Renata Kim from “Newsweek” became the laureate of the main award of Radio ZET Andrzej Woyciechowski. She was awarded for a series of publications about Collegium Humanum. Tomasz Patora and Joanna Pęcerska-Fiłek from the program “Note!” TVN for a report “in Żuromin ruled the spirit”.
In the final three, apart from the winner Renata Kim, there were also: Tomasz Pator and Joanna Pęcerska-Fiałek from the program “Note!” TVN for a report “in Żuromin ruled the spirit” and Szymon Styszek (OKO.press) For the report “Is Europe threatened by a fentanyl crisis? Reporting investigation of OKO.press”.
The report “in Żuromin rules the spirit” talks about the Fentanyl plague in Mazovia and the impunity of one of the local dealers. A man known as “Żuromiński Spirit” was detained in June. In this less than nine thousand city last year due to an overdose of fentanyl – an opioid drug 50 times stronger than heroin – At least five people died. 'Notes “reportage can be viewed here.
Among the nominees for the main prize for 2024 there were also, among others Sebastian Klauziński with tvn24.pl and Maria Pankowska from OKO.press for a series of articles about the backstage of subsidies for the Profeto Foundation.
In a joint investigation, they revealed unknown facts about the largest investment from the Justice Fund. As determined, Profeto, a church foundation founded by heart priests, in 2020 received PLN 43 million from the fund, and finally was to get more than twice as much, almost PLN 100 million. For this money in Warsaw's Wilanów, a “help center for victims of crime” has been created for several years, in which “, for example, directors, recording studios, and post -production studies” were planned.
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Nominees for the main prize
Among the other nominees for the main prize were: Ignacy Dudkiewicz (“Contact”) for the book “Pastwisko. Like the past, fear and inertia rule the Polish Church”, Kamil Dziubka (Onet) For the article “We reveal Ziobrist tapes. The prosecutor's informant recorded them for two years”, Paweł Figurski and Patryk Słowik (Wirtualna Polska) for a series of publications about the Minister of Science Dariusz Wieczorek, Mariusz Gierszewski (Radio ZET), Szabolcs pansai (Vsquare.org), Wojciech Cieśla and Anna Gielewska (Frontstory.pl) For the text “Hungarian apartment for millions. We found Daniel Obajtek in Budapest”, Anna GOC (“Tygodnik Powszechny”) for the interview “Boniecki and Krall: friendship for life”, Jacek Harłukowicz (Onet) For the article “Half a billion from PiS and sky -high margins. This is how the creator of Red is bad earned Michał Kokot (“Large format”) for a series of reports about the garbage mafia in Pakość.
Among the awarded Magda Łucyan
In the “Journalist for Planet” category The winner was Magda Łucyan, journalist of “Facts” TVN and TVN24author of the series “Talks about the end of the world”.
Magda Łucyan from “Facts” TVN and TVN24 with the “Journalist for Planet” awardTvn24
In the “Internet Author” category, Aleksandra and Piotr Stanisławski triumphed for the podcast “Crazy Science”.
Radio ZET Award Andrzej Woyciechowski is one of the most prestigious journalistic awards in Poland. It is awarded to the authors of the most important media publications in a given year, which, according to the chapter, break stereotypes, go beyond patterns and look behind the scenes of the reality that surrounds us.
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