Münsterland Media Prize: These are the nominees

Seven contributions have been nominated for the Münsterland Media Award 2023. This was decided by the jury at its meeting. Behind the contributions are actors from freelance journalism, from editorial offices and press offices as well as from the social media sector. They all now have the chance to win one of the three prizes, which are endowed with 3000, 2000 and 1000 euros. The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on 7 December in the foyer of Sparkasse Münsterland Ost.

With the award, Münsterland e.V. and Pressverein Münster-Münsterland e.V. together with Sparkasse Münsterland Ost as sponsor honour the best media contributions from the region, about the region and about people in the region. This year for the first time under the motto "Colourful Münsterland".

The following contributions have been nominated for the Münsterland Media Award 2023:

• Johanne Burkhardt: "Building on Gaps", RUMS
• Christian Busch, Max Bertemes: "Living in Emsdetten", Emsdettener Volkszeitung
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• Anne Eckrodt, Stefan Biestmann, Gunnar Pier, Ralf Repöhler, Carsten Voß, Stefan Werding: "Theme week: On the trail of the B54", Westfälische Nachrichten
• Anne Eckrodt, Carsten Voß, Ralf Repöhler, Elmar Ries, Carsten Vogel, Dirk Anger, Stefan Werding, Gunnar A. Pier, Anna Spliethoff, Lea Wolfram, Jonas Wiening, Andreas Fier, Martin Ellerich, Claudia Kramer-Santel, Stefan Biestmann, Harald Suerland, Dorle Neumann, Doerthe Rayen, Petra Noppeney, Ulrich Schaper, Jürgen Peperhowe (photo), Lisa Stetzkamp, Ann-Kathrin Schriever, Fabian Koring, Nora Perlewitz, Verena Heilers, Klaus Baumeister, Martin Kalitschke, Pjer Biederstädt, Simon Beckmann, Björn Meyer, Matthias Ahlke (photo), Oliver Werner (photo), Luca Pals, Karin Völker, Karin Höller: "The G7 Project of the Westfälische Nachrichten", Westfälische Nachrichten
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• Martin Ellerich, Dr Ulrich Schaper: "Series: Economy on the spot", Westfälische Nachrichten
• Cultural Office Gronau, rock'n'popmuseum: "Udo Lindenberg turns 75 - and all of Gronau congratulates!", video contribution on YouTube and on social media
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• Sigrid März: "Kidane und Herr Schweitzer", RUMS

A total of around 80 applications were received from editorial offices, journalism, press offices, PR agencies, influencers and bloggers. The contributions, which were published between 1 July 2020 and 31 December 2022, cover a broad spectrum of concepts and forms of presentation. They come from daily newspapers and magazines, from TV and radio, from blogs, podcasts, press offices and the social media sector.

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The Münsterland Media Award honours good journalism and outstanding media reporting on exciting regional topics. Previously titled "Münsterland Journalist Award", the award has grown and developed with its prize winners. The new title "Münsterland Media Prize" takes into account the changes in the media landscape.

"The diversity of media coverage is particularly exciting. This includes the social media post as well as the detailed page 3 report from the daily newspaper," emphasises Wolfram Linke, Chairman of the Press Association Münster-Münsterland e.V. "This shows how enriching it is to look at our region from different perspectives and to report on it - in whatever form."

Klaus Ehling, board member of Münsterland e.V., adds: "Münsterland is colourful - that alone is proven by the large number of contributions submitted. At the same time, the media actors also put their finger in the wound and illuminate those corners where the region would benefit from even more colour. That is why regional reporting is so important for the region and we are pleased to appreciate it by awarding the media prize together with Sparkasse Münsterland Ost and the Press Association."

The following jury members selected the nominees: Sascha Fobbe (freelance journalist), Anna von Garmissen (Leibniz Institute for Media Research/Deputy Chairwoman of the Press Association Münster-Münsterland e.V.), Wolfram Linke (Chairman of the Press Association Münster-Münsterland e.V.).), Klaudia Maleska (Editor, Corporate Communications, Herz-Jesu Hospital Münster-Hiltrup), Uwe Renners (Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Die RHEINPFALZ), Prof. Dr. Armin Scholl (Institute for Communication Studies, University of Münster) as well as Anja Wengenroth (Press Officer, University Hospital Münster).