economist and Christoph Zotter of Profil Magazine. Nuttal writes on European politics and economics in The Economist’s ‘Charlemagne Column’. He is a much sought-after commentator on television and radio. Christoph Zotter works on the foreign affairs desk of the Austrian news magazine Profil. He wants to get readers following complex European issues more closely.
POOOL.FR
Poool.fr is the first to receive this award. This smart paywall is a handy tool in helping news sites provide a better service. Surfing behaviour is analysed to enable a news site to offer articles likely to interest the individual reader. In this way, the sites reach out to the public. The jury likes the way this innovative start up links journalism and access to information. The paywall also gives the news sites the possibility to pursue their work in a sustainable manner and at the same time keep the door open to new users.