ORF cheers: Raffaela Schai rider crowned the journalist of the year!

ORF cheers: Raffaela Schai rider crowned the journalist of the year!

An exciting award season for the ORF! At this year's election, the public service broadcasting was the “journalist of the year” of the magazine “Austria journalist: in” several prestigious prizes. The Brussels correspondent Raffaela Schai rider, who was not only voted the journalist in 2024, is particularly outstanding, but also shines as the best foreign policy journalist. The jury praised her remarkable ability to clearly and understandably explain complex relationships and its "top reporting". Schai rider, which has been with ORF since 2013, has been heading the ORF office in Brussels since 2021.

celebration for the editorial team of the year

But Schai rider is not the only winner. With Armin Wolf, who was awarded in the domestic policy category, and other colleagues such as Martin Thür (Investigative), Alina Zellhofer (Sport) and Peter Klien (entertainment), ORF has received the most awards as a whole and was thus voted "Editor of the Year". This was possible, thanks to the excellent work of the entire editorial team, which is made up of experienced media professionals and emerging talents. Maria Scholl from the APA also received the title of the "editor -in -chief of the year", which underlines the high journalistic quality in the entire Austrian media sector.

The jury for these prestigious awards was made up of various media journalists, former award winners and members of journalist networks, which underlines the independence and relevance of the results. This year, the honor for his life's work was given to the 87-year-old Michael Kuhn, who has an impressive career in sports journalism, among others at the "Kronen Zeitung" and the ORF.

like Exxpress.at reported these awards the outstanding quality and the influence that these journalists in the medial landscape Exercise Austria. A remarkable moment for the ORF and his talented editors!