The Bernese Radio and Television Foundation works for quality journalism in electronic media in the cantons of Bern, Fribourg and Valais. It is also committed to good understanding between German-speaking and French-speaking Switzerland. Since 1982, it has awarded prizes for high-quality journalistic work that is in line with its aims.
The prizes are mainly financed by the proceeds of the foundation’s capital. Their total amount is a maximum of 16,000 francs. The jury is composed of the members of the foundation board and other persons.
For both the Radio Prize and the Television Prize, the subjects submitted must deal with themes concerning the cantons of Bern, Fribourg or Valais. The Passerelle Prize rewards journalistic work that has as its theme the multilingualism experienced on a daily basis, respectively the exchange between the linguistic regions in the bilingual cantons of Bern, Fribourg or Valais.
For the second time, the Bernese Foundation is awarding a prize for digital and multimedia formats . Journalistic productions for social media, multimedia narrative subjects, original podcasts (not radio broadcasts) or others may be submitted. For this prize, too, the contributions submitted must have a link to the cantons of Bern, Fribourg or Valais.