Awards Ceremony

On January 22nd, 2020, the first  ceremony for the Fetisov Journalism Awards (FJA) took place in Hotel Schweizerhof Luzern, Switzerland.

Winners, members of the Jury and Expert Council and FJA founder Gleb Fetisov were present at the ceremony. The event was hosted by a Swiss actor Philippe Reinhardt. The authors of eight winning reportings in four categories received their prizes from the Jury members of the competition. 

FJA Steering Committee expresses its gratitude to the Hotel Schweizerhof Luzern for assistance in organizing the ceremony.

Zeugheersaal, Hotel Schweizerhof Luzern

Philippe Reinhardt, master of ceremonies (styled by Jelmoli Personal Styling Service with Léa Vendrami), and Martin Bäumle, Swiss politician and scientist

Nadezhda Azhgikhina, Director of PEN-Moscow, and Ricardo Gutiérrez, General Secretary of the European Federation of Journalists

Roli Srivastava (India), third prize winner in the category "Outstanding Investigative Reporting"

Geoffrey Livolsi, Mathias Destal (France), second prize winners in the category "Outstanding Investigative Reporting"

Oliver Vujovic, Secretary General of the South East Europe Media Organization, and Diego Cabot (Argentina), first prize winner in the category "Outstanding Investigative Reporting"

Amos Abba (Nigeria), third prize winner in the category "Excellence in Environmental Journalism"

Barbara Trionfi, Executive Director of the International Press Institute, and Tom Johnson (UK), second prize winner in the category "Excellence in Environmental Journalism"

Barbara Trionfi, Executive Director of the International Press Institute, and Isaac Anyaogu, first prize winner in the category "Excellence in Environmental Journalism"

Eva Merkacheva, Journalist and Human Rights Defender, Russia, and Katie May (Canada), third prize winner in the category "Contribution to Civil Rights"

Mohamed Abo-elgheit (Egypt), first prize winner in the category "Outstanding Contribution to Peace", and Ricardo Gutiérrez, General Secretary of the European Federation of Journalists

Gleb Fetisov and prize winners of the Fetisov Journalism Awards 2019

The Prize designed especially for the Fetisov Journalism Awards

Arturo Sandoval, jazzman (10 time Grammy Award winner)