Colloquium – M100 SANSSOUCI COLLOQUIUM

Aslan, Ali

TV Host and Journalist, Germany

Athanasopoulos, Angelos

Diplomatic, Defense & EU Affairs Editor, To Vima, Greece

Bajrami, Agron

Editor-in-Chief, Koha Ditore, Kosovo

Ben-Ghiat, Prof. Ruth

Professor of History and Italian Studies, New York University, USA

Blome, Nikolaus

Deputy Editor-in-Chief , Bild, Germany

Bodoky, Tamás

Editor-in-Chief, Atlatszo.hu, Hungary

Borchardt, Dr. Alexandra

Director Strategic Development, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford, UK

Brinkbäumer, Klaus

Editor-in-Chief, Der Spiegel, Germany

Casdorff, Stephan-Andreas

Editor-in-Chief, Der Tagesspiegel, Germany

Corbin, Liz

Head of News, BBC World News, UK

Delić, Anuška

Investigative Journalist, OCCRP, Founder, Oštro, Slovenia

Ditrych, Dr. Ondrej

Director, Institute of International Relations Prague, Czechia

Dündar, Can

Editor-in-Chief, Özgürüz, Germany

Eder, Florian

Managing Editor, Brussels Playbook, Politico, Belgium

Endler, Dr. Tobias

Americanist, University of Heidelberg, Germany

Freiling, Dr. Frank-Dieter

Director, International Affairs, ZDF, Germany

Frohloff, Astrid

TV Presenter and Journalist, ARD/rbb, Germany

Hemicker, Lorenz

Political Editor, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Germany

Hoff, Dr. Henning

Editor-in-Chief, Internationale Politik & Berlin Policy Journal, DGAP, Germany

Jakobs, Jann

Lord Mayor, State Capital of Potsdam, Germany

Jimenez, David

Journalist & Writer, Spain

Karnitschnig, Matthew

Chief Europe Correspondent, POLITICO, Germany

Kleiner, Flavia

Co-President and Co-Founder, Operation Libero, Switzerland

Kobosko, Michal

Director, Wroclaw Global Forum at Atlantic Council / Project Syndicate Polska, Poland

Kohler, Berthold

Publisher, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Germany

Kornblum, John

Political Commentator and former US Ambassador, Germany

Kulow, Tina

Director Corporate Communications, Facebook, Germany

Lanz, Christoph

Head of Board, Thomson Media, Germany

Le Forestier, Yacine

Head of AFP’s international service, Germany

Lidegaard, Dr. Bo

Historian, writer and strategic advisor, Denmark

Lindner, Christian

MP, Federal Chairman, Free Democrats, Germany

Makeeva, Maria

Editor-in-Chief, European News Channel OstWest (Berlin), Germany

Mascolo, Georg

Head, Research Cooperation of NDR, WDR and SZ, Germany

Mastrobuoni, Tonia

Korrespondentin, La Repubblica, Germany

Mihr, Christian

Executive Director German Section Reporters without Borders (RSF), Germany

Mumay, Bülent

Online-Editor-in-Chief, Cumhuriyet, Turkey

Noack, Rick

Foreign Affairs Reporter, The Washington Post, Germany

Nougayrède, Natalie

Editorial board member and columnist, The Guardian, England

Dr Leonard Novy

Novy, Dr. Leonard

Co-Director, Institute for Media and Communication Policy, Germany

Orosz, Marta

Reporter, Correctiv, Germany

Özyurt, Ahu

Journalist and Anchor, Turkey

Piasecki, Marcin

Publisher and Head Business Editor, „Rzeczpospolita” Polish Daily News, Poland

Pick, Hella

Senior Programme Associate, Institute for Strategic Dialogue, UK

Piras, Annalisa

Journalist, Filmmaker & Managing Director, The Wake Up Foundation, Italy

Pires de Lima, Bernardo

Geopolitical Analyst and Researcher, IPRI-NOVA, CTR-SAIS, FIRMA, Portugal

Pohl, Ines

Editor-in-Chief, Deutsche Welle, Germany

Przybylski, Wojciech

Editor-in-Chief, Visegrad Insight, Chairman of Res Publica Foundation, Poland

Christian Rainer

Rainer, Dr. Christian

Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, Profil, Austria

Richard-Molard, Dr. Gabriel

European Lawyer and Columnist, Belgium

Rost, Dr. Klaus

Former Editor-in-Chief, Märkische Allgemeine Zeitung, Potsdam Germany

Schicketanz, Sabine

Editor-in-Chief, Potsdamer Neueste Nachrichten, Germany

Seibel, Andrea

Head of Meinung/Forum, Welt/N24, Germany

Shuster, Simon

Berlin Bureau Chief, TIME Magazine, Germany/USA

Siruk, Mykola

Editor, Foreign and Information Department, DEN, Ukrainian Press Group, Ukraine

Spielkamp, Matthias

Founder & Managing Director, AlgorithmWatch, Germany

Suppa, Hannah

Editor-in-Chief, Märkische Allgemeine Zeitung (MAZ), Germany

Sweeney, Ken

Chief Editor & Co-Founder Europa United, Irleand

Tavberidze, Vazha

Editor-in-Chief, Georgian Journal Weekly Newspaper, Georgia

Techau, Jan

Senior Fellow and Director of the Europe Program, German Marshall Fund of the United States, Germany

von Marschall, Dr. Christoph

Chief Diplomatic Correspondent, Der Tagesspiegel, Germany

von Ow-Freytag, Barbara

International Relations Advisor, Prague Civil Society Centre, Czech Republic

Weidenfeld, Dr. Ursula

Journalist, Columnist & Presenter, Germany

Woidke, Dr. Dietmar

Minister President of Brandenburg, Germany

Yücel, Deniz

Turkey Correspondent, Die Welt, Germany

Zgut, Edit

Foreign Policy Analyst, Political Capital, Hungary

I am very moved, especially because I was not expecting to hear these words, which are like an embrace for me. So I want to thank you for this award, for the incredibly moving words of Giovanni di Lorenzo, for this wonderful sky that has welcomed me to Potsdam, and also to thank the Federal Chancellor for her touching words, and for her encouraging presence. Because the awareness raised heartens me a lot more than words. Roberto Saviano, M100 Media Award laureate 2016
It is a great honour for me to be here and receive this great price. It's a very big day for me. I thank Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel and Dr. Joachim Gauck for the kind and strong words, and for their appreciation. Thank you, I will never forget this day! Kurt Westergaard, danish cartoonist, M100 Media Award laureate 2010
At the same time, today’s prize is an appeal to all persons who hold positions of responsibility in governments, in culture and in the media: be steadfast, value-oriented and also COURAGEOUS when irresponsible persons and powers undermine or relativise our values of freedom. It is a virtue to yield to a convincing argument, but it is cowardice to yield to a threat from enemies of freedom. Joachim Gauck in his laudation to Kurt Westergaard, 2010
I receive [this award] with an immense joy, happiness and humility also, because I think by being with you today here, I am receiving this price in the name of those who are still suffering in the jungle of Colombia and of those in the world that are living in similar conditions and who cannot speak for themselves freely. Ingrid Betancourt, M100 Media Award laureate 2008
But I have to say that in our modern society the media has a very, very particular responsibility, also for the European idea. And I hope that the event today – and the events which will follow – will help us to communicate better, to explain better and to convince people that Europe – and acknowledging all the problems, the mistakes and the deficits – […] that at the end of the day the idea of European integration is the best idea that we have ever developed in our history. Günther Verheugen, former EU-Commissioner, in his keynote speech 2005

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