Frisian Press Prize

The Frisian Press Prize is awarded annually, with a small interruption of a few years, to someone who has played a role in Frisian news without shying away from the press. Doutzen Kroes won it once, as did Wiebe Wieling of the Frisian Eleven Cities. In 2013, two chairmen of two Frisian village interests received the prize, who played a role in the Marianna Vaatstra case. In 2014, the owner of Paddy O’Ryan won in Leeuwarden.

Frisian Press Prize

The Frisian Press Prize sounds like a provincial prize, but it is a Dutch prize. The criterion for winning the prize is a role in the Frisian news of that year, ,without shying away from the press., The Dutch prize is awarded every year to a person or an organization that has appeared in the Frisian news. The jury is appointed by the Association of Frisian Journalists (VFJ). The VFJ was founded in 1965. The Dutch Association of Journalists (NVJ) supports the Frisian Press Prize.
The prize is awarded at the annual Frisian Press Festival.

Frisian Press Party

The Frisian press party will take place in 2013 in De Bak, the café in the former prison De Blokhuispoort in Leeuwarden. Enjoy in complete freedom is written on the wall of De Bak. During the Frisian Press Festival, journalists from Friesland meet each other and can strengthen journalistic ties again. All Frisian journalists, editorial staff and NVJ members, with or without a partner, are welcome at the party. The evening will be filled with a News Quiz and the presentation of the Frisian Press Prize. In Frisian the prize is called Fryske Parsepriis. The prize consists of a medal and a certificate.

Westeren and Oudwoude

On February 9, 2013, Chairman Jan Wagenaar of the village interest De Westereen and Sjoerd Hoekstra of the village interest Oudwoude received the Frisian Press Award. Wagenaar and Hoekstra received the prize for their role as point of contact in the DNA relationship research and their spokesperson after the arrest of Jasper S., the suspect in the murder of Marianne Vaatstra. Both men spoke on behalf of their village community and spoke to the newspaper, magazine, radio and TV press for days.

2011

In March 2012, Eleven Cities Chairman Wiebe Wieling received the Frisian Press Award. In the media frenzy surrounding the Elfstedentocht, in the weeks when a tour was in the air, he was often in the spotlight. To his credit, he managed to stay somewhere between hype and reality. The press was very satisfied that Wieling was always available for journalists.

Leaden Piip

That year the Leaden Pipe was also awarded, the Loden Pipe. A prize you should not want to win. Information officers and organizations that stand in the way of free news gathering are nominated for the Leaden Piip. In 2012, Wetterskip Fryslân, waste organization Omrin, the municipalities of Súdwest Fryslân and Smallingerland received the designation. This prize aims to encourage reflection.

Not

No Frisian Press Prize was awarded in 2008, 2009 and 2010. There was no one who wanted to take on the organization of the annual party. The organization was only revived in 2011. No prize has been awarded since 2014.

Doutzen Kroes

Finally, before the temporary stop, top model Doutzen Kroes received the Frisian Press Award of the Year 2007. Kroes grew up in Eastermar, Friesland, and has grown into an international top model. She is an ambassador for the Frisian language and the Praat mar Frysk campaign.

Boukje de Vries

Baukje de Vries from Leeuwarden received the Frisian Press Prize 2013. The owner of café Paddy ORyan symbolizes the resilience of the city of Leeuwarden, the jury believes. She spoke to the press after the major fire at De Kelders in Leeuwarden. She then lost all her possessions and was still available to the media.

2014 – Boukje de Vries by Paddy O’Ryan
2013 – Jan Wagenaar of village interest De Westereen and Sjoerd Hoekstra of village interest Oudwoude because of their role as point of contact in DNA relationship research and after arrest in the Vaatstra case;
2012 – Wiebe Wieling, Chairman of the Elfstedentocht;
2008 – 2009 – 2011 not awarded;
2007 – Doutzen Kroes, ambassador for ,Praat mar Frysk,;
2006 – Roy Wesseling, trainer of SC Cambuur;
2005 – Anita Andriesen, deputy PvdA;
2004 – Karel Helder, Councilor of Wûnseradiel;
2003 – Jelke Nijboer, director of the kidnapped Lusanne van der Gun;
2002 – FFJ Bernlef, student teacher from Groningen, makers of the alternative Kameleon film;
2001 – Roel Cazemier, mayor of Dongeradiel;
2000 – Gryt van Duinen, journalist at Omrop Fryslân and creator of Simmer 2000;
1999 – Hans and Willem Anker, lawyers;
1998 – Wim van Krimpen, director Frysk Museum;
1997 – Ids Postma, skater;
1996 – Henk Kroes, chairman Friesche Elf Steden and director It Fryske Gea;
1995 – Foppe de Haan, Nes, coach SC Heerenveen;
1994 – Bob Nuys, director/editor-in-chief Friesch Dagblad;
1993 – Peter te Nuyl, artistic director of Tryater;
1992 – Henk Hornstra, chairman of It Fryske Gea;
1991 – Alex Brinksma, chairman of Sintrale Kommisje Skûtsjesilen;
1990 – Hero Werkman, councilor and later alderman of Weststellingwerf;
1989 – Dick and Tiny Venema, parents of Jolanda, who was tied up in a home;
1988 – Klaas Dankert, Sint Anne, deputy;
1987 – George Visser, Terschelling, fighter against ijbereb on Spitsbergen;
1986 – Dieuwke de Graaff-Nauta, Sneek, deputy, state secretary and minister;
1985 – Jan Sipkema, Sneekm chairman Frisian Eleven Cities.
1984 – Hans Visser, Maassluis and Anne Wadman, Sneek, authors of the biography of Simon Vestdijk;
1983 – Hilbert van der Duim, Heerenveen, skater;
1982 – Anton Visser, mayor of Vlieland, after tampering with votes in elections;
1981 – Froulju Haulerwyk, for their fight to keep the factory open;
1980 – Rinse Zijlstra, dairy foreman, later mayor;
1979 – Sible de Boer, for the fight for the alternatove Deltadijk Waddenzee;
1978 – Sake van der Ploeg;
1977 – Luitzen Stellingwerf, land consolidation committee;
1976 – Stef de Haas, councilor and later councilor in Bolsward;
1975 – Jan Haagsma, discoverer of botulism;
1974 – Wim Duisenberg, minister of finance, letter president of the De Nederlandsche Bank and president of the European Central Bank;
1973 – Queen Juliana;
1972 – Cees van Eysinga, pastor and chamberlain Queen Juliana, chairman Frysk Hynder Studbook;
1971 – Roel Oostra;
1970 – Geke Faber-Hornstra;
1969 – C. van der Burgt;
1968 – Hendrik van der Wielen;
1967 – Jelle Zijlstra;
1966 – Jacob Ritzema van Ikema of the Condensfabiek who wanted to build a double dam to Ameland;
1965 – the year of the foundation of the Association of Frisian Journalists, the prize was not yet awarded at that time.

Marianne Vaatstra – Arrest of the murderer
Marianne Vaatstra – Jasper’s confession after DNA research
Marianne Vaatstra – Details about the murder investigation
Marianne Vaatstra – DNA relationship research
Marianne Vaatstra – Her brothers and sisters

Frisian Press Prize