Midas Prize for Journalism
in Minority Protection and Cultural Diversity in Europe 2011

Winner of the Midas Prize for Journalism 2011
Jeanette Björkqyist (Hufvudstadsbladet)
Celebration of the Award: 13 May 2011, Bolzano/Bozen (South Tyrol)

The Midas Prize for Journalism 2011 has been awarded to Ms. Jeanette Björkqvist, journalist of the Swedish newspaper "Hufvudstadsbladet" who has been reporting about the situation of Romanian Roma begging in the streets of Helsinki. Her work was already rewarded this winter with the EU Commissions international prize for journalism about discrimination.

Midas President Toni Ebner awarding the Midas Prize to Ms. Jeanette Björkqvist.	Midas Prize Winner Jeanette Björkqvist, Midas President Toni Ebner, Lars Rosenblad (Vasabladet) and Günther Rautz (Secretary General Midas) during the Prize Ceremony.
Günther Rautz, Lars Rosenblad, Jeanette Björkqvist (Midas Prize Winner), Reinhard Olt, Peter Meier-Bergfeld (Otto von Habsburg Prize Winner), Karl von Habsburg and Toni Ebner.