Programme: Fritt Ord’s and Zeit-Stiftung’s Press Prizes
The Fritt Ord Foundation and Zeit-Stiftung invite the public to the Awards Ceremony of The Fritt Ord Prize: Free Press of Russia and The Gerd Bucerius Prize: Free Press of Eastern Europe.
Venue: The Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo, Henrik Ibsens gate 51
Date and time: Wednesday, 15 June, 9.30 a.m.
Registration required by June 14: hanne.vorland@fritt-ord.no
Opening image
“Beginning and Ending” (music: Trygve Seim)
Welcome
Francis Sejersted, Chair, the Fritt Ord Foundation
Keynote Address
Jonas Gahr Støre, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Awarding of the 2011 Press Prizes
Theo Sommer, Editor-at-Large, Die ZEIT, head of the jury and member of the Board of Trustees, ZEIT-Stiftung
Gro Holm, jury member
“Imagine” (music & lyrics: John Lennon/arrangement: Jacob Young)
Speech on behalf of the Laureates
Marina Koktysh, journalist and prize winner from the newspaper Narodnaya Volya, Minsk, Belarus
“When I See Your Face” (lyrics: Jelaluddin Rumi/Coleman Barks/music: Trygve Seim)
Ine Hoem (vocal), Trygve Seim (saxofon), Jacob Young (gitar), Jo Fougner Skaansar (contrabass), Akmal Qadri (flute)
Buffet lunch
FRITT ORD’S og ZEIT-STIFTUNG’S PRESS PRIZES
’Free Press of Russia’ and ’Free Press of Eastern Europe’ 2011
Newspaper: Chernovik, Dagestan, Russia
Journalist: Natalya Ivanishina, in the newspaper Ust-Ilimskaya, Irkutsk, Russia
Journalist: Zamin Haji, in the newspapers Yeni Müsavat and Azadliq, Baku, Azerbaijan
News portal: A1+, Yerevan, Armenia
Journalist: Maryna Koktysh, in the newspaper Narodnaya Volya, Minsk, Belarus
Journalist: Natalja Ligachova, in the online newspaper Telekritika, Kiev, Ukraine
