User:DanaALapBa/Awards of the Association of Polish Journalists

The Awards of Association of Polish Journalists (Polish abbreviation SDP are modeled on the American Pulitzer Prize. Given annually since 1992 in several categories to the authors of press texts, radio broadcasts, television programs and press photographs distinguished by their reliability, informative value and other qualitative values.

Moreover, since 2003, the SDP Laurel has been awarded, which is an expression of the highest recognition of journalists, as well as the "Hyena of the Year" anti-award (since 1999) for journalists who have distinguished themselves with particular unreliability and disregard for the principles of journalistic ethics.

Main Prize for Freedom of Speech (since 1999)
Awarded for publications defending democracy and the rule of law which expose abuses of power, corruption, violations of civil rights and human rights.

Watergate Award (since 2000)
Awarded for publications in the field of investigative journalism.

Award named after Kazimierz Dziewanowski (since 1999)
Awarded for publications on international issues and events.

Award named after Maciej Lukasiewicz (since 2006)
Awarded for publications on contemporary civilization and culture.

Award named after Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski (since 2004)
Awarded for publications about economic ventures serving to implement the vision of modern Poland.

Award named after Stafan Zeromski (since 2003)
Awarded for publications on social issues.

Award named after Jerzy Zielenski 9Since 2006)
Awarded for publications devoted to popularizing knowledge about Poland and the world.

Award named after Boleslaw Wierzbianski (since 2003)
Awarded in consultation with the jury of the Pro Publico Bono Award for addressing important issues of local communities given to the editorial offices of independent newspapers and magazines published in towns with a population of up to 100,000. inhabitants.

Award named after Professor Stefan Myczkowski (since 1999)
Awarded for publications on environmental protection problems, under the patronage of the Environmental Protection Publicists Club "Ekos".

Award named after Józef Ślisz (since 2011)
Awarded for publications on social and economic problems of rural areas and agriculture.

Award named after Marek Cara (2000-2003)
It was awarded for online publications. Not to be confused with another Award named after Marek Cara given for achievements in the implementation of new technologies.

Award named after Wladyslaw Grabski (2000-2003
It was awarded for publications on economics and economics.

Award named after Stan Musial and Edward Piszek (2001-2005)
It was awarded for publications about sports and sports education.

Special award called Initiative (2001-2002, since 2013)
They were awarded for the promotion of entrepreneurship in the context of integration with the European Union.

"Dilemma" '99 Award
It was awarded only once, in 1999, for publications on social reforms

Award named after Wieslaw Prazuk (2004-2005)
It was awarded once in 2004 for press photographs. In 2005 this type of award was withdrawn.

Award named after Janusz Kurtyka (since 2013)
Awarded for publications on historical topics.

Award named after Kazimierz Wierzynski (since 2013)
Awarded for sports publications.

Award named after Erazm Ciolek (since 2013)
Awarded for socially engaged photography.

Award named after Eugeniusz Lokajski (since 2013)
Awarded for sports photography.

Award named after Aleksander Milski (since 2014)
Awarded to local media editorial offices.

Award named after Adolf Bochenski (since 2016)
Awarded for outstanding journalistic achievements for journalists under 30 years of age.

Awards 1992-1998
The awards granted in previous years did not have their own names. They usually included 5 categories, among which awards were regularly awarded only in:


 * article/report on current events/problems in the country and around the world,
 * article/report on current events/local issues,
 * article/report in defense of civil rights, democracy and the rule of law, exposing abuses of power.

Laurel SDP (since 2003)
Awarded to the best in the field in recognition of their professional, ethical and top-class journalistic skills.

Special awards
Awarded by the SDP Journalism Solidarity Foundation.

Awarded by the SDP Creative Work House in Kazimierz.

The 'Hyena of the Year' title (since 1999)
Awarded to journalists who have distinguished themselves by particular unreliability and disregard for the principles of journalistic ethics.