Awards
Networks

Gerald Drißner has receivedseveral awards and prizes for his journalistic work.

Thanks to scholarships, fellowships and networks, he hasexcellent contacts at .

Awards

  • Axel Springer Prize (2011; Print category: weekly and monthly publications)
    His prize-winning text ("Glücklich ist tot") was about a young Egyptian who was beaten to death by two policemen of the Mubarak regime. In the laudatory speech, it was said that "someone saw what the whole world would be moved by some time later. You can't expect more ingenious foresight from a journalist." More....
  • Columbus Awardof the Association of German Travel Journalists (2006)
  • Meridian journalism award (2011)
  • Hansel-Mieth-Prize (2012): first prize for the story " Guantánamo" (with a team of Stern magazine)
  • Johann Gottfried Seume Literature Prize: special mention (2015)
  • Piazza Grande Religion Journalism Award of the "International Association of Religion Journalists": honorable mention (2020).
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PDF: Glücklich ist tot (article in German)

Networks

  • Kathryn W. Davis – Fellowship for Peace
  • Bucerius Summer School (2010)
  • EUMEF (EU-Middle East Forum) of DGAP (German Council on Foreign Relations)
  • IJP (International Journalists' Programs)
  • Trialog der Kulturen (trialogue of cultures) of Herbert Quandt foundation
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