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2003 Michener
Award Winner - La Presse
Photo by MCpl Cindy Molyneaux
courtesy of the Office of the Secretary to the Governor General
Philipe Cantin, representing La Presse, accepts the 2003
Michener Award from Her Excellency Adrienne Clarkson, Governor
General of Canada. Mr. Cantin is vice-president and deputy editor of the
Montreal-based French language newspaper.
The newspaper was honoured for two series of reports on
social issues affecting the elderly in long term care centres
and patients at a Montreal hospital that raised the public’s
awareness about the fate of the elderly and people with
decreasing independence.
La Presse received the award for meritorious public service
journalism during a
ceremony held at Government House in Ottawa, April 15th, 2004.
The distinction between this and other media awards is
primarily the emphasis on the degree of arms-length public
benefit that is generated. Journalistic excellence alone is not
enough. Other criteria include the resources available to the
news organizations, an effort to level the playing field for
small, medium and large applicants. News organizations and their journalists
whose reports have an impact on the public good are encouraged to
participate in the annual Michener Award competition.
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