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Le Courrier de Saint-Hyacinthe
Finalist for the
2008 Michener Award
Photo by Sgt Serge Gouin - Office of the Secretary to the
Governor General
Their Excellencies with the staff of Le Courrier de
Saint-Hyacinthe, a finalist for
the 2008 Michener Award. The photo was taken following the
Michener Award ceremony held at
Rideau Hall on June 10, 2009.
Seated (L-R): Martin Bourassa, editor in chief; Her Excellency
Governor General Michaëlle Jean; His Excellency, Jean-Daniel Lafond;
Benoit Chartier, publisher of Le Courrier.
Standing (L-R): reporter Marie-Pier Gagnon Nadeau; Lise Faucher,
wife of publisher Benoit Chartier; and reporter Ariane Faribault.
Le Courrier de Saint-Hyacinthe received a Citation of Merit for an
investigation into the misuse of public funds by the post-secondary
education institution CEGEP of Saint-Hyacinthe. The reports
triggered a further investigation by the Auditor General of Quebec
and recommendations for improved governance at CEGEPs.
The first award covered the calendar year 1970. Since then, a
rich variety of news organizations have had their names inscribed on
Michener trophies — print and broadcast, large and small, French and
English, East and West. The Michener was also the first national
journalism award open to both broadcast and print media. The award
goes to the news organization itself, rather than the individual
journalists involved in the story.
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