11Dec2013
Journalist Zsuzsanna Szerencsés received the OSCE Mission to Serbia’s 2013 Person of the Year Award
Mrs. Szerencsés received OSCE Award for her promotion of freedom of expression and democratic dialogue, at a ceremony taking place in Belgrade.This is the eight year of the award, which celebrates citizens of Serbia who contribute to the furthering of OSCE values in the country.
“Szerencsés embodies the values we want to highlight with this year’s award: democratic dialogue, freedom of expression and respect for national minorities’ rights,” said the Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Peter Burkhard. “Her dedication and tireless journalistic work, both in Serbian and Hungarian, represents such values.”
A professional journalist since 1977, Szerencsés has shown a constant commitment to the values of humanity, justice, equality and tolerance, and has demonstrated great respect for journalistic ethics, Burkhard said. He stressed that throughout her career, she has been relentlessly Because of her dedicated to the freedom of information in minority languages.
Szerencsés is a member of the Executive Board of the Independent Journalists’ Association of Vojvodina, and her professional experience extends to media research, analysis and training.