Short List for the Swedish Grand Prize for Journalism 2017

Short List for the Swedish Grand Prize for Journalism 2017

Today finalists for the Storyteller of the Year, Innovator of the Year, Scoop of the Year and Voice of the Year in the Swedish Grand Prize for Journalism were announced.

Finalists for Sweden’s top journalism prize were announced at a lunch ceremony in Stockholm – read who they are at www.storajournalistpriset.se (in Swedish). Held at the Bonnier Family mansion Nedre Manilla, during the ceremony the finalists were interviewed on stage by this year’s presenter for the awards, journalist and program host Johan Bendjelloul. The winners will be announced on Nov. 23.

At the prize ceremony on Nov. 23, the winner also will be announced of Lukas Bonnier’s Grand Prize for Journalism in recognition lifetime distinguished achievement.

The prize money is SEK 100 000 for each category.

The finalist lunch ceremony was webcast live at www.storajournalistpriset.se. There you’ll find more information about the finalists, the jury, history about the prize and all past winners from 1966 until now.