Victoires de la Presse Awards honour best in French media
The 2nd annual Victoires de la Presse Awards, which promote editorial and technological success in French language news media, were presented to 12 media companies from France, Morocco, Senegal and Canada in a ceremony in Lyon, France, on Monday, 17 December 2012.
The awards, organised by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) with the support of the Group Progrès/Direct Matin Lyon Plus/leprogres.fr, were presented in a ceremony in one of France's gastronomic landmarks, l'Abbaye Paul Bocuse.
The 12 winners are:
Trophy for Marketing InnovationL'Express, for L'ExpressVentures, an investment fund to encourage media start-ups.
Trophy for Best News WebsiteLe Figaro.fr, for the clarity of its website.
Trophy for Best Print and Digital Advertising CampaignDNA (Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace)
Trophy for Editorial InnovationLa Dépêche du Midi for its new digital offer, called Premium
Trophy for the 'Scoop' or Article of the YearL'Economiste in Morocco, for Abortion in Morocco: A Taboo and Much Hypocrisy
Trophy for Industrial DevelopmentNice Matin, which replaced three presses that were in service since 1977
Trophy for Best Tablet and Smartphone AppScience et vie kids 2, for its educational app aimed at 7-12 year olds
Trophy for New Title Launch- XXI et 6 mois of Laurent Beccaria
Trophy for Manager of the YearVéronique Faujour, director general of Uni-Editions
Special Jury PrizeGIE ePresse for its digital kiosk, ePresse.fr
Trophy for Freedom of the PressLa Gazette, Senegal, for its renowned investigative reporting
Francophone Influence PrizeLe Presse in Canada, for its continuing work over many years
Source: WAN-IFRA

WAN-IFRA, based in Paris, France, and Darmstadt, Germany, with subsidiaries in Singapore, India, Spain, France and Sweden, is the global organisation of the world’s newspapers and news publishers. It represents more than 18 000 publications, 15 000 online sites and over 3000 companies in more than 120 countries. The organisation was created by the merger of the World Association of Newspapers and IFRA, the research and service organisation for the news publishing industry.
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http://www.wan-ifra.org