André AZOULAY

President of the Anna Lindh Foundation

The Jury convened under the Patronage of Mr. André Azoulay. André Azoulay was Counsellor of His Majesty the late King Hassan II from 1991 to 1999, and since then of His Majesty Mohammed VI. In recognition to his engagement in reinforcing mutual understanding between the West and the Arab World, André Azoulay was elected unanimously, in April 2008, President of the Anna Lindh Foundation.

Edgar MORIN (France)

Chairman of the Jury Writer and Sociologist

Philosopher and sociologist Edgar Morin is one of France’s leading contemporary thinkers. He has concentrated on developing a method that can meet the challenge of the complexity of all modern knowledge, and reform politics and thought, in order to overcome the current global crisis. Edgar Morin’s most recent books are Eduquer pour l’ère planétaire, la pensée complexe comme Méthode d’apprentissage dans l’erreur et l’incertitude humaines, Les Enfants du ciel : entre vide, lumière, matière, and La Violence du monde.

Abdul Rahman AL-RASHED

General Manager of Al-Arabiya News Channel

Abdul Rahman al-Rashed took over as manager of Al Arabiya with more than 20 years media experience behind him. Before joining Al Arabiya, he was the editor-in-chief for the pan-Arab al-Sharq al-Awsat newspaper in London for five years and was known for his daily columns that frequently sparked debate in the Arab world. Mr. al-Rashed also worked at al-Majalla magazine for ten years and served as the foreign correspondent for Al Jazeera in Washington until 1985.

Juan Luis CEBRIAN (Spain)

Chief Execuive Office of Grupo PRISA

Juan Luis Cebrián, journalist, writer and CEO of Spanish communication conglomerate PRISA, was founder and editor-in-chief of the leading Spanish daily El País from 1976 to 1988. He is also a co-founder of the monthly journal Cuadernos para el Diálogo. He was chairman of the International Press Institute from 1988 to 1996.

David GARDNER (United Kingdom)

Associate Editor at the Financial Times

David Gardner is chief leader writer and associate editor at the Financial Times. His areas of expertise include the Middle East. Among his previous jobs are: Mexico and Central America correspondent 1984-89; Brussels correspondent 1990-94; Middle East editor 1995-99; and South Asia bureau chief 1999-2001. He won the David Watt prize for international journalism in 2003, and regularly appears on international TV and radio.

Hala HASHISH (Egypt)

Head of Egypt's Nile Television Network

Hala Hashish was the Head of Nile News TV Channel, before being promoted few month ago at the head of the Egyptian Satellite Channel. She has previously worked in the Secretariat of the Egyptian President Hosny Moubarak. She was also a Media Advisor to the Egypt State to Information Service as well as an announcer, scriptwriter and producer of several popular programmes and talk shows on Egypt Radio and Television.

Alessandra PARADISI (Italy)

Head of International Relations at RAI TV and Secretary General of COPEAM

Alessandra Paradisi began working with RAI (Radiotelevisione Italiana) in 1990 in the Chairman’s Office, where she was responsible for International Cooperation Agreements in audiovisual field. Alessandra Paradisi joined the Department of International Relations in 1994. She is now Head of International Relations of RAI and, since 2004, she is the Secretary General of COPEAM (Permanent Conference for Euro-Mediterranean Audiovisual).

Rana SABBAGH (Jordan)

Executive Director of the Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ)

Rana Sabbagh is a Jordanian career journalist, columnist and media trainer with 23 years of experience in print journalism throughout the Arab world. A former chief editor of the Jordan Times (1999-2001), the first Arab female journalist in the history of the Levant to hold such a post, she was correspondent for Reuters International News Agency (1987-1997) and helped establish Jordan's newest newspaper, Al-Ghad (2003-2004).

Gardenia TREZZINI (France)

Chief Editor Euronews

Gardenia Trezzini is born in Rome and has obtained a Master in French literature. In 1999, she started working for Euronews, first as duty editor and then as editor in chief of news. Her current position is editor in chief for magazines. Before Euronews, Gardenia has worked for Rai, the Italian public broadcaster, reporting for several lifestyle programmes. Gardenia was also a reporter and presenter for regional Italian channels for social and political issues.

Andreu CLARET

Secretary of the Jury Executive Director of the Anna Lindh Foundation

Andreu Claret is the Executive Director of the Anna Lindh Foundation since July 2008, and was previously the Executive Director of the IEMED (Barcelona, Spain). As a former journalist, he carried out a significant part of his professional activity in Sub-Saharan Africa and Central America. He has been the director of the EFE Agency in Barcelona and a professor of political journalism at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra.