Once again, journalists gathered together this weekend to pat each other on the back, handing out awards to honour the best of Quebec journalism over the past year.
And, as usual, La Presse and Radio-Canada were the big winners, and aren’t shy about showing it: La Presse, Radio-Canada. But Gesca’s Le Soleil and La Voix de l’Est also picked up awards, as did the Journal de St. François and H magazine. (Le Devoir also covered the awards even though it didn’t win any.)
The sole anglo winner is Sue Montgomery of The Gazette. And they’re very proud.
Since, like previous journalism awards announcements, nobody has thought to link news of the winners to the stories and photos they won for (Radio-Canada comes closest, linking only to its own reports), I’ve done so here for those I can find:
Prix Judith-Jasmin (writing)
See the FPJQ release for comments from the juries for each award
- Le Grand prix: Frédéric Zalac and Alex Shprintsen (Enquête/Radio-Canada): Taser: essai-choc (also winner of a Jack Webster Award and nominated for a Gemini Award)
- Enquête: Sue Montgomery (The Gazette): Brothers stand accused (also winner of the Beyond Borders Media Award) (see Gazette article)
- Reportage: Katia Gagnon (La Presse): Grandir à Montréal Nord
- Nouvelles (médias nationaux): Normand Grondin and Emmanuel Marchand (Radio-Canada): Cancer du sein: des tests erronés au Québec aussi
- Nouvelles (médias locaux et régionaux): Nancy Beaulieu (La Voix de l’Est): De longues minutes d’angoisse (see article from la Voix de l’Est)
- Opinion: Yves Boisvert (La Presse): Je n’irai pas
- Journalisme de service: Esther Normand and Claudine Blais (La Facture/Radio-Canada): Enviromondiale
- Portrait: Maxime Bergeron (La Presse): Qui est Michael Sabia?
Prix Antoine-Désilets (photography)
See the FPJQ release for comments from the juries for each award
- Nouvelles: Yan Doublet (Le Soleil): plane crash near Buckland
- Sport: Pierre Langevin (Journal de St-François): Contre vents et marées
- Vie quotidienne: Alain Décarie (Journal de Montréal*): Kristelle Sabourin, serveuse (see Rue Frontenac article)
- Portrait: Miguel Legault (H magazine): Jean-Cristophe Boitard
- Photo reportag: David Boily (La Presse) Fenêtre sur le passé
* Décarie’s photo was published before the lockout in January.
The 40 photos finalists will be on display at the Maison de la culture Ahuntsic – Cartierville from Jan. 14 to Feb. 20, 2010, as part of a tour of Quebec.
Other awards
- Bourse Arthur-Prévost: Vincent Larouche (Journal de Montréal/Rue Frontenac): Vivre à Montréal-Nord (See articles from FPJQ, Trente blog, Rue Frontenac)
- Prix Raymond-Charette: Raymond Archambault (Radio-Canada) (RadCan story)
- Prix Jules-Fournier pour la qualité du français: Isabelle Hachey (La Presse)
- Prix de la noirceur: Hydro-Québec (Press release, Trente)