Reporting on the business world is an important matter in a rapidly changing economy whose constant flux is keenly monitored by the public at large. Assessing and selecting information and explaining clearly the correlations and backgrounds within which that information is positioned calls for particular skills on the part of the business journalist. With a view to promoting high-quality reporting in the business and financial field, the Dieter von Holtzbrinck media group annually awards the Georg von Holtzbrinck Prize for Business Journalism. In addition to awarding one prize for young talent, the jury selects one award-winner from the categories print, electronic and online media.

Award-winners in 2009
Print media: Henryk Hielscher, WirtschaftsWoche
Electronic media: Michael Haselrieder and Karl Hinterleitner, ZDF
Online media: Christoph Schwennicke, Spiegel online

Award-winners in 2008
Print media: Kerstin Kohlenberg
Electronic media: Frank Wolfgang Sonntag
Online media: Marc Pitzke
Young talent: Tanja Kewes and Sebastian Jost

Award-winners in 2007
Print media: Daniel Ammann
Electronic media: Wolfgang Wettstein
Online media: Dara Hassanzadeh and Philipp Müller
Young talent: Henrike Rossbach

Award-winners in 2006
Print media: Matthias Hohense
Electronic media: Gitti Müller
Online media: Robert von Heusinger
Young talent: Philipp Krohn

Award-winners in 2005
Print media: Christiane Sommer
Electronic media: Michael Niklas Wech
Young talent: Thilo Schmidt

Award-winners in 2004
Print media: Matthias Geyer and Alexander Smoltczyk
Electronic media: Maja Helmer
Young talent: Roman Pletter

Award-winners in 2003
Print media: Markus Schneider
Electronic media: Marita Knipper
Young talent: Tillmann Prüfer

Award-winners in 2002
Print media: Dr. Henrik Müller
Electronic media: Sven Herold
Young talent: Robert Jacobi

Award-winners in 2001
Print media: Marc Brost
Electronic media: Manfred Henßler
Young talent: Claudio di Luca

Award-winners in 2000
Print media: Beate Flemming
Electronic media: Gundula Mehlhos
Young talent: Sven Herold

Jury

• Dieter von Holtzbrinck (Chairman)

• Dr. Thomas Bellut, Programme director, ZDF
• Dr. Eckhard Cordes, CEO, Metro AG
• Frank Dopheide, Chairman, Grey Worldwide GmbH
• Heike Göbel, Business editor, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
• Klaus-Peter Müller, Chairman of the supervisory board, Commerzbank AG
• Philipp Schindler, Vice President, Google UK Ltd.
• Gabor Steingart, Editor-in-chief, Handelsblatt
• Prof. Thomas Straubhaar, Director, Hamburgisches WeltWirtschaftsInstitut
• Roland Tichy, Editor-in-chief, WirtschaftsWoche