 Chairwoman is Eva-Maria Michel, Legal advisor and Deputy Director-General of Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)

The Civis Media Award was established in 1988 by the Federal Commissioner for Immigration Issues and ARD.It had the motto "Living in Cultural Diversity – Against Racism and Discrimination" until 2002.Since 2003, the prize has organised by the Media Foundation for Integration and Cultural Diversity in Europe.