Estonia’s top journalism prize was awarded yesterday to Eesti Ekspress<\/em> reporter Marian M\u00e4nni in a ceremony in Tallinn. The prize, now in its 22nd year, is given annually to recognize the best efforts in investigative journalism in Estonia.<\/p>\n M\u00e4nni won for her expos\u00e9 of suspicious business activity and lies of the newly appointed Minister of Rural Affairs. Some two and a half weeks later, the Minister resigned.<\/span><\/p>\n Along with M\u00e4nni, there were three finalists: Koit Brinkmann, \u00c4rip\u00e4ev<\/em>, for his reporting on <\/span>Tallinn`s waste business, where a group of businessmen stored tens of thousands of tons of garbage on government land without any penalties; <\/span>Tuuli J\u00f5esaar of Eesti P\u00e4evaleht<\/em>, <\/span>who discovered that the Veterinary and Food Board allowed sales of Cellfood, a dangerous sulphuric acid dilution; and <\/span>Tuuli Koch, Risto Berendson and Oliver Kund of Postimees<\/em>, who <\/span>exposed a political corruption case with a well-known businessman who accused politicians of asking for huge bribes.<\/span><\/p>\n The award was founded in 1996 by Bonnier, which continues to sponsor the award.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Bonnier Award to Marian M\u00e4nni Eesti Ekspress reporter Marian M\u00e4nni wins the Bonnier Award in Estonia. Estonia’s top journalism prize was awarded yesterday to Eesti Ekspress reporter Marian M\u00e4nni in a ceremony in Tallinn. The prize, now in its 22nd year, is given annually to recognize the best efforts in investigative journalism in Estonia. M\u00e4nni won for her expos\u00e9 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2949,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"tags":[764,186,188,746,747,743,187],"class_list":["post-2948","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-awards","tag-bonnier-award","tag-eesti-ekspress","tag-estonia","tag-free-press","tag-journalism","tag-marian-manni"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n