The Grand Prize at the Tours Journalism Conference went to “My life facing cancer”, a podcast by Clémentine Vergnaud, “for the quality of her work and the response it had to many caregivers and patients”, specified the jury, chaired by Michel Denisot, in a press release.
Franceinfo journalist, Clémentine Vergnaud died on December 23, 2023 at the age of 31 following cancer detected a year and a half earlier. She was battling cholangiocarcinoma, a rare cancer of the bile ducts. In this 16-episode podcast, she talks about her daily life facing illness, talking about her loved ones, her doubts, her hopes to “leave a trace”. The last six episodes were published posthumously, according to his wishes.
The Grand Prix awarded each year by the Assises was renamed three years ago “Grand Prix du Journalism Michèle Léridon”, in memory of the former information director of Agence France-Presse (AFP), member of the CSA (now Arcom), died in May 2021. It is awarded each year to “a journalist, media, collective or editorial action who best honored the values of journalism during the past year”.
An award for “Journalists in Gaza.” The faces of carnage »
The Investigations and Reports prize was awarded to Yunnes Abzouz, Rachida El Azzouzi, Donatien Huet, Prisciana Le Meur, Jean-Claude Simpson and Simon Toupet for “Journalists in Gaza. The faces of carnage”, published by Mediapart on February 11, 2024.
Three other prizes were awarded, including that of the Book of Journalism. It went to Camille Vigogne Le Coat, senior reporter at L’Obs, for “Les Rapaces” (Éditions Les Arènes), an investigation into the exercise of power by the National Rally.