2016 Ferdinand Peroutka Prize goes to Vladimír Kučera and Petr Honzejk

The Ferdinand Peroutka Prize for journalist of the year 2016 has gone to Vladimír Kučera, a commentator and television scriptwriter who also presents a history show, and Petr Honzejk, a columnist with the business daily Hospodářské noviny. The two received the awards in a ceremony at Prague’s DOX centre for contemporary art on Monday evening. Ferdinand Peroutka is one of the most famous figures in the history of Czech journalism. He died in exile in New York in 1983.

Author: Ian Willoughby