Journalism Award of the Björn Steiger Foundation

The Journalism Award of the Björn Steiger Foundation honors outstanding media contributions every two years that focus attention on the challenges and developments in German emergency services and emergency medicine. Individuals from the fields of print, radio, television, and online/social media are invited to submit entries, provided their work illuminates the diverse facets of everyday emergency service operations. With the prize money and public recognition, the foundation sends a clear signal about the importance of well-founded reporting in the fields of media, culture & media. The award promotes the visibility of topics such as emergency aid, structural deficits, and innovative solutions, thereby underscoring the Björn Steiger Foundation’s commitment to more effective emergency care.

Participants benefit, in addition to recognition by a distinguished jury, from an important platform to bring urgent questions of the emergency service landscape into public discourse. Evaluation is based on the three criteria of quality of research, relevance to emergency services and emergency medicine, and originality and innovative content. The award targets media professionals who contribute with investigative rigor and creative approaches to making the emergency medical sector more transparent. Through its nationwide scope and focused thematic relevance, the Journalism Award offers a unique opportunity to initiate societal debates and sustainably shape developments in emergency services.